Most Fattening Easter Candy, from Peeps to Chocolate Bunnies
The Daily Beast compared the nutrition labels on more than 60 Easter treats to figure out which are the worst.
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Before you delve into the edible, grassy depths of your Easter basket this weekend, you may want to know: which delicious treat will give you the best sugar high and which chocolate bunny will ruin your diet?
To solve the annual Easter candy conundrum, The Daily Beast considered the calorie, fat, saturated fat, and sugar content of Easter basket stalwarts. We ranked more than 60 types of candy to figure out which are the most fattening in six categories.
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Palmer Peanut Butter Cups
Calories per serving: 240
Fat: 16 g.
Saturated Fat: 10 g.
Carbohydrates: 24 g.
Sugar: 21 g.
Protein: 4 g.
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Palmer Milk Chocolate Bunnies & Carrots
Serving size: 38g.
Servings per container: 3
Calories per serving: 200
Fat: 12 g.
Saturated Fat: 11 g.
Carbohydrates: 24 g.
Sugar: 22 g.
Protein: 1 g.
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Russell Stover Pectin Jelly Beans
Calories per serving: 140
Fat: 0 g.
Saturated Fat: 0 g.
Carbohydrates: 38 g.
Sugar: 34 g.
Protein: 0 g.
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Just Born Peeps
Calories per serving: 140
Fat: 0 g.
Saturated Fat: 0 g.
Carbohydrates: 36 g.
Sugar: 34 g.
Protein: 0 g.
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Dove Milk Chocolate Bunny
Calories per serving: 230
Fat: 14 g.
Saturated Fat: 8 g.
Carbohydrates: 25 g.
Sugar: 23 g.
Protein: 3 g.
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Lindt Gold Bunny
Calories per serving: 210
Fat: 13 g.
Saturated Fat: 8 g.
Carbohydrates: 23 g.
Sugar: 22 g.
Protein: 3 g.
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See’s Rocky Road Egg
Calories per serving: 170
Fat: 10 g.
Saturated Fat: 6 g.
Carbohydrates: 21 g.
Sugar: 19 g.
Protein: 2 g.
Snickers Peanut Butter Egg
Calories per serving: 160
Fat: 10 g.
Saturated Fat: 5 g.
Carbohydrates: 17 g.
Sugar: 15 g.
Protein: 3 g.
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Brach’s Classic Jelly Bird Eggs
Calories per serving: 150
Fat: 0 g.
Saturated Fat: 0 g.
Carbohydrates: 37 g.
Sugar: 30 g.
Protein: 0 g.
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Sour Patch Jelly Beans
Calories per serving: 150
Fat: 0 g.
Saturated Fat: 0 g.
Carbohydrates: 37 g.
Sugar: 27 g.
Protein: 0 g.
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Swedish Fish Jelly Beans
Calories per serving: 150
Fat: 0 g.
Saturated Fat: 0 g.
Carbohydrates: 37 g.
Sugar: 27 g.
Protein: 0 g.
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Dove White Chocolate Eggs
Calories per serving: 240
Fat: 15 g.
Saturated Fat: 9 g.
Carbohydrates: 25 g.
Sugar: 25 g.
Protein: 2 g.
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Butterfinger Nest Eggs
Calories per serving: 210
Fat: 11 g.
Saturated Fat: 6 g.
Carbohydrates: 29 g.
Sugar: 24 g.
Protein: 2 g.
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Hershey’s Snapsy Chocolate Bunny
Calories per bunny: 270
Fat: 16 g.
Saturated Fat: 9 g.
Carbohydrates: 34 g.
Sugar: 31 g.
Protein: 4 g.
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Russell Stover Red Velvet Egg
Calories per serving: 140
Fat: 8 g.
Saturated Fat: 5 g.
Carbohydrates: 17 g.
Sugar: 14 g.
Protein: 1 g.
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