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Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
The combo of peanut butter and milk chocolate gives this treat a high fat count. Contain: 1 cup (serving): 88 calories, 5 grams fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 8 grams sugar. Stay away, since the grams of fat and calories can add up quickly.
What's the difference between white chocolate and white creme Reese's? ›
But why is it called white crème instead of white chocolate? Technically, there's no cocoa butter in the white coating. It's made with vegetable oils like shea and sunflower along with milk, sugar, and vanilla extract instead. So it's not really white chocolate, but it pretty much tastes the same!
What is the filling in Reese's Pieces? ›
Reese's Pieces consists of bite-sized pieces of candy filled with a peanut butter center in a crunchy shell.
When did White Chocolate Reese's come out? ›
White Creme: peanut butter filling in a white chocolate cup. In December 2003, the White Reese's Peanut Butter Cup product variation was permanently added to the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup product line.
What is the most unhealthy chocolate? ›
Binging is not a healthy way to eat, but the lower sugar and more intense taste of dark chocolate makes it less likely that you will feel the same craving to eat it in large quantities. White chocolate is the worst – it has more calories than milk chocolate and more sugar than dark.
Why are there no Reese's in Japan? ›
Japan Had to Wait 90 Years to Purchase Reese's Cups
Luckily, Wal-Mart in Japan began stocking them and the nation was able to share in this chocolaty pleasure. But apparently Japanese Reese's are missing a preservative not allowed in the country that exists in American Reese's.
What is the lawsuit against Reese's Cups? ›
A lawsuit accuses Hershey's of using 'deceptive' packaging on Reese's products. Four customers in Florida have filed a federal lawsuit against The Hershey Company alleging that designs displayed on some Reese's Peanut Butter cups were misleading to customers.
What are white reese's made of? ›
Technically just 'white'
They are made with peanuts, sugar, nonfat milk, dextrose, corn syrup solids – and vegetable oil, consisting of a mix of palm, palm kernel, shea, sunflower and safflower oils. In addition to the classic Reese's cups, the white version comes in egg form for Easter and as unwrapped minis.
What is the Reese's peanut butter Cup scandal? ›
A Florida woman, Cynthia Kelly, made a $2 purchase that resulted in a $5 million suit. Kelly claims that Reese's misrepresented its products when the presentation of the candy on the packaging did not match the actual candy inside the wrapper.
Who owns Reese's? ›
Who owns REESE'S? REESE'S Candy is made by The Hershey Company. In 1956, H.B. Reese's six sons took over the family business and later sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963. Which REESE'S Candies are vegan?
Reese's (like most other chocolate and peanut butter cups) mixes their finely ground peanut paste with powdered sugar before piping it into cups. This absorbs the peanut oils and changes the viscosity, while the extra sugar helps the candy to melt in your mouth in a different way than normal peanut butter.
Is the peanut butter in Reese's real? ›
REESE'S CUP BUTTER
INGREDIENTS: PEANUTS, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SALT, TBHQ & CITRIC ACID (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).
Does Hershey own M&M? ›
M&M's are the flagship product of the Mars Wrigley Confectionery division of Mars, Incorporated.
What is the oldest candy bar? ›
Launched in 1866—nineteen years after Fry's created the first moulded, solid chocolate eating bar (in 1847)— Fry's Chocolate Cream is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and is the world's oldest chocolate bar brand.
Have Reese's cups gotten smaller? ›
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups have gotten smaller. They were 51 grams in the 80s. Today they're 42 grams (20% smaller than in the 80s). And the king size is 62 grams (20% larger than in the 80s).
What is the Reese's candy controversy? ›
In January, a Florida woman filed a lawsuit against the company after alleging she purchased Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins with a jack-o'-lantern wrapping in October. The woman, Cynthia Kelly, said the picture on the wrapper did not match the chocolate candy she unwrapped.
Why do people say Reese's wrong? ›
Parade noted that “Reese's” sounds like the possessive form of Reese Witherspoon's first name, and it also rhymes with “pieces.” But some peanut buffs pronounce it “Ree-sees.”
Why do my Reese's taste different? ›
The Bottom Line. Even though all Reese's shapes are made the exact same way with the exact same recipe, the temperature at which the chocolates hang out in during shipping could play a factor into how fresh each shape tastes.
Why are Reese's so addictive? ›
Both cause the release of the neurotransmitters dopamine and opioids, which, in addiction research circles, are known as the “wanting” and “liking” chemicals, respectively. Dopamine prompts feelings of anticipation and desire while opioids are associated with blissful pleasure and satisfaction.