As Halloween season approaches, it is the time for the candy in bowls to come out. The Halloween candy industry is massive, with Americans expected to buy nearly 600 million pounds of Halloween candy each year, equivalent to billions of dollars. With all that candy to choose from, here are the top 5 candies ranked.
No. 1: Skittles
With the packaging yielding the perfect amount of candy, and a wide range of flavors, Skittles’ candy coating creates the perfect crunch right before the enhanced flavors fill the mouths of wanting people. The versatility and the candy coating are why Skittles deserve the gold medal.
No. 2: Twix
Twix combines a shortbread cookie, caramel goodness, and a coating of milk chocolate to give the perfect snap paired with its chewy texture. This is why Twix deserves the silver medal.
No. 3: Hershey’s
Even though this bar only has the chocolate and nothing else, this bar gets the bronze medal, not because of the simplicity, but because of the quality of its chocolate. This bar has a wide variety of chocolates ranging from milk, white, mint, and dark, while also having a range of sizes. No matter what type of Hershey you eat, Hershey’s has the factor of melting in your mouth.
No. 4: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
In the fourth spot is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. The reason behind this is because of the peanut butter. With peanuts being one of the most common food allergies according to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), this chocolate could be really challenging to eat in public because of fear of getting others sick. This chocolate is also lower quality than what you could get from Hershey’s or Twix.
No. 5: Starburst
In last place, is Starburst. This candy, while having many flavors, lacks in the quality department. While supposed to be a more chewy texture, it only just sticks to the teeth of the people eating it. In addition to this, Starburst has undesirable flavors, such as the pink one.
