How many calories are in candies?

100 g of candies has 453 kcal. 1 piece (20 g): about 91 kcal. 1 recipe yield, 60 pieces (1,229 g): about 5,567 kcal.

How much protein is in candies?

Candies contains 2.3 g of protein per 100 g (5% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 0.45 g in 1 piece (20 g). About 2% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other sweets and desserts, that is below the median (median 3 g).

How many carbs are in candies?

Candies has 71.3 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 1.7 g of fiber and 64.1 g of sugars.

How much fat is in candies?

Candies contains 17.5 g of fat per 100 g, of which 10.7 g is saturated (53% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does candies contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are copper (24% DV) and manganese (10% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in candies?

100 g contains 85 mg of sodium, 4% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in Candies, fudge, chocolate marshmallow, prepared-from-recipe

Generic food Sweets and Desserts

Candies, fudge, chocolate marshmallow, prepared-from-recipe contains 453 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 piece (20 g) provides about 91 kcal.

Roughly 63% of its calories come from carbohydrates, with 35% from fat and 2% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in sweets and desserts on FoodFactly, where the median is 365 kcal per 100 g across 358 foods.

100 g provides 24% of the Daily Value for copper and 10% of the Daily Value for manganese.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

453kcal per 100 g

2.3 gprotein

71.3 gcarbohydrates

17.5 gfat

91kcal in 1 piece (20 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	453 kcal
Total fat C	17.5 g	22%
Saturated fat C	10.7 g	53%
Trans fat C	0.32 g
Cholesterol C	25 mg	8%
Sodium C	85 mg	4%
Total carbohydrates C	71.3 g	26%
Dietary fiber C	1.7 g	6%
Total sugars C	64.1 g
Protein C	2.3 g	5%
Vitamin A C	75 µg	8%
Vitamin C C	0.2 mg	0.2%
Vitamin E C	0.32 mg	2%
Vitamin K C	2.3 µg	2%
Thiamin (B1) C	0.022 mg	2%
Riboflavin (B2) C	0.077 mg	6%
Niacin (B3) C	0.16 mg	1%
Pantothenic acid (B5) C	0.12 mg	2%
Vitamin B6 C	0.017 mg	1%
Folate (B9) C	5 µg	1%
Vitamin B12 C	0.03 µg	1%
Calcium C	45 mg	3%
Iron C	0.96 mg	5%
Magnesium C	36 mg	9%
Phosphorus C	67 mg	5%
Potassium C	147 mg	3%
Zinc C	0.58 mg	5%
Copper C	0.22 mg	24%
Manganese C	0.23 mg	10%
Selenium C	2.1 µg	4%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 2%
Carbohydrates 63%
Fat 35%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein2.3 gbelow the median for sweets and desserts (median 3 g)
Fiber1.7 gabove the median for sweets and desserts (median 0.8 g)
Sugars64.1 gin the top quarter of sweets and desserts (median 46.5 g)
Fat17.5 gabove the median for sweets and desserts (median 4.3 g)
Saturated fat10.7 gin the top quarter of sweets and desserts (median 2.1 g)
Sodium85 mgabove the median for sweets and desserts (median 79 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal0.5 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water7.8 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	5.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	0.61 g

Individual fatty acids (40)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) C	0 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) C	0 g
ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) C	0.031 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) C	0.55 g
SFA 4:0 C	0.34 g
SFA 6:0 C	0.21 g
SFA 8:0 C	0.12 g
SFA 10:0 C	0.26 g
SFA 12:0 C	0.27 g
SFA 14:0 C	0.82 g
SFA 16:0 C	4.5 g
SFA 18:0 C	4 g
SFA 20:0 C	0.09 g
MUFA 18:1 C	5.1 g
PUFA 18:3 C	0.06 g
PUFA 20:4 C	0 g
SFA 22:0 C	0.007 g
MUFA 14:1 C	0 g
MUFA 16:1 C	0.13 g
PUFA 18:4 C	0 g
MUFA 20:1 C	0.01 g
MUFA 22:1 C	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) C	0 g
SFA 15:0 C	0 g
SFA 17:0 C	0.068 g
SFA 24:0 C	0 g
TFA 18:1 t C	0.29 g
PUFA 18:2 i C	0.029 g
PUFA 18:2 CLAs C	0.026 g
MUFA 24:1 c C	0 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c C	0 g
MUFA 16:1 c C	0.094 g
MUFA 18:1 c C	1.7 g
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c C	0.21 g
MUFA 17:1 C	0 g
PUFA 20:3 C	0 g
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic C	0.29 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic C	0.029 g
SFA 13:0 C	0 g
MUFA 15:1 C	0 g

Carotenoids (6)

Beta-carotene C	17 µg
Lycopene C	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin C	5 µg
Retinol C	73 µg
Carotene, alpha C	0 µg
Cryptoxanthin, beta C	0 µg

Other components (10)

Water C	7.8 g
Caffeine C	18 mg
Ash C	0.76 g
Theobromine C	139 mg
Energy C	1,893 kJ
Vitamin A, IU C	273 IU
Folic acid C	0 µg
Folate, food C	5 µg
Vitamin E, added C	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added C	0 µg

Other forms of Candies

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Candies, honey-combed, with peanut butter	473	8.7 g	67.4 g	20.2 g
Candies, ALMOND JOY Candy Bar	479	4.1 g	59.5 g	26.9 g
Candies, TWIZZLERS CHERRY BITES	338	3 g	79.4 g	1.7 g
Candies, NESTLE, BIT-O'-HONEY Candy Chews	388	2 g	80.9 g	7.5 g
Candies, NESTLE, BUTTERFINGER Bar	459	5.4 g	72.9 g	18.9 g
Candies, caramels, chocolate-flavor roll	387	1.6 g	87.7 g	3.3 g
Candies, confectioner's coating, yogurt	522	5.9 g	63.9 g	27 g
Candies, confectioner's coating, peanut butter	529	18.3 g	46.9 g	29.8 g
Candies, white chocolate	539	5.9 g	59.2 g	32.1 g
Candies, fudge, peanut butter, prepared-from-recipe	387	3.8 g	77.8 g	6.6 g
Candies, fudge, vanilla, prepared-from-recipe	383	1.1 g	82.2 g	5.5 g
Candies, fudge, vanilla with nuts	435	3 g	74.6 g	13.7 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Chocolate candy, nougat filled	446	3.3 g	74.5 g	15 g
Frostings, cream cheese-flavor, ready-to-eat	415	0.1 g	67.3 g	17.3 g
Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat	418	0 g	67.9 g	16.2 g
Icing, white	418	0 g	67.9 g	16.2 g
Chocolate candy, candy shell	492	4.3 g	71.2 g	21.1 g
Baking chocolate, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Milk Chocolate Mini Baking Bits	502	4.8 g	68.4 g	23.4 g
Baking chocolate, mexican, squares	426	3.6 g	77.4 g	15.6 g
Frostings, chocolate, creamy, ready-to-eat	397	1.1 g	63.2 g	17.6 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 169669. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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