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Pez Candy Refills 8 Pack
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Pez Candy Refills 8 Pack

Pez
2.32 oz
Available at Foodtown
35
Calories
0g
Protein
9g
Sugars
0mg
Sodium
34
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pez Candy Refills 8 Pack is a compact, brightly packaged sweet you’ll spot in the candy aisle or on endcaps near novelty sweets, party favors, and checkout impulse displays. Shelves often place it beside small toy candies, gum, and seasonal trick-or-treat items. It suits quick trips for party supplies, back-to-school treats, road-trip snack bags, or movie-night candy bowls. The brand leans heavily into playful, kid-focused positioning and nostalgia—colorful dispensers, collectible characters, and decades of marketing aimed at children and adults who remember them from childhood. Packaging and labels use bold primary colors and cartoonish type; there are no organic seals or meaningful health claims, though the ingredient statement includes the phrase natural & artificial flavors, which can create a mild health halo despite the product’s composition. In plain processing terms, these are highly processed confections made from refined sugars, syrups, emulsifiers, hydrogenated palm oils, acids for tartness, and synthetic colorants. Sensory details: the tablets are small, dry and brittle with an initial crunch that quickly dissolves into a sweet, slightly tangy powder; the texture is chalky rather than chewy. The refills come in slim paperboard boxes with plastic/foil blister packs that slide into a spring-loaded character dispenser. Ritual use is part of the appeal—snapping open a dispenser, loading a strip of tablets, and theatrically popping a piece into a child’s hand or sharing at a party. Culturally, Pez functions as a playful impulse buy, collectible novelty, and a compact sugar treat for short bursts of fun.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 8
Calories35
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate9g3%
Total Sugars9g
Added Sugars9g18%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Ingredients, List, for, Pez, Candy:, Sugar,, Corn, Syrup,, Adipic, Acid,, Hydrogenated, Palm, Kernel, &, Palm, Oils,, Mono, &, Diglycerides,, Natural, &, Artificial, Flavors,, Artificial, Colors, FD&C, Red, 3,, Yellow, 5,, Yellow, 6,, Blue, 2..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Hydrogenated Palm Kernel & Palm Oils - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Mono & Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • FD&C Red 3 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 2 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined sugars, hydrogenated fats, emulsifiers, artificial colors and flavors—ingredients and manufacturing processes characteristic of ultra-processed foods (NOVA 4). The product is formulated and assembled from industrial ingredients rather than whole foods.

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Common Questions about Pez Candy Refills 8 Pack

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! Pez Candy is definitely a sugary treat, packing about 9 grams of sugar per serving, which is on the higher side for a snack. It's not exactly a superfood, but if you're looking for a fun, nostalgic candy fix, it can fit into an occasional treat without too much guilt.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicplayfulconvenient
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