Candy is calorie dense, and it’s no surprise that a food group called “sweets” is high in sugar. Those are the two main reasons why these foods are meant to be eaten sparingly in small portions. As with most comforting treats, sweets are not needed for a balanced diet, which means candy and other desserts equal calories, or energy, that would be better derived from ingredients with high nutritional value, such as fruits and vegetables. One glance at the nutrition facts of most candy and sweets would reveal that a majority of calories are in the form of simple sugar. In some cases, the product is 100% sugar, typically the kind that has been processed, as is high fructose corn syrup. Some simple varieties of sweets, including maple candy and rice candy, can be made from raw forms of natural sugar. Other sweet products, like packaged cookies and candy bars, can have a long list of ingredients like canola oil and flavorings. Based on the nutritional information provided in the calorie chart, a candy with low calories per serving is likely pure sugar, and a food with higher calories per serving is a mix of fat and sugar.
| Food | Serving | Serving | Serving | Calories | Kilojoule |
| 3 Musketeers | 100g | 1 bar (60 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 400 cal | 1680 kJ |
| After Eight | 100g | 1 after eight (8 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 452 cal | 1898 kJ |
| Airheads | 100g | 1 bar (16 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 375 cal | 1575 kJ |
| Almond Roca | 100g | 3 pieces (35 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 571 cal | 2398 kJ |
| Angel Delight | 100g | 1 sachet (59 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 451 cal | 1894 kJ |
| Animal Crackers | 100g | 10 crackers (19 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 446 cal | 1873 kJ |
| Baby Ruth | 100g | 1 bar (21 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 469 cal | 1970 kJ |
| Butterfinger | 100g | 1 bar (60 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 450 cal | 1890 kJ |
| Buttermilk Pancakes | 100g | 1 pancake (35 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 238 cal | 1000 kJ |
| Candy Apple | 100g | 1 apple (141 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 152 cal | 638 kJ |
| Candy Cane | 100g | 1 piece (14 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 423 cal | 1777 kJ |
| Candy canes | 100g | 1 piece (14 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 423 cal | 1777 kJ |
| Candy Corn | 100g | 20 pieces (41 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 360 cal | 1512 kJ |
| Candy Floss | 100g | 1 bag (10 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 400 cal | 1680 kJ |
| Caramel Popcorn | 100g | 1 cup (43 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 376 cal | 1579 kJ |
| Caramel squares | 100g | 1 square (10 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 367 cal | 1541 kJ |
| Celebrations | 100g | 1 piece (9 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 490 cal | 2058 kJ |
| Cheez-It’s | 100g | 20 crackers (22 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 533 cal | 2239 kJ |
| Chocolate | 100g | 1 piece (7 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 529 cal | 2222 kJ |
| Chocolate Bar | 100g | 1 bar (45 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 533 cal | 2239 kJ |
| Chocolate Chips | 100g | 1 tbsp (14 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 493 cal | 2071 kJ |
| Cookies | 100g | 1 cookie (16 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 488 cal | 2050 kJ |
| Cotton Candy | 100g | 1/2 bag (14 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 643 cal | 2701 kJ |
| Eggy Bread | 100g | 1 eggy bread (85 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 196 cal | 823 kJ |
| Fairy Cakes | 100g | 1 cake (15 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 440 cal | 1848 kJ |
| Ferrero Rocher | 100g | 1 piece (12.5 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 576 cal | 2419 kJ |
| Flapjack | 100g | 1 bar (75 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 486 cal | 2041 kJ |
| Fortune Cookies | 100g | 1 cookie (7 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 214 cal | 899 kJ |
| Granola Bars | 100g | 1 bar (21 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 452 cal | 1898 kJ |
| Gumdrops | 100g | 20 pieces (74 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 321 cal | 1348 kJ |
| Gummi Bears | 100g | 20 pieces (54 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 316 cal | 1327 kJ |
| Hanuta | 100g | 1 hanuta (22 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 541 cal | 2272 kJ |
| Hershey Kisses | 100g | 10 pieces (50 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 471 cal | 1978 kJ |
| Jelly Beans | 100g | 10 pieces (30 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 354 cal | 1487 kJ |
