To hand out caramel sweets during an Easter egg hunt, choose a product explicitly sold in mini size, then decide how many pieces to give each person. A small size doesn’t define a portion. Before offering them to children, check the ingredients, allergens and nutritional information on the pack you’ve chosen. In France, Nutri-Score can be a useful guide when displayed, but it’s optional.
If you’re planning several hiding places or have a number of participants, look for a clear “mini” label. Check the pack weight too, and whether the pieces are individually wrapped: the size of the sweets doesn’t determine how many there are per person.
Check the label on the pack you’ll be handing out. Carrefour and Auchan product listings for CARAMBAR Minis Caramel Tendre mention milk and the possible presence of nuts. Don’t assume the same information applies to another recipe.
Compare the nutritional values per 100 g, then decide separately how many pieces to offer. For children, Manger Bouger recommends limiting sugary foods.
First, make sure you know what the product is: a mini caramel sweet and a mini chocolate bar containing caramel aren’t the same kind of confectionery. Then check the packaging and label of the product you’ve chosen.
| Criteria | What to check | Who is it for? |
|---|---|---|
| Size and how to share them | The “mini” label and the number of pieces, if stated; whether they’re individually wrapped. | To make several hiding places without handing out treats at random, some shoppers want to be able to count the pieces before the activity. Around 31% of shoppers put this organisation first. |
| Ingredients and allergens | The ingredients list and any allergens highlighted on the pack you’re actually buying. | If a participant has a known dietary restriction, choosing without reading the label isn’t an option. Ingredient suitability is the priority for around 38% of shoppers. |
| Nutritional values | Sugars and other nutritional values per 100 g; the number of pieces planned per person. | If the amount of confectionery handed out is your main concern, comparing products by weight helps you tell recipes apart without confusing size with the amount eaten. Around 31% of shoppers prioritise this. |
The DGCCRF says that displaying Nutri-Score is voluntary in France. Its absence alone doesn’t mean a caramel sweet is non-compliant.
To compare prepacked products, check their nutrition declaration per 100 g. The DGCCRF says this is mandatory in most cases, subject to applicable exceptions.
A small sweet may be easier to hand out without being individually wrapped: Auchan’s listing for the 200 g pack of CARAMBAR Minis Caramel Tendre says the sweets aren’t individually wrapped.
Decide how many pieces to hand out and check how they’re packaged before setting up the hiding places.
The CARAMBAR Minis listings we checked mention milk and the possible presence of nuts. Other caramel confectionery may have a different composition.
Read the label on each product you choose, and have an alternative ready if participants’ dietary restrictions require it.
Net weight alone doesn’t tell you how many pieces there are, how they’re wrapped or what they contain. Auchan’s listing for the 350 g pack of CARAMBAR Minis gives 45 g of sugars per 100 g. Compare this with the per-100 g values for other products, not just the weight of their packs.
Check both the actual size and the nutritional information before choosing.
Carrefour and Auchan listings describe Minis Caramel Tendre as soft caramels in a small size, available in packs of 200 g and 350 g, among others.
Auchan’s caramel sweets range offers other recipes to consider if mini size isn’t essential.
Auchan’s range includes WERTHER'S Original hard cream and butter candies, which are different from soft mini caramels.
These mini chocolate bars contain caramel and may be worth considering if you’re happy to choose a different kind of confectionery from plain caramel sweets. Check their size and ingredients against how you plan to hand them out.
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Worth considering if you’d prefer to hand out mini bars rather than plain caramel sweets. The pack is listed as 333 g. Before handing them out, check the packaging for the ingredients, allergens and how the pieces are wrapped.
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The pack of 15 mini bars makes it easy to plan how many pieces to hand out. These are caramel chocolate bars, not plain caramel sweets. If each piece needs to be individually wrapped, check this on the pack before buying and check the listed allergens.
No. According to the DGCCRF, displaying Nutri-Score is voluntary in France. A nutrition declaration, however, is mandatory for most prepacked foods, subject to the applicable exceptions. It lets you compare sugars and fat per 100 g, among other things.
Read the ingredients, allergens, best-before date and storage instructions on the pack you’ve chosen. The CARAMBAR Minis listings we checked mention milk and the possible presence of nuts. Check these details on the product you actually buy.
No. “Mini” describes the size of the sweet, not how many to hand out. Decide on the quantity separately. Manger Bouger recommends limiting sugary foods for children.
The Auchan listings for the CARAMBAR Minis we checked say to store them away from heat and humidity. Follow the instructions on the pack you’ve chosen.