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Gardners Candies nutrition facts

USDA's branded food database lists 31 Gardners Candies products from Gardners Candies Inc. in 4 categories; the most are candy (12). Of the 31 with a measured place in their category, 18 have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 6 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.

Gardners Candies against each category

Category	Products	Sugars, brand / all	Sodium, brand / all	Protein, brand / all
Candy	12	45.7 g vs 57.9 g	152 vs 50 mg	8.0 g vs 2.0 g
Chocolate	10	44.6 g vs 47.5 g	93 vs 77 mg	7.1 g vs 5.9 g
Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	8	39.1 g vs 7.1 g	472 vs 250 mg	7.1 g vs 13.3 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; medians computed by GetFoodFacts over the brand's products in each category with 5 or more of them.

Gardners Candies products and their place in each category

Per 100 g; in brackets, the share of the product's category with less
Product	Category	Calories	Sugars	Sodium
Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Pie	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	757	50.0 g (96%)	221 mg (25%)
Candy Bar, Roasted Almond	Candy	429	39.3 g (8%)	71 mg (60%)
Creamy Peanut Butter Covered in Rich Milk Chocolate Meltaway	Candy	488	51.2 g (32%)	128 mg (76%)
Gardners Candies, Cashew Meltaway Egg	Candy	575	47.5 g (22%)	88 mg (67%)
Gardners Candies, Solid Chocolate Nut Egg	Candy	575	47.5 g (22%)	88 mg (67%)
Gardners Candies, Sugar Free Candy Bar	Candy	464	0 g (0%)	107 mg (72%)
Gardners Candies, the Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Novelties	Candy	571	46.4 g (19%)	161 mg (82%)
Original Peanut Butter Meltaway	Candy	561	31.6 g (5%)	228 mg (89%)
Peanut Butter Creamy Peanut Butter Covered in Rich Milk Chocolate Meltaway	Candy	535	44.2 g (16%)	163 mg (82%)
Peanut Butter Meltaway the Original Creamy Peanut Butter Covered in Rich Milk Chocolate Candies	Candy	561	45.6 g (18%)	175 mg (83%)
The Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Creamy Peanut Butter Covered in Rich Milk Chocolate	Candy	571	42.9 g (12%)	143 mg (79%)
The Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Egg Creamy Peanut Butter Covered in Rich Milk Chocolate	Candy	543	45.7 g (18%)	171 mg (83%)
The Original Peanut Butter Meltaway	Candy	571	46.4 g (19%)	179 mg (84%)
Almond Bark Milk Chocolate	Chocolate	429	39.3 g (27%)	71 mg (45%)
Cashew Meltaway Candies	Chocolate	600	37.1 g (24%)	114 mg (68%)
Cashew Meltaway Egg	Chocolate	571	42.9 g (36%)	143 mg (76%)
Creamy Caramel	Chocolate	456	54.4 g (75%)	96 mg (61%)
Dark Chocolate	Chocolate	536	50.0 g (56%)	0 mg (0%)
Gardners Candies, Crisped Rice Chocolate Bar	Chocolate	536	46.4 g (46%)	250 mg (91%)
Gardners Candies, Salted Pretzel Bark, Milk Chocolate	Chocolate	500	39.3 g (27%)	643 mg (99%)
Milk Chocolate	Chocolate	526	52.6 g (68%)	88 mg (57%)
Toasted Coconut Meltaway Egg	Chocolate	575	50.0 g (56%)	88 mg (57%)
Toasted Coconut Meltaway Egg	Chocolate	571	42.9 g (36%)	89 mg (58%)
Cordial Liquid Cherries	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	465	58.1 g (97%)	93 mg (34%)
Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	500	25.0 g (63%)	786 mg (91%)
Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	464	35.7 g (74%)	500 mg (77%)
Milk Chocolate Pretzels	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	500	38.9 g (78%)	444 mg (74%)
Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Egg	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	536	39.3 g (78%)	232 mg (48%)
Peanut Butter Meltaway the Original Pretzel Rods	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	465	25.6 g (64%)	605 mg (83%)
Pretzel, Salted	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	500	39.3 g (78%)	643 mg (85%)
The Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Cups	Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds and Related Snacks	535	44.2 g (86%)	163 mg (40%)

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; the share of each product's category (one product per barcode) with less sugar or sodium per 100 g, computed by GetFoodFacts.

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Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims: the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov