We all are aware that the goodies in the trick-or-treat bag will send us into a sugar coma. But how much sugar is actually in those little bite-sized treats? Well, that ranges from 1.0 grams to 26 grams per serving. Where does your favorite confection land? Here are the numbers for the fun-sized treats.
These are the best trick-or-treat bite-sized candies with the least amount of sugar:
| Airhead | 6 g |
| Bit-O-Honey | 3.2 g |
| Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate (86%) | 1g |
| Hershey’s Kiss | 2.3 g |
| Hershey’s Miniatures | 4.4 g |
| Hershey’s Nugget | 4 g |
| Laffy Taffy | 5.4 g** |
| Smarties | 6 g** |
| Starburst | 6 g |
| Twizzler | 5.3 g |
Now take a look at the rest of the bit-sized candies in your trick-or-treat bag:
| 3 Musketeers Bar | 10 g |
| Snickers Bar | 8.5 g |
| Baby Ruth | 11 g |
| Butterfinger | 8.5 g |
| Crunch Bar | 7 g |
| Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup | 11 g |
| Reese’s Pieces | 7.3 g |
| M&M’s plain | 9.3 g |
| M&M’s peanut | 9 g |
| Milk Duds | 9 g |
| Milky Way | 10 g |
| Skittles | 11.3 g |
| Sweet Tarts | 13 g** |
| Twix Bar | 8 g |
| Almond Joy | 8 g |
| Mounds | 7 g |
| Dots | 18 g |
| Candy Corn (10 pieces) | 16.5 g |
| Ghost Peeps | 26 g |
**Suitable for someone with CSID
Other CSID-friendly options are Bottlecaps, Runts, Gobstoppers, Pixie Stix, and Spree. These candies are all dextrose based or contain no sucrose and limited starch.
