Surveys show circus peanuts take the top spot followed by candy corn as the least favorite. Wax bottles, Necco wafers, Good & Plenty and black licorice are also disliked. The least popular candy among children is wax bottles, while among adults it’s Good & Plenty.
Oldest Candy and Nutritional Facts
The oldest candy brand in the USA is Good & Plenty licorice, first produced in 1893 in Philadelphia. Mainstream candy bars have corn syrup, milk chocolate, sugar, and vegetable oils. They provide calories but little nutrition and may increase health risks.
Most Popular Candies
Over a third of Americans named Reese’s peanut butter cups their favorite. Surveys show the most popular American candies are M&Ms and Reese’s peanut butter cups.
Candy Facts and Figures
- Red is one of the most popular candy colors.
- Skittles contain no pork and have 47 grams of sugar per pack.
- The rarest Skittles color is brown, at only 13 percent.
- Strawberry red is the favorite Skittles flavor at 33 percent.
- Smarties are low in sugar, calories, and fat.
Candy Legislation
In 1938, legislation banned candy with non-nutritive objects embedded, which describes Kinder Surprise.
Skittles contain 47 grams of sugar per pack, with the first ingredients being sugar and corn syrup followed by trans fats.
The nastiest candy is squid candy and wasabi Kit Kat. Kinder Surprise is banned in the US.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were the most popular Halloween candy in a whopping 18 states, easily coming in first place.