A product of the Hershey Company in the United States, Cadbury Eggs have become a popular chocolate treat thanks to their creamy filling and a successful television marketing campaign featuring the Cadbury Bunny, a humorous take on the iconic Easter Bunny. Despite their name and appearance, Cadbury Eggs have little in common with real eggs when it comes to nutritional value.
Identification
The classic Cadbury Creme Egg comes wrapped in a distinctive red, green and blue foil wrapper with a yellow chick emblazoned above the words Cadbury Creme Egg. The size and shape of a real egg, each Cadbury Crème Egg weighs 39 g, with one egg equaling one serving. The candy consists of a hollow milk chocolate shell protecting a gooey white and yellow cream center. Cadbury also produces a Caramel Egg and mini versions of the Creme Egg.
Features
According to the Hershey Company, Cadbury Creme Eggs contain milk chocolate, sugar, corn syrup, invert sugar, 2 percent or less of egg whites, artificial coloring, yellow No. 5, and vanillin. Cadbury reformulated the Mini Eggs, the miniature version of the original Creme Egg, to include egg whites.
Significance
The Cadbury Creme Egg's ingredients don't deliver much in the way of nutritional content. One Creme Egg contains 6 g of fat, 3.5 g of which is saturated fat. Each egg also contains 5 mg of cholesterol, 25 mg of sodium, 28 g of carbohydrates, 25 g of sugar and 2 g of protein. The eggs provide 4 percent of the recommended daily value of calcium, while contributing nothing in the way of iron, vitamin A, or vitamin C.
Considerations
MayoClinic.com recommends limiting saturated fat intake to no more than 7 percent of total calories. For a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, the saturated fat in a Cadbury Creme Egg would represent 23.3 percent of the daily value. Saturated fat raises blood cholesterol levels and increases the risk of coronary heart disease. The Cadbury Creme Egg's high sugar content also might lead to weight gain and an increased risk of other health problems, including diabetes.
History
In 1824, John Cadbury opened his first shop in Birmingham, England, eventually leading to the formation of the Cadbury chocolate company. Cadbury produced its first Creme Egg in 1923, with the candy becoming an immediate hit during the Easter season. In 1988, Hershey Foods Corp. acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell Cadbury Creme Eggs and other Cadbury candies in the United States.
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