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How many sweets are in a kilo of pick and mix?
A kilo of pick and mix sounds like a lot, and it is. How many sweets you get depends on which ones you choose. Here are the makers' own figures, how far a kilo goes at a party, and what it means for delivery.
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A kilo of pick and mix is 1,000 g: ten of the 100 g portions we sell. How many sweets that makes depends entirely on which sweets are in it, because some sweets are much smaller and lighter than others.
Real counts from the makers
| Sweet | What the maker says | About how many in a kilo | |---|---|---:| | Jelly Belly jelly beans | 882 beans in a kilo | 882 | | Haribo Goldbears, American pack | 13 pieces in 30 g | 430 | | Werther's Original caramel coffee hard sweets, American pack | 4 pieces in 16 g | 250 |
Only the Jelly Belly figure is a count given by the maker for a whole kilo. The other two are our own arithmetic from the serving sizes on the makers' American labels, so treat them as a guide. Sizes and recipes can vary between brands and countries. A mixed kilo will land somewhere in between, depending on your choices.
How far a kilo goes
There is no official portion for sweets at a party. Sellers' guides range from about 100 g a guest, suggested by the sweet wholesaler Wholesale Sweets, to 200 to 250 g an adult, suggested by the event hire company The Added Extra, which puts children at 50 to 75 g. So a kilo would serve about ten guests at the lower figure, or four or five at the higher one: see how much pick and mix do you need per person?
It is also worth keeping sugar in mind. The NHS advises that adults have no more than 30 g of free sugars a day, and boiled sweets are nearly 100 per cent sugar, so a kilo of them is close to a kilo of sugar.
A kilo in old money
A pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg, so a kilo is about 2.2 pounds. The old quarter of a pound is about 113 g, which makes a kilo just under nine quarters: see what is a quarter of sweets?
Buying by the kilo from us
Pick and mix is sold by weight, which makes it easy to buy in bulk: see why is pick and mix sold by weight? With us, every sweet is sold by the 100 g, so a kilo can be ten portions of one sweet or a mix of up to ten. As your mix grows, the shop shows the delivery price at each weight milestone, such as 1 kg and 2 kg. Orders up to 2 kg are delivered for £3.99 by Royal Mail 48, and heavier orders follow Royal Mail's own price bands.
For the count in a single portion, see how many sweets are in 100 g of pick and mix?
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Questions and answers
How many jelly beans are in a kilo?
Jelly Belly says there are 882 of its beans in one kilo. Other brands may be a different size, so the count can differ.
How many people does a kilo of sweets serve?
There is no official figure. At the 100 g a guest suggested by one sweet wholesaler, a kilo serves about 10 people; at the 200 to 250 g suggested by an event hire company, about 4 or 5.
How much is a kilo in the old units?
A pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg, so a kilo is about 2.2 pounds, or just under nine quarters.
Sources
- FAQ, Jelly Belly
- HARIBO Goldbears, Haribo of America
- Werther's Original nutritional information, Storck USA
- Pound (mass), Wikipedia
- Everything you need to know about wedding sweets, Wholesale Sweets, April 2025
- How many kg of sweets for a wedding?, The Added Extra, September 2025
- How does sugar in our diet affect our health?, NHS
- Hard candy, Wikipedia
Keep reading
- Questions people askHow many sweets are in 100 g of pick and mix?It depends on the sweet. Makers' figures put 100 g at about 88 Jelly Belly beans, about 43 Haribo Goldbears, or 25 small hard caramels.
- Questions people askHow much pick and mix do you need per person?There is no official figure. Sweet sellers' guides range from about 100 g to 250 g per adult guest, and 50 to 75 g per child. How to work out your total.
- Questions people askWhy is pick and mix sold by weight?Because every scoop is different. Weighing is the fair way to price a mix of sweets of all sizes, and UK law says loose goods must be weighed in metric.
- Where to buyWhere to buy sweets by the kiloBuy sweets by the kilo at sweeties.net in 100 g steps of any mix, with £3.99 delivery up to 2 kg and 3 kg bulk bags for businesses. How to plan and store.
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