Have you ever had a bag of Reese’s Pieces and some Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and were completely stumped for which to eat first? Why not have them together in a Reese’s Cup with Reese’s Pieces inside? An extremely tasty layer of the finest, super smooth Hershey’s chocolate, coating a delicious centre made up of the sweetest Reese’s peanut butter and…wait for it…REESE’S PIECES! Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cups might be the tastiest treat ever made, totally perfect for fans of peanut butter cups that have long dreamt of their two favourite treats combined! They are the same tasty Reese’s as standard size cups only have the added bonus of Reese’s Pieces in amongst the layers of peanut buttery, chocolate goodness!
The Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cup is the most delicious, vegetarian friendly and Halal treat but it does contain nuts, milk and soy, so if you have a related allergy, unfortunately, these won’t be suitable for you.
Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cups Ingredients:
Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Nonfat Milk, Milkfat, Lactose (from Milk), Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, E476)), Peanuts, Sugar, Dextrose, Partially Defatted Peanuts, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil), Corn Syrup, Salt, Palm Kernel Oil, Colours (E102, E110, E129, E133), Glazing Agents (E904, E903), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Modified Corn Starch, Antioxidant (E319), Citric Acid, Vanillin, Artificial Flavour.
Allergy advice: For allergens see ingredients above in bold.
Warnings: E102, E110, and E129 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cups Nutrition Information:
210kcal | 500kcal |
879kJ | 2092kJ |
12g | 29g |
5g | 12g |
25g | 60g |
23g | 55g |
4g | 9.5g |
0.32g | 0.76g |
125mg | 298mg |
We may be a sweet and candy shop but we’d like to mention that Reese’s Big Cups are best enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced diet.
A Reese’s Fact:
Reese’s cups had a humble start. Harry Burnett “H.B.” Reese founded the H.B Reese Candy Company in his basement
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This product is not certified organic
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Contains ingredients known to be a source of un...
Artificial trans fats are produced when vegetable oils are subject to extreme temperatures or pressures to solidify the fat and increase shelf life, flavor stability and palatability (FDA 2013). These modifications benefit the manufacturer but are detrimental to the consumer's health. Health experts at the Institute of Medicine recommend "that trans fatty acid consumption be as low as possible" (IOM 2005). The CDC estimates that eliminating artificial trans fats could prevent up to 20,000 heart attacks and up to 7,000 deaths each year (Dietz 2012). In 2013, the FDA made a tentative determination that trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils (the primary dietary source) should no longer be generally recognized as safe (FDA 2013). Some trans fats do occur naturally in meat and dairy products. These natural trans fats may be of lower concern; some studies have found them to be beneficial, while others have found their effects to be neutral (Chardigny 2008; Mozaffarian 2009; Wang 2013).
EWG calculates that this product is 53% sugar b...
Eating too much of any type of sugar can lead to tooth decay. Added sugars like high fructose corn syrup, honey, sugar and dextrose are more concerning than natural sugars like raisins because they can lead to obesity by adding calories without being accompanied by important nutrients like potassium, vitamin C or fiber. Americans average 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day (NCI 2010; USDA and DHHS 2010). The World Health Organization recommends no more than 6 to 12 teaspoons of added sugar a day for adults, children should eat even less (WHO 2002; WHO 2014).
Contains a high level of saturated fat
Saturated fat is not an essential nutrient and with increasing intakes there is a increased risk of coronary heart disease (IOM 2005a; USDA and DHHS 2010). For this reason it has long been known as a "bad" fat that raises the "bad" cholesterol, LDL. Numerous authoritative bodies support the recommendation to limit saturated fat to 10 percent of calories -- equivalent to a reasonable limit of 14 slices of bacon's worth of saturated fat a day (WHO 2002; USDA and DHHS 2010). A 2012 review by the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent non-profit organization, found that reducing or replacing saturated fat with other healthy fats reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 14 percent (Hooper 2012). Other recent reviews have found that there in no evidence of a benefit from reducing saturated fat (Chowdhury 2014; Schwingshackl & Hoffmann 2014). While it's clear that we still have a lot to learn about how fats behave and contribute to disease, the evidence supporting a moderate level of saturated fat consumption remains strong and consistent.
Includes ingredient(s) derived from animals tha...
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MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR; COCOA BUTTER; CHOCOLATE; SKIM MILK; MILK FAT; LACTOSE; LECITHIN (SOY); PGPR); PEANUTS; SUGAR; DEXTROSE; CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: COCOA BUTTER; HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [PALM KERNEL OIL; PALM OIL]; SALT; PALM KERNEL OIL; PGPR; TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS.
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9 PIECES
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