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Calories in Hersheys Pot of Gold Caramel pecan cluster
210Calories
| Amount Per 4 pieces | |||
| Calories | 210 Kcal (879 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 117 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 13g | 20% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% | |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% | |
| Sodium | 60mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 24g | 8% | |
| Sugars | 22g | 88% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 2g | 4% | |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 5.1, PointsPlus: 6, SmartPoints: 11
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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5.5 tsp of sugars per serving
This includes both naturally occurring and added sugars.According to the USDA, every man woman and child in the US consumes approximately 80 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year! That works out to 25 tsp of sugars per day, or 400 extra calories!
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Contains trans-fats! Even if label says 0!
Consumption of food containing trans-fat has unequivocally been shown to increase the risk of heart disease by raising levels of LDL (bad cholesterol), and lowering levels of HDL (good cholesterol).Why do the nutrition labels on some products say that there are no trans fats? Unfortunately there is an FDA loop hole here. If the amount of trans-fat in a product is less than half a gram per serving, manufacturers can round it down to 0.But even 0.49 grams of trans-fat is bad for you. And don't even get us started on the actual consumption versus the tiny serving size.So how do you know if a product does have trans fat in it? Look for "partially hydrogenated" oils and fats in the ingredient list.
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Yay! No artificial colors
Good choice! No artificial colors in this according to our last product update.Gum, mints and candy, while you're only consuming just a little bit, can have some added elements you don't want - like artificial colors. Parents of children sensitive to artificial colors report reactions from tiny doses. Many people on special diets avoid them and others are actually allergic to them. And the good news is that this product has none!
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Contains high fructose corn syrup
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a highly processed ingredient manufactured from surplus corn, and yielding a cheap replacement to table sugar. In the early 1980's many food manufacturers started using it instead of sugar as a cost cutting measure. That's about the same time obesity rates started to skyrocket in the US. Most scientists agree that HFCS is no better and no worse than plain sugar, though some newer studies seem to find the two affect the metabolism differently. Consumption of both should be drastically limited.
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Highly Processed!
This product is highly processed. If you'll take a look at its ingredient list, you'll discover new words to add to your vocabulary. Many of theses ingredients are required to increase the shelf life of the product and improve the flavor that disappears when food is not fresh.
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Learn about industrial caramel coloring
Homemade caramel is made by melting sugar in a saucepan. Brown coloring in sodas and some other products is not the same thing.Industrial caramel coloring is made by reacting sugars with ammonia and sulfites under high pressure and temperatures. The chemical reactions create 4-methylimidazole, which in government-conducted studies caused lung, liver, or thyroid cancer or leukemia in laboratory mice or rats. This is why California recently required foods containing caramel color to be labeled as potential cancer-causing agents. But you won't see this warning label any time soon - manufacturers simply reduced the use of caramel color enough that the labeling requirements no longer applied.Caramel color varies slightly between products - when in beer, sauces or baked goods it has just ammonia and when used in soft drinks, it has both sulfites and ammonia. Neither one is a "good" option.Bottom line: Choose something else, less controversial.
Caramel pecan cluster Ingredients
Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Pecans, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa Butter, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel and Coconut Oil), Chocolate, Dairy Butter (Milk), Contains 2% or Less of: Cocoa, Milk Fat, Whey (Milk), Mono- and Diglycerides, Vegetable Oil (Safflower, Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil), Soy Lecithin, Salt, Carrageenan, Artificial Flavor, Disodium Phosphate, Caramel Color, Almonds, Peanuts, Macadamia Nuts.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
11%
of RDI* (210 calories) 59.2 g
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Cal: 10.5 %
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Fat: 20 %
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Carb: 8 %
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Prot: 4 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (43.4%)
- Fat (52.9%)
- Protein (3.6%)
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