- Brand
- Reese's
- Made by
- The Hershey Company
- Aisle
- Chocolate candy
- Kind
- peanut butter cups
Reese's
Reese's White Creme Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut butter filling in a white creme shell instead of milk chocolate, in a two-cup pack.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesNone listed
- Corn syrupCorn syrup solids
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- Seed oilsNone listed
- PreservativesTBHQ
Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.
What was flagged, and the words it was read from
| Ingredient | Check | On the label as |
|---|---|---|
| Corn syrup solids | Corn syrup | CORN SYRUP SOLIDS |
| TBHQ | Preservatives | TBHQ |
Ingredients as listed
Peanuts, Sugar, PGPR (Sugar, Chocolate, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lecithin, PGPR, Natural Flavor), Dextrose, Skim Milk, Corn Syrup Solids, Lactose, Contains 2% or Less of: Salt, Lecithin, Vanillin (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), TBHQ & Citric Acid (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), PGPR
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 peanut butter cups first, then the rest of the chocolate candy aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.
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Flagged ingredients0None of the listed ingredients
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Flagged ingredients1TBHQ
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Flagged ingredients0None of the listed ingredients
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Flagged ingredients0None of the listed ingredients
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