The processing score reflects 74 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
33 listed · 10 flagged for reviewREESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS - MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LACTOSE, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR), PEANUTS, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SALT, TBHQ & CITRIC ACID, REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER PUMPKINS - PEANUTS, MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LACTOSE, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SHEA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL &/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), OF: LACTOSE (MILK), REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY (MILK), CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA, LECITHIN (SOY), VANILLIN (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), REESE'S PIECES CANDY - SUGAR, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, OF: PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN SYRUP, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (INCLUDING YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, MILK, REESE'S WHITE GHOSTS - PEANUTS, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SHEA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, &/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), LACTOSE (MILK), OF: SALT, PGPR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Reese's Candy Assortment Snack Size, 45 Count, 24.57 Oz scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (Vanillin (Artificial Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (Including Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Reese's Candy Assortment Snack Size, 45 Count, 24.57 Oz's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Chocolate, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Lecithin (Soy).
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Reese'S Peanut Butter Cups - Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Lecithin (Soy), Pgpr), Sugar, Dextrose, Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Lecithin (Soy), Pgpr), and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Of: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Tbhq & Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Shea Oil, Sunflower Oil, Palm Kernel Oil &/Or Safflower Oil), Of: Palm Kernel Oil, Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Shea Oil, Sunflower Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, &/Or Safflower Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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