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Ouch: Bulk candy retailer Candystore.com compiles list of worst Halloween candies

Circus peanuts named worst candy by Candystore.com customers, other media sources.

Not all parts of Halloween are sweet.

Online bulk candy retailer Candystore.com has compiled a list of the worst Halloween candies based on customer survey data and lists from other media sources.

Below are the sweets trick-or-treaters might not want to see in their jack-o-lantern buckets:

10. Mary Janes

9. Good & Plenty

8. (Black) Licorice

7. Smarties

6. Tootsie Rolls

5. Peanut Butter Kisses

4. Necco wafers

3. Wax Coke Bottles

2. Candy Corn

1. Circus Peanuts

In the interest of fairness, Candystore.com also compiled a list of the best candies. They include:

10. Hershey bar

9. Skittles

8. Sour Patch Kids

7. Butterfinger

6. Nerds

5. M&M’S

4. Kit Kat

3. Twix

2. Snickers

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.