Skittles and Ferrero Rocher Top List of Unhealthiest Easter Eggs on UK Shelves

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A comprehensive study by Fruity King has exposed the unhealthiest chocolate Easter eggs available on supermarket shelves, ranking 175 products by their sugar and calorie content. The analysis, which calculated nutritional values per 100 grams and for entire eggs, highlights the Skittles Milk Chocolate Easter Egg as the sugariest and the Ferrero Rocher Golden Easter Egg as the most calorific.

The “sugariest” Easter eggs

The Skittles Milk Chocolate Easter Egg leads with 74 grams of sugar per 100 grams, totalling 155 grams for the whole egg. A single 45-gram serving contains 33 grams of sugar, exceeding the recommended daily intake by 10%. Consuming the entire egg equates to 39 teaspoons of sugar.
The Milky Way Chocolate Easter Egg ranks second with 64 grams of sugar per 100 grams, delivering 118 grams for the whole egg.
Cadbury’s Caramilk and White Chocolate Buttons Easter Eggs tie for third, each with 63 grams of sugar per 100 grams, followed closely by the Smarties Chocolate Egg at 62.5 grams and Maltesers White Chocolate Mini Bunnies Easter Egg at 62 grams.

Other high-sugar eggs include the M&S Mint Choccy Egg (61.3 grams per 100 grams), Terry’s White Chocolate Orange Easter Egg (61 grams), and Mars Milk Chocolate Easter Egg (61 grams). The Smarties Mini Eggs Milk Chocolate Incredible Egg (60.5 grams), Kit Kat Chunky Easter Egg (60.4 grams), and Munchies Milk Chocolate Easter Egg (60.3 grams) complete the top 10.

The most calorific Easter eggs

The Ferrero Rocher Golden Easter Egg tops the calorie chart with 625 calories per 100 grams, totalling 1,563 calories for the whole egg—78% of an adult’s daily recommended intake. It also contains 46.4 grams of fat per 100 grams, including 22.3 grams of saturated fat.
The M&S Collection Extra Thick Pistachio and Milk Chocolate Egg follows with 605 calories per 100 grams, amounting to 2,934 calories for the 485-gram egg.
Waitrose’s Cracking Pistachio Easter Egg ranks third with 602 calories per 100 grams, or 193 calories per serving.

Other high-calorie eggs include the Raffaello White Chocolate Easter Egg with Pralines (599 calories per 100 grams), Hotel Chocolat’s 36% White Chocolate Egg (598 calories), and M&S Outrageously Chocolatey Custard Cream Biscuity Egg (590 calories). The Hotel Chocolat 70% Dark Chocolate Egg (586 calories), Waitrose’s Chocolate Croissant Easter Egg (584 calories), M&S Collection Blond Egg with Salted Caramel Truffle (581 calories), and Kinder Surprise Milk Chocolate Easter Egg (579 calories) round out the top 10.

A Fruity King spokesperson commented: “Amid the Easter fun, it may have been incredibly easy to overlook how much sugar children and adults realistically consumed. A few bites of chocolate are all that is needed to accidentally exceed your recommended sugar intake. So, for parents of young children, it is especially important to be mindful of what is actually in your child’s Easter haul.”

They added: “An overconsumption of Easter chocolate can lead to spikes in energy, mood swings, and long-term health concerns. We all must be aware of the sugar levels and encourage moderation moving forward.”