Brand
Reese's
Made by
The Hershey Company
Aisle
Chocolate candy
Kind
candy-coated chocolate

Reese's

Reese's Pieces

Small candy-coated pieces with a peanut butter centre, sold in bags and movie-theatre boxes.

Label check

Flagged ingredients7

Fails 3 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Red 40Synthetic dyesRED 40
Yellow 5Synthetic dyesYELLOW 5
Yellow 6Synthetic dyesYELLOW 6
Blue 1Synthetic dyesBLUE 1
Corn syrup solidsCorn syrupCORN SYRUP SOLIDS
Corn syrupCorn syrupCORN SYRUP
Soybean oilSeed oilsSOYBEAN OIL

Ingredients as listed

Sugar, Partially Defatted Peanuts, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil), Corn Syrup Solids, Contains 2% or Less of: Palm Kernel Oil, Corn Syrup, Salt, Artificial Color (Including Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake), Modified Cornstarch, Confectioner's Glaze, Lecithin (Soy), Vanillin (Artificial Flavor), Carnauba Wax

Source: The Hershey Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More candy-coated chocolate first, then the rest of the chocolate candy aisle. Each fails fewer than 3 of the checks; fewest flags first.