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Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups

Contains TBHQ

Mini chocolate and peanut butter cups provide 3 g protein per serving. Each 26 g serving has 14 g sugar and the ingredients include TBHQ.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianContains dairyContains peanutsContains soy
$14.99 1lb · lowest price at Nuts.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 26g (~0.9 oz.)
Protein
3g
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
80mg
Saturated fat
3g▼
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Ingredients: Milk, Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Soy Lecithin, PGPR), Peanuts, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, TBHQ, Citric Acid to maintain freshness
39 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%29
Ingredients · counts 30%54
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 39
Nutrition 29 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (3 g); 54 g added sugar per 26g
Ingredients 54 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); TBHQ (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 25 · Candy with added sugars, emulsifiers and TBHQ.
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and chocolate ingredients have no stated sourcing.
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and nutrition facts; no sourcing claims.
14 g sugar per serving
Contains TBHQ
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−36 for sugar, dextrose
Varies by additive−10 for tbhq
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Soy Lecithin, PGPR) Peanuts Sugar Dextrose Salt TBHQ Citric Acid to maintain freshness
8 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
TBHQ (E319)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant; animal studies at high doses raise questions, and EFSA sets a low acceptable daily intake.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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