Why are Reese's Pieces orange yellow and brown?

More experimentation was needed to determine the correct thickness of the shell. Finally, the colors of the candy coating were designed to coordinate with the color of the Reese's package. The color distribution goal is 50% orange, 25% brown, and 25% yellow.
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Why are there more orange Reeses Pieces?

There's A Reason You Get So Much Orange

If you're wondering why your box or bag is overloaded with orange pieces, it's because the goal color distribution for the candy is 50% orange, 25% brown, and 25% yellow.
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Why does Reese's use the color orange?

In the world of candy, Reese's distinct shade of orange tells the consumer that a tasty peanut butter and chocolate treat resides within the packaging.
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Why do Reese's Pieces taste different?

There are two reasons the ratio of milk chocolate to peanut butter is different between the shapes and traditional cups: The first is that the shapes are larger than the cups, but use about the same amount of chocolate. That means the rest of the area is filled with extra peanut butter filling (yum).
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What colors are Reese's Pieces?

Reese's Pieces are a peanut butter candy manufactured by The Hershey Company; they are oblate spheroid in shape and covered in candy shells that are colored yellow, orange, or brown.
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Why is there no chocolate in Reese's Pieces?

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?! A closer inspection of a Reese's Pieces box confirms that it is described as "peanut butter candy in a crunchy shell." No mention of chocolate.
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Why do Reese's Pieces not have chocolate?

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 there real peanut butter in Reese's Pieces?

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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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 there more chocolate or peanut butter in a Reese?

The standard Reese's cup, meanwhile, was exactly the reliable 50-50 ratio of peanut butter to chocolate we know and love, making for the ultimate balance between salty and sweet. It felt right.
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Did Reeses trademark the color orange?

In the case of Reese's orange, parent company Hershey Co. doesn't actually own the color, but its trademark precludes competitors in the confectionary world from using it.
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What percent 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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Did they stop making Reese's Pieces?

No, Reese's are not being discontinued

In fact, the so-called “news” wasn't news at all. The whole story was a prank—care of the “prank your friends” website BreakingNews365.net.
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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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Can I give my dog Reese's Pieces?

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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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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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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Why did they use Reese's Pieces in ET?

For those of you who don't remember the plot of E.T., Reese's Pieces were used by the Character Eliot to lure E.T. out of hiding. Within two weeks of the movie's premiere, Reese's Pieces sales blew up! There's a dispute about the actual numbers, but its estimated sales went up 65% to 85%.
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What candy did et eat?

About that time, Hershey Chocolate received a call from Universal Studios, and they said that Steven Spielberg was producing a movie called “E.T.,” and they had decided to use Reese's Pieces and the candy would play a featured part in the picture.
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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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What is the number one peanut butter?

Jif leads the way in terms of peanut butter sales. And that's no mistake. When it comes to the best tasting peanut butters, Jif is easily the cream of the crop. While Skippy is creamier and Adams is more natural, Jif is the tastiest and has the most flavor.
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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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Does Reese's use real chocolate?

Reese and Hershey were a match made in heaven

According to Business Insider, Reese always used fresh ingredients for the centers of his candies, as well as Hershey's chocolate.
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What is the difference between real chocolate and fake chocolate?

Real dark chocolate will ALWAYS contain: cocoa powder (chocolate liquor, chocolate, unsweetened chocolate), cocoa butter, and sugar. If the ingredients list has palm kernel oil, it is adulterated fake chocolate. Unlike milk and white chocolate, dark chocolate has no milk in it.
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