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Data reveals most to least sugary Easter eggs

2 mins read Diet and nutrition
As Easter is a time for chocolates and treats, Expressdentist.com were intrigued to find out which Easter eggs could be the best and worst for your teeth, based on sugar content.

Top 10 Popular Easter Eggs with the Highest Sugar Content:

Rank

Easter Egg

Brand

Average sugar content in grams (per 100g)

=1

Galaxy Ripple

Mars

68

=1

Galaxy Minstrels

Mars

68

2

Smarties

Nestlé

65.35

3

M&M's Salted Caramel

Mars

65

4

Smarties Orange

Nestlé

64.9

5

Twix (White Chocolate)

Mars

62

6

Creme Egg

Cadbury

61.5

7

Chocolate Orange (White Chocolate)

Terry’s

61

8

Aero Peppermint

Nestlé

60.75

9

Rolo

Nestlé

60.5

=10

Yorkie

Nestlé

60.4

=10

Quality Street

Nestlé

60.4

=10

Lion

Nestlé

60.4

=10

Kit Kat

Nestlé

60.4

Coming in joint top spot for the Easter egg worst for your teeth is Galaxy Ripple and Galaxy Minstrels Easter Eggs with 68g of sugar per 100g. Although two Mars Galaxy products take top spot, the other two Mars Galaxy products (Galaxy Enchanted and Galaxy) rank respectively 19th and 52nd.

In second place is the Smarties Easter Egg with 65.35g of sugar per 100g. This is 10.42g of sugar above the average sugar content per 100g of popular Easter eggs chocolate.

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