Millions of Brits will be scoffing the remainders of their chocolate eggs this weekend after a visit from the Easter Bunny yesterday.
But those opting for the 'small' option of a Creme Egg may be shocked to discover the monstrous amount of sugar inside.
The standard-sized 40g chocolate, often enjoyed as a mini treat by both children and adults alike, contains a whopping 26g of sugar, meaning over half of the egg itself is made of the ingredient.
Despite the Creme Egg being relatively small in calories - only 173 per egg - it's gooey, fondant filling and crispy chocolate shell take up nearly all of your daily recommended sugar intake.
According to the NHS, adults should eat no more than 30g of 'free sugars' a day, however the famous egg packs in 26g, which is equivalent to a whopping six teaspoons.
The National Healthcare Service defines free sugars as 'any sugars added to food or drinks. These include sugars in biscuits, chocolate, flavoured yoghurts, breakfast cereals and fizzy drinks.
'These sugars may be added at home, or by a chef or other food manufacturer'.
It further explained that sugars found in honey, syrups, nectars and unsweetened fruit and vegetable juices also count as free sugars, despite naturally occuring.
The British Cadbury Creme egg has been an Easter staple perhaps since its inception in the sixties, but its sugar content might shock you (Stock image)
It then warned that free sugars should not make up more than 5 per cent of the calories we get from food and drink each day.
However, Cadbury itself lists the Creme Egg as containing a whopping 28.9 per cent of an adult's recommended daily sugar intake on their website.
The daily sugar allowance is even more restricted for children, as those aged seven to 10 are advised to have no more than 24g of free sugars a day.
Meanwhile the NHS says much younger children aged four to six should ingest no more than 19g of free sugars a day.
This then means that one Cadbury Creme egg accounts for a child's entire daily sugar intake and then some - in one sitting.
One UK mother has put the mind-blowing fact into context by sharing a photo of 25 grams of sugar next to the popular treat.
The concerned mumtook to social media in 2018, where she shared an image of a massive pile of sugar alongside a 40g Cadbury Creme egg.
She warned the image may 'upset' Creme Egg lovers, before writing: 'This amount of sugar in ONE cream egg?? Surely not......crikey!'
The Cadbury Creme egg contains nearly all of an adult's daily recommended sugar intake - which is 30g (Stock image)
The iconic Easter treat is loved for its gooey, fondant filling and crispy chocolate shell, despite it packing in an astounding amount of sugar (Stock image)
The sugar is also pictured alongside a British two pence coin, which appears to be several times smaller than the pile.
Many consumers commented on the concerned mother's photo, claiming they weren't surprised by her findings, though they defiantly vowed to continue eating the eggs.
According to Cadbury, the Creme Egg is made of milk, glucose syrup, cocoa butter, invert sugar syrup, whey powder (from milk) and cocoa mass.
It says it also contains vegetable fats (palm, shea), emulsifier (E442), dried EGG white, flavourings and colour (paprika extract).
Still, for many the iconic chocolate is so good, they're worth stealing - literally.
One UK mother put the mind-blowing fact into context by sharing a photo of 25 grams of sugar next to a Cadbury Creme egg
Last month,a shoplifter was caught with 70 - yes 70 - Creme Eggs hidden in his coat.
A video shows a police officer unpack box after box of the chocolate eggs from the shoplifter's Superdry jacket.
In total the shoplifter had 14 five packs of the sweet treats in his coat.
Dozens of other boxes were then found nearby in a discarded duffle bag nearby.
PC Guy Cunningham said: 'Christ! What have you got in there?' as he unloaded them from the crook's coat.
De Groot entered Tesco Express in Welland Road, Dogsthorpe, Cambridgeshire, at about 11.40am on March 22 and was seen to pack the chocolate eggs into a duffle bag.
He then walked out of the shop without paying.
A member of staff flagged down officers in a passing police car who followed De Groot and found he had stuffed the Creme Egg multipacks inside his coat.
He had dropped the duffle bag nearby which was also found stuffed full of boxes of Creme Eggs.
In total De Groot made off with more than 300 of the eggs.
De Groot appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court on Tuesday March 25 where he was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for a year.
He was also banned from entering Cambridgeshire for the next three months, after admitting theft from a shop.
PC Cunningham, who made the arrest, said: 'Thanks to the quick reaction by staff who flagged us down, we were able to catch De Groot red-handed and return the stolen items to the store'.
