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Necco nutrition facts

USDA's branded food database lists 18 Necco products from New England Confectionery Company Inc. in 3 categories; the most are candy (14). Of the 18 with a measured place in their category, 7 have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 11 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.

Necco against each category

Category	Products	Sugars, brand / all	Sodium, brand / all	Protein, brand / all
Candy	14	74.7 g vs 57.9 g	0 vs 50 mg	0.9 g vs 2.0 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.

Necco 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
Candy Chews	Candy	375	52.5 g (35%)	138 mg (78%)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Kisses	Candy	393	35.7 g (6%)	125 mg (75%)
Made with Molasses and Real Peanut Butter	Candy	400	50.0 g (26%)	162 mg (82%)
Necco, Canada Mints	Candy	417	100.0 g (98%)	0 mg (0%)
Necco, Candy Buttons	Candy	429	100.0 g (98%)	0 mg (0%)
Necco, Mary Jane, Peanut Butter Kisses Candy	Candy	375	37.5 g (7%)	175 mg (83%)
Necco, Old Fashioned Candy Buttons	Candy	429	100.0 g (98%)	0 mg (0%)
Necco, the Original Candy Wafer	Candy	385	92.3 g (95%)	0 mg (0%)
Necco, Wafer	Candy	385	92.3 g (95%)	0 mg (0%)
Peanut Butter Kisses	Candy	375	40.0 g (8%)	175 mg (83%)
Peanut Butter Kisses Made with Real Peanutbutter	Candy	375	40.0 g (8%)	175 mg (83%)
Real Chocolate Nonpareils	Candy	469	57.1 g (48%)	0 mg (0%)
The Original Candy Wafer	Candy	386	96.5 g (97%)	0 mg (0%)
The Original Candy Wafer Rolls	Candy	404	93.0 g (96%)	0 mg (0%)
Necco, Canada Mints, Wintergreen	Chewing Gum and Mints	417	100.0 g (93%)	0 mg (0%)
The Original Candy Wafer	Cookies and Biscuits	386	89.5 g (100%)	0 mg (0%)
The Original Candy Wafer, Orange, Licorice, Clove, Wintergreen, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Lemon, Lime	Cookies and Biscuits	385	92.3 g (100%)	0 mg (0%)
The Original Chocolate Wafer	Cookies and Biscuits	404	93.0 g (100%)	0 mg (0%)

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.

Next questions

Every brand from New England Confectionery Company Inc.the company that submits these records, and its other shelf brands
The candy with the least sugarranked per 100 g across every brand in the aisle
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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