The Ultimate Halloween Candy Damage Rankings — A Countdown Of The 60 Most Fattening Halloween Candies
It’s the back-end of October — unleash the candy floodgates and the ensuing onslaught of empty calories, sugar, saturated fat, and artificial edible crack.
In the spirit of Halloween, we’ve built the Ultimate Halloween Candy Damage Rankings — a countdown of the 60 most horrifyingly fattening candies made by man, including everything from Hershey’s Kisses to Pixy Stix.
To compare the nutritional content of each candy side-by-side, we’ve compiled the nutritional data, crunched the numbers, and calculated a composite damage score based on 6 key dimensions of candy nutrition:1
- Calories
- Sugar
- Saturated Fat
- Trans Fat
- HFCS
- Artificial Colors
*Unless otherwise noted, all nutrition info is for 1 fun size/snack size piece.
While we’re all-in on health, we don’t support the frightening practice of giving out floss, apples, and raisins; that’s cruel and unusual punishment. Consider Halloween an annual, built-in cheat day. Under control, it’s okay to enjoy a little holiday indulgence and reward yourself for busting your butt year-round. You won’t spontaneously combust.
But if there’s one MAJOR takeaway—because guzzling small doses of calories, sugar, and fat are all undeniable Halloween rituals—it’s to consciously avoid (or severely limit) engorging yourself on any candy with trans fat. A spooky 40% of the candy we ranked contained trans fat; it’s a heart killer that’ll do MAJOR damage in high amounts.
Where does your favorite Halloween candy stack up? Dig in.
The 60 Most Fattening Halloween Candies
*Note: As we countdown the 60 most fattening Halloween candies, LOWER rankings and HIGHER damage scores indicate more fattening candy.
60. Hershey’s Kiss
Nutritional Damage (1 kiss):
- Calories — 26
- Sugar — 2.3 g
- Saturated Fat — 0.9 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — NO
Composite Damage Score: 5
59. Twizzlers
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 37.5
- Sugar — 5.3 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 7
58. Smarties
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size roll):
- Calories — 25
- Sugar — 6 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 7
57. Krackel/Mr. Goodbar
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size piece):
- Calories — 42
- Sugar — 4.4 g
- Saturated Fat — 1.4 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — NO
Composite Damage Score: 9
56. Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 40
- Sugar — 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 10
55. Hershey’s Nuggets
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size piece):
- Calories — 45
- Sugar — 4 g
- Saturated Fat — 1.5 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — NO
Composite Damage Score: 10
54. Haribo Gummy Bears
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 7.3 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 11
53. York Peppermint Pattie
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size piece):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 9 g
- Saturated Fat — 0.7 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — NO
Composite Damage Score: 12
52. Sour Patch Kids
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 10 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 12
51. Mike & Ikes
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 9 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 12
50. Swedish Fish
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 11 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 13
49. Bit-O-Honey
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size piece):
- Calories — 27
- Sugar — 3.2 g
- Saturated Fat — 0.3 g
- Trans Fat — YES
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — NO
Composite Damage Score: 13
48. Sweet Tarts
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 13 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 14
47. PayDay
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size piece):
- Calories — 80
- Sugar — 8 g
- Saturated Fat — 1 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — NO
Composite Damage Score: 14
46. Nerds
Nutritional Damage (1 fun size pack):
- Calories — 50
- Sugar — 12 g
- Saturated Fat — 0 g
- Trans Fat — NO
- HFCS — NO
- Artificial Colors — YES
Composite Damage Score: 14
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Bryan DiSanto
I also contribute to Men's Health Magazine.
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- All nutrition data comes from NutritionData, CalorieCounter, and various company websites [↩]
