It’s no secret that Halloween candy contains plenty of sugar (it is candy, after all), but some are worse than others.
So where does the candy in your Halloween bowl rank?
In an analysis of more than 50 pieces of Halloween candy, a new report found Nerds to be the candy with the “highest sugar quantity,” a release from the tobacco website Snusboss said. Per serving, Nerds come in at about 14 grams of sugar.
On the other end, Twizzlers had the least sugar quantity, followed by Red Vines, the report said.
In second place on the list was Sour Patch Kids, “despite their relatively low-calorie content.” Swedish Fish came in third, at 77 grams of sugar per 100 grams of product. Candy corn, perhaps the most controversial Halloween candy of all, landed in the No. 4 spot on the list. Skittles rounds out the top five on the list, with 73 grams of sugar per 100 grams of product.
Here’s the full list of Halloween candies with the highest sugar content
Rank | Product name | Sugar content per 100 grams |
1 | Nerds Candy | 93 |
2 | Sour Patch Kids | 80 |
3 | Swedish Fish | 77 |
4 | Candy Corn | 74 |
5 | Skittles | 73 |
6 | Sugar Babies | 73 |
7 | Sweet Tarts | 73 |
8 | Charms Blow Pops | 72 |
9 | Werther’s Candy | 69 |
10 | Dum Dum Pop | 69 |
Here’s the full list of Halloween candy with the lowest sugar content
Rank | Product name | Sugar content per 100 grams |
1 | Twizzlers | 38 |
2 | Red Vines | 40 |
3 | Butterfinger | 41 |
4 | Twinkie | 42 |
5 | Whatchamacallit | 44 |
6 | Mounds | 44 |
7 | Sour Punch Twists | 47 |
8 | Haribo Goldbears | 47 |
9 | Almond Joy | 47 |
10 | Dove Dark Chocolate Bar | 47 |