Rapid City, SD, October 24, 2026 —

A study of 37 popular Halloween candies found that non-chocolate treats, including Necco Wafers and Smarties, ranked higher in sugar content by weight than chocolate varieties. The analysis, reported by KOTA in Rapid City, South Dakota, also found that no chocolate candies appeared among the 10 candies with the highest sugar concentration by weight.

The findings compare candies using sugar content relative to their weight. They do not provide a ranking of total sugar in a typical serving or in an entire package. The summary of the analysis does not include specific sugar amounts, serving sizes, or the full list of candies studied.

The study’s results distinguish between candy categories: chocolate varieties were absent from the top 10 for sugar concentration by weight, while non-chocolate options ranked higher than chocolate varieties overall. Necco Wafers and Smarties were identified among the non-chocolate treats with higher sugar content in the comparison.

Further details about the study were not provided, including who conducted it, when it was released, how the candies were selected, and what sources or methods were used to measure sugar content. The reported findings therefore describe the comparison of the 37 candies analyzed, rather than providing enough information to assess the study’s methodology or extend its conclusions beyond that group.

No individual sugar figures or complete rankings were included in the available summary. The analysis reported a category-level result: among the candies examined, none of the chocolate varieties made the top 10 for sugar concentration by weight.


Story summarized from the original created by Tamara Chibe on www.kotatv.com, see more information here.

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