Reese's
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Reese's, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Reese's averages 81.9/100 across the 346 of 659 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 48.6% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 81.9/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 346 scored products
- 659
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 48.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 659 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Reese's Snack Mix; King Size Reese's Outrageous; Pieces Candy; 48.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 81.9/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 346 of 659 tracked Reese's records (52.5%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 313 cannot be screened, so the 81.9/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Reese's
Reese's: 659 products tracked, 346 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 81.9/100, 48.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 52.5% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Reese's's 48.6% flagged share is 30.6 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Reese's processing intensity
Reese's's NOVA-classified set is 343 products: 98% ultra-processed (Group 4, 336 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 336. That ultra-processed share sits 19.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Reese's shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Reese's concentrates in Snacks (258, 88% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (26); Baking-decorations (4); Desserts (4); Cooking helpers (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 227 | 78.2/100 | 50.2% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 21 | 89/100 | 81% |
| Baking-decorations | 4 | 96.3/100 | 25% |
| Desserts | 4 | 92.5/100 | 50% |
| Cooking helpers | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Reese's's 48.6% flagged share is measured across 346 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Reese's flagged share vs large-brand cohort
48.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
49% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (81.9/100) summarizes 346 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Reese's product score distribution
Brand average 81.9/100 across 346 scored products
82 30th percentile sits above 30% of the 346 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0–10
- 37 scored products (11%)
- 10–20
- 5 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 14 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 85 scored products (25%)
- 90–100
- 21 scored products (6%)
- 100 and above
- 178 scored products (51%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
TBHQ is the flagged ingredient Reese's uses most
Across the 346 Reese's products scored here, TBHQ appears in 92. Only 391 other brands here use it (1.1%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Reese's products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| TBHQ | 92 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Yellow 5 | 46 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 45 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 43 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 42 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 22 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sucralose | 11 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 2 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Reese's records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (25.5 ingredients and 0/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 25.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is Reese's Snack Mix, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (5). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Reese's Snack Mix: 45 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- King Size Reese's Outrageous: 43 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Pieces Candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's Pieces: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Pieces Candy In A Crunchy Shell: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy In A Crunchy Shell Pieces: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's Pieces bag: 25 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Peanut Butter Candy Covered Peanuts In A Crunchy Shell: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Pieces, Peanut Candy: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Peanut Candy Pieces: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy In A Crunchy Shell: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Snack mix: 43 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Snack Mix: 44 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Egg Filled With Reese'S Pieces Candy, Milk Chocolate: 27 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Candy In A Crunchy Shell Dessert Topping Minis Pieces, Peanut Butter Candy: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate & peanut butter miniature cups candy: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Candy Pieces: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Cups: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate peanut butter stuffed with pieces candy: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate peanut butter stuffed with pieces candy: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate peanut butter cups stuffed with pieces candy: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's Baking Cups & Reese's Pieces Candy: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Miniature cups stuffed with pieces candy: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate miniature peanut butter cups stuffed with pieces candy: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate miniature cups stuffed with pieces candy: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy stuffed with pieces: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate peanut butter candy cups, peanut butter: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate peanut butter cups, milk chocolate peanut butter: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's Pieces Bark: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Peanut butter candy in a crunchy shell pieces: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Pieces Big Cup Candy: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Candy In A Crunchy Shell Snack Size Pieces, Peanut Butter: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- reeses pieces: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reece's Pieces: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's Pieces: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy In A Crunchy Shell: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's pieces, reese's pieces cookies: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Pieces eggs: 22 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Reeses pieces eggs: 23 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese’s Pieces: 24 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Pieces, Peanut Butter Candy In A Crunchy Shell Eggs: 22 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese'S, Orange-Colored Candy, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter: 26 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes: 79 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Candy In Crunchy Shell Pastel Eggs: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Reeses Collisers Layered: 28 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Sandwich: 37 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Candy Pieces In Crunchy Shell: 17 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Reese's PB&J Strawberry Big Cup: 11 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Pumpkins Candy: 21 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Reese'S, Peanut Butter Cups, Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate: 17 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Reese's
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 609 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Reese's: closest on tracked product count (659 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (81.9/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Reese's food safe? ▼
Reese's has an average safety score of 82/100 across the 346 of 659 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 48.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Reese's products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 659 Reese's products. 346 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 313 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Reese's catalog? ▼
Reese's has 343 NOVA-classified products; 98% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 336 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Reese's catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Reese's concentrates in Snacks (258, 88% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (26); Baking-decorations (4); Desserts (4); Cooking helpers (2).
Does Reese's use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Reese's items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Reese's profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Reese's Snack Mix, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- TBHQ appears in 92 scored Reese's products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Reese's's 81.9/100 average and 48.6% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
