Easter is right around the corner, but supermarkets have been stocking their shelves with chocolatey treats for weeks now - and many of us will have already caved to the temptation of a Cadbury's Creme Egg.
But do you know how much sugar you're eating when you much away on the chocolate and fondant snack?
One mum has issued a stark warning to parents thinking of giving their kids a Creme Egg this weekend after she measured out the amount of sugar contained in just one egg - and her results left some people gobsmacked.
She also admitted her findings could "upset" Creme Egg fans, as she shared a photo online of the treat alongside the hefty amount of sugar she claimed the sweet treat contains, with a 2p coin added for scale.
The image left some people dubious, with one writing: "Couldn't fit that much sugar in the egg. This is a lie."
According to the Cadbury website, each 40g Creme Egg contains 177kcal, 6.1g of fat, 3.7g saturates, 0.06g salt and a staggering 26.5g of sugar.
But with people on the mum's post doubting her figures, we decided to test it out ourselves - and found that there really is a whopping amount of sugar in a single Creme Egg.
Our photo seems to be slightly less sugar than the mum's original snap thanks to a more forgiving camera angle, but the results are still eye-opening, with the pile of sugar definitely bigger than the egg itself.
NHS guidelines say adults should have no more than 30g of free sugars a day, which is about seven sugar cubes.
For children aged seven to 10 the number drops to 24g, and for four to six-year-olds, it's recommended not to exceed 19g.
That means one Creme Egg exceeds the daily recommended intake of sugar for those under the age of 11 - and even for adults, it leaves you with less than 4g left for the rest of the day.
The images always divide opinion when they are recirculated on social media around Easter, leaving some put off as one wrote: "Wowsers! That’s A LOT of sugar. I love a creme egg but this is shocking".
A second said: "F**k off there's 26 g of sugar in a creme egg..."
But others had no time for it, as one argued: "I don't even care, I'm still gonna eat a multipack in one sitting on more than one occasion. Creme eggs are too good to give a s***."
Would this put you off a Cadbury Creme Egg or do they simply taste too good? Let us know in the comments.
