How are Reeses Pieces made?

How are REESE'S peanut butter cups made? REESE'S peanut butter cups begin with roasting fresh peanuts for REESE'S one-of-a-kind peanut butter. The peanut butter and milk chocolate are then dropped and pressed into a mold that gives REESE'S cups their iconic shape.
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What are Reese's pieces made out of?

Ingredients: Sugar, partially defatted peanuts: partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (palm kernel oil and soybean oil), reduced minerals whey (milk), dextrose, contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, artificial color (blue 1 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake), salt, soy lecithin, resinous glaze, modified ...
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What is the filling in Reese's Pieces?

Reese's Pieces consists of bite-sized pieces of candy filled with a peanut butter center in a crunchy shell.
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Why do Reese's Pieces taste different?

1. They Aren't Made With The Same Filling As The Cups. Though they taste similar, Hershey's actually developed a formula back in the '70s for sweetened peanut meal that has the consistency of chocolate, which has become the basis for the pieces, said a spokesperson from the Hershey Company.
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Why are Reese's so addictive?

Think about the best combinations: they're well-balanced. Just like Reese's cups are so addicting because they've got a bit of sweet and a bit of salty (similar to caramel corn or pretzel sticks dipped in frosting), dynamic duos seem to have a bit of opposite qualities.
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Do Reese's pieces have red dye?

An artificial red color approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for use in foods, drugs and cosmetics.
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Is Reeses Pieces real peanut butter?

REESE'S peanut butter cups begin with roasting fresh peanuts for REESE'S one-of-a-kind peanut butter. The peanut butter and milk chocolate are then dropped and pressed into a mold that gives REESE'S cups their iconic shape.
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What is in the middle of Reese's?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are an American candy consisting of a chocolate cup filled with peanut butter, marketed by The Hershey Company.
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Are Reese Pieces OK for dogs?

Yes, dogs can eat a few Reese's Pieces since this occasional treat does not contain ingredients that are toxic to dogs such as raisins or chocolate. But we do not recommend that you give Reese's Pieces to your pup because they are not healthy.
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Why is there no chocolate in Reeses Pieces?

Well, as it turns out our favorite peanut butter and chocolate candy pieces are more peanut butter than chocolate. To be precise, they're more peanuts, oil, syrup, artificial colors, salt, glaze, wax and milk.
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Is Reese's Pieces healthy?

Contain: 1 cup (serving): 88 calories, 5 grams fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 8 grams sugar. Stay away, since the grams of fat and calories can add up quickly. These chewy candies are high in fructose corn syrup and can also stick to dental work.
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Are Reese's Pieces vegan?

All Reese's Pieces products contain milk, so they are not vegan. They also contain some other potentially non-vegan ingredients, as explained below. What is this? Reese's Pieces contain milk, which is of course not vegan.
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Is there any chocolate in Reese's Pieces?

The candies, which as you may know come in orange, yellow, and brown colors, are only peanut butter-flavored. Chocolate is NOT an ingredient, despite sharing a name with the chocolate peanut butter cups, and the brown color, which I guess we all just assumed meant they were chocolate?!
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Where are Reese's Pieces made?

Today, Reese's makes enough peanut cups each year to feed one cup to every person in the USA, Japan, Europe, Australia, China, Africa and India! Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made in Hershey, PA, Stuarts Draft, WV and in Monterrey, MX.
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Why do Reese's have ridges?

According to Mashable, the ridges on the cups actually change the chocolate to peanut butter ratio, which makes sense, and also contributes to the difference in how these two offerings taste.
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Are Reese's cups smaller than they used to be?

Hershey announced plans to roll out a Reese's Cup that is 40% thinner than the original last week. Reese's Cups fans are reacting with horror and disgust. Most Reese's lovers say they want more chocolate and peanut butter, not a smaller cup in the form of a Reese's Thins.
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Can Reese's cause diarrhea?

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach/abdominal cramps, headache, drowsiness, dizziness, trouble sleeping, or loss of appetite may occur.
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Do Reese's Pieces have tree nuts?

Peanuts are present both in the Reese's Pieces and separately as chopped peanuts, which are visible in the bar itself once the packaging is opened/removed.
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Do Reeses Pieces have milk in them?

Vegans Should Not Eat This Candy!

Reese's Pieces contain milk, and this is one of two reasons why the candy is unsuitable for people who follow the vegan diet. Resinous glaze is an animal-exploiting ingredient that might not seem like it just from the name.
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What proportion of Reese's Pieces are orange?

Suppose a large bag of Reese's Pieces has 1000 pieces. The manufacturer says that exactly 40% of the candies are orange.
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Why is Reese's named Reese in Canada?

Why Is Reese's Called Reese In Canada? Back in the day, there was a guy by the name of Harry Burnett Reese who worked as a dairy farmer for another guy by the name of Milton S. Hershey. Reese was so inspired by Mr.
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What candy has no corn syrup?

Reese's. I was shocked to see that Reese's are actually one of the “healthier” options in the Halloween candy department. They are free of corn syrup AND vegetable oils.
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