| Jelly Belly | 100g | 10 pieces (30 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 354 cal | 1487 kJ |
| Jolly Ranchers | 100g | 1 piece (7 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 385 cal | 1617 kJ |
| Jordan Almonds | 100g | 20 pieces (65 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 429 cal | 1802 kJ |
| Kit Kat | 100g | 1 bar (45 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 521 cal | 2188 kJ |
| Laffy Taffy | 100g | 1 bar (9 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 372 cal | 1562 kJ |
| Licorice | 100g | 5 pieces (29 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 375 cal | 1575 kJ |
| LifeSavers | 100g | 10 pieces (20 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 500 cal | 2100 kJ |
| Lindt Chocolate | 100g | 1 piece (5 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 548 cal | 2302 kJ |
| Liquorice | 100g | 5 pieces (29 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 375 cal | 1575 kJ |
| Lollipop | 100g | 1 lollipop (12 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 392 cal | 1646 kJ |
| M&M’s | 100g | 20 pieces (14 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 479 cal | 2012 kJ |
| Maltesers | 100g | 1 bag (37 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 498 cal | 2092 kJ |
| Mars Bar | 100g | 1 bar (45 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 448 cal | 1882 kJ |
| Marshmallows | 100g | 5 pieces (39 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 318 cal | 1336 kJ |
| Marzipan | 100g | 1 piece (20 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 411 cal | 1726 kJ |
| Mike and Ike | 100g | 20 pieces (37 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 360 cal | 1512 kJ |
| Milk Duds | 100g | 20 pieces (62 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 422 cal | 1772 kJ |
| Milky Way | 100g | 1 bar (22 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 449 cal | 1886 kJ |
| PayDay | 100g | 1 bar (52 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 462 cal | 1940 kJ |
| Peanut Bar | 100g | 1 bar (45 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 533 cal | 2239 kJ |
| Peanut Brittle | 100g | 1/2 cup (36 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 183 cal | 769 kJ |
| Peanut Butter Bars | 100g | 1 bar (77 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 379 cal | 1592 kJ |
| Peanut Butter Cookies | 100g | 1 cookie (20 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 475 cal | 1995 kJ |
| Peppermint bark | 100g | 1 piece (28 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 500 cal | 2100 kJ |
| Pez | 100g | 1 roll (8 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 427 cal | 1793 kJ |
| Pop Rocks | 100g | 1 bag (10 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 358 cal | 1504 kJ |
| Popcorn | 100g | 1 cup (11 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 582 cal | 2444 kJ |
| Pumpkin Seeds | 100g | 1 tbsp (10 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 560 cal | 2352 kJ |
| Reeses Peanut Butter Cups | 100g | 1 cup (28 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 536 cal | 2251 kJ |
| Rice Pudding | 100g | 1 cup (225 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 134 cal | 563 kJ |
| Roasted Almonds | 100g | 1 bar (21 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 452 cal | 1898 kJ |
| Rolo | 100g | 5 pieces (30 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 474 cal | 1991 kJ |
| S’mores | 100g | 1 bar (43 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 500 cal | 2100 kJ |
| Semolina | 100g | 1 tbsp (11 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 340 cal | 1428 kJ |
| Skittles | 100g | 20 pieces (22 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 405 cal | 1701 kJ |
| Smarties | 100g | 1 roll (7 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 357 cal | 1499 kJ |
| Smores | 100g | 1 bar (43 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 500 cal | 2100 kJ |
| Snickers | 100g | 1 bar (50 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 484 cal | 2033 kJ |
| Sour Patch Kids | 100g | 20 pieces (37 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 363 cal | 1525 kJ |
| Speculoos | 100g | 1 cookie (8 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 469 cal | 1970 kJ |
| Spritz Cookies | 100g | 1 cookie (11 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 500 cal | 2100 kJ |
| Take 5 | 100g | 1 bar (42 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 476 cal | 1999 kJ |
| Toblerone | 100g | 1 piece (9 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 525 cal | 2205 kJ |
| Trifle | 100g | 1/2 trifle (250 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 186 cal | 781 kJ |
| Twix | 100g | 1 bar (25 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 495 cal | 2079 kJ |
| Waffles | 100g | 1 waffle (35 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 272 cal | 1142 kJ |
| Whoopie Pie | 100g | 10 crackers (19 g) | 1 oz. (28 g) | 400 cal | 1680 kJ |
