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Candies

Category: Candies

Belongs to:

Confectioneries, Sweet snacks, Snacks

Contains:

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 16850 products of the Candies category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 19186 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,470 kj
(350 kcal) 		206 kj
(49 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		990 kj
(237 kcal) 		1,480 kj
(352 kcal) 		1,710 kj
(406 kcal) 		26,700 kj
(6280 kcal)
Energy from fat 176 kj
(42 kcal) 		261 kj
(62 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		63 kj
(15 kcal) 		837 kj
(200 kcal) 		1,050 kj
(251 kcal)
Fat 1.59 g 3.36 g 0 g 0 g 0.3 g 8 g 99 g
Saturated fat 0.901 g 1.95 g 0 g 0 g 0.1 g 5 g 99 g
Monounsaturated fat 1.15 g 2.3 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 7.1 g 31.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat 0.454 g 0.935 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 2.3 g 98 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 2.5 g
Cholesterol 0.864 mg 3.32 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 10.9 mg 5,000 mg
Carbohydrates 82.9 g 10.5 g 0 g 62 g 83 g 97 g 1,520 g
Sugars 55.4 g 20.8 g 0 g 0.5 g 59 g 81 g 1,280 g
Added sugars 51 g 18.7 g 0 g 12 g 53.3 g 75 g 100 g
Starch 3.3 g 6.02 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 17.3 g 33 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 86.1 g 20.5 g 0 g 43 g 95.5 g 98 g 100 g
Fiber 0.648 g 1.57 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 3.77 g 100 g
Proteins 2.11 g 2.23 g -8.33 g 0 g 1 g 6.1 g 97 g
Salt 0.13 g 0.167 g 0 g 0 g 0.07 g 0.5 g 625 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 96 % vol
Vitamin A 5.84 µg 26.5 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 53.1 µg 1,250 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 0.108 µg 0.439 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.714 µg 25,000 µg
Vitamin E 12.8 mg 4.28 mg 0.8 mg 10 mg 11 mg 20.6 mg 1,210 mg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 68.7 mg 118 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 333 mg 90,000 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 11.3 mg 38.5 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.24 mg 160 mg 15,000 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.867 mg 1.41 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.155 mg 5.4 mg 7.1 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 17.3 mg 11.9 mg 0 mg 2.86 mg 15.6 mg 47 mg 10,300 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 2.02 mg 1.6 mg 0 mg 0.7 mg 1.5 mg 6.3 mg 1,600 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 48,700 µg 112,000 µg 0 µg 19 µg 310 µg 360,000 µg 490,000 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 14.8 µg 82.8 µg 0 µg 0.5 µg 2.2 µg 9 µg 1,500,000 µg
Biotin 1,260 µg 7,610 µg 12.5 µg 50 µg 50 µg 237 µg 50,000,000 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 7.75 mg 2.64 mg 0 mg 3 mg 7.4 mg 15 mg 29 mg
Potassium 46 mg 87.8 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 259 mg 15,400 mg
Calcium 14.7 mg 32 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 100 mg 40,000 mg
Iron 0.272 mg 0.635 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.79 mg 1,330 mg
Magnesium 222 mg 311 mg 8 mg 8 mg 93 mg 7,730 mg 7,730 mg
Zinc 20.1 mg 16.8 mg 1.07 mg 1.5 mg 20 mg 60 mg 93,900 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 100 %
Fruits‚ vegetables and nuts - dried 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %
Cocoa (minimum) 33.3 % 15.5 % 0.4 % 16 % 30 % 60 % 70 %

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 24.4% 6.9 g 30% 6 g 2 g
    Plastic 65.6% 3.6 g 87.8% 3.1 g 3 g
    Glass 0% 0% 0 g
    Metal 3.3% 24.6 g 4.4% 18.8 g 1 g
    Unknown 6.7% 15.8 g 16.7% 7 g 1 g
    Total - - - - 7 g

19,272 products