Laffy Taffy is a Nestle product distributed through the Willy Wonka Candy Company product line. The chewy, stretchy candy is sold in a variety of fruit flavors, such as grape, cherry, watermelon, strawberry and blueberry.
Ingredients
Laffy Taffy candy is made from corn syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, malic acid, egg albumen, calcium acetate, monoglycerides, artificial flavoring and artificial coloring. Some flavors of the product also contain sugar and carnauba wax.
Calories
One 42.5 g Laffy Taffy contains 30 calories of fat and a total of 150 calories. This means that consuming one bar of candy satisfies approximately 8 percent of your daily intake based on a 2,000-calorie diet. While this is a relatively small amount, consuming several candy pieces could result in high-calorie consumption.
Fat
The candy has 3.5 g of saturated fat, primarily from hydrogenated coconut oil. While the saturated fat in a Laffy Taffy accounts for only 1.5 percent of daily consumption in a 2,000-calorie diet, frequent consumption of saturated fat is linked to high cholesterol.
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates make up 77 percent of the calories in a Laffy Taffy. The product contains 29 g of carbohydrates, including 19 g of sugar.
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