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Reese's · Candy

2 Peanut Butter Cups

One 1/2 oz (42g) serving of 2 Peanut Butter Cups by Reese's has 220 calories, 19g of sugars and 160mg of sodium, as submitted by REESE'S to USDA (FoodData Central 525753, record updated Jul 14, 2017).

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 525753, available Apr 1, 2019; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 1/2 oz (42g)
Amount per serving
Calories220
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g17%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 160mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 23g8%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 19g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 60mg5%
Iron 0.4mg2%
Potassium not declared

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

Computed from the values per 100 g that REESE'S submitted to USDA, for the declared 42g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

UPC
3433401
Category
Candy
Records
1 under this UPC

How it compares with other candy

Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 18% of the 19,635 candy products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 96% of them.

Where the calories come from: 40% carbohydrate, 51% fat and 9% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Where it sits among candy: sugar per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category; the dashed line is the median. USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
2 Peanut Butter Cups against the 19,635 candy products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars45.2 g57.9 g18%
Sodium381 mg50 mg96%
Protein11.9 g2 g98%
Calories52437593%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 19,635 products, one per barcode.

Other butter in this aisle

1,245 of the 19,635 candy products are named butter. Per 100 g their median is 500 calories, 227 mg of sodium and 8.3 g of protein; 1,129 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Peanut Butter Bark CHALET DESSERTS304 mg536
Peanut Butter, Peanuts, Caramel, & Nougat and Covered in Milk Chocolate Squared Minis SNICKERS303 mg500
Unreal, Dark Chocolate Coconut Peanut Butter Cups UNREAL300 mg533

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "butter", one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): PEANUTS; SUGAR; VEGETABLE OIL (COCOA BUTTER, PALM, SHEA, SUNFLOWER, PALM KERNEL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL); NONFAT MILK; DEXTROSE; CORN SYRUP SOLIDS; LACTOSE (MILK); CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT; SOY LECITHIN; TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE); VANILLIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR; TOCOPHEROLS, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS, PGPR, EMULSIFIER.

The statement lists 5 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Peanuts; Sugar; Vegetable Oil (cocoa Butter, Palm, Shea. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jul 14, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement REESE'S submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 525753).

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Reese's 2 Peanut Butter Cups?

220 per 1 1/2 oz (42g) serving, and 524 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Reese's 2 Peanut Butter Cups?

160mg per serving (7% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

Is this the label on the package today?

It is the record REESE'S submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 14, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov