 A candy bar with peanut butter, roasted peanuts and caramel coated in milk chocolate | |
| Type | Chocolate bar |
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| Inventor | The Hershey Company |
| Inception | 1994 |
| Manufacturer | The Hershey Company |
| Current supplier | The Hershey Company |
| Website | hersheyland.com/nutrageous |
NutRageous is a chocolate bar made by The Hershey Company. It consists of Reese's Peanut Butter topped with roasted peanuts and caramel covered in chocolate-flavored coating.
Developed as a candy bar loosely based on the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, NutRageous was first sold in 1994. [1] NutRageous was originally called Acclaim, but this name was changed just prior to its release due to focus groups (mainly of children) responding more to the "NutRageous" branding. [2] In 2014, "NutRageous" was rebranded as "Nut Bar" internationally and the weight of the bar was reduced from 51 g to 47 g.
In May 2018, Hershey's released "Reese's Outrageous"; a variation of NutRageous which substitutes Reese's Pieces for the roasted peanuts. [3] [4]
| Nutritional value per 1 bar (51 g) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 280 kcal (1,200 kJ) |
28 g | |
| Sugars | 22 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2 g |
16 g | |
| Saturated | 5 g |
6 g | |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 2% 20 mg |
| Iron | 2% 0.2 mg |
| Sodium | 7% 100 mg |
| Other constituents | Quantity |
| Energy from fat | 140 kcal (590 kJ) |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. | |
One Nutrageous bar contains approximately 240 calories. [6] Although Nutrageous candy bars do not contain gluten ingredients, they are not certified as gluten-free. [7]
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