What counts as keto-friendly?
A ketogenic diet typically limits net carbohydrates to under 20–50g per day, with strict keto aiming for under 20g. For individual foods, anything above 10g net carbs per 100g is generally considered too high to fit comfortably within a keto meal plan.
Net carbs are calculated by subtracting fibre from total carbohydrates. This gives a more accurate picture of the carbohydrates that actually impact blood sugar and ketosis.
We applied this 10g net carbs per 100g threshold to every Easter egg listed on Tesco.com. Not a single product came close.
Zero Easter eggs qualify
The lowest net carbs in the entire category is 39.3g per 100g
That's nearly 4x the strict keto threshold of 10g. Every single product fails.
Of the 155 Easter egg products listed on Tesco.com, not one has under 10g net carbs per 100g. The lowest — Ferrero Rocher Classic Milk Chocolate Egg — comes in at 39.3g net carbs, with 7.4g protein and 46.4g fat.
At the other end, Tesco's own-brand products average 67.6g net carbs per 100g. That's nearly double the best option and enough to blow an entire day's carb allowance in a single serving.
The entire Easter egg category is structurally high-carb. Even products marketed as premium or dark chocolate offer no meaningful advantage for anyone tracking net carbs.
Same shelf. One has 39g net carbs. The other has 68g.
Ferrero Rocher Classic Egg: 39.3g net carbs, 7.4g protein, 46.4g fat. Tesco Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs: 67.6g net carbs, 5.7g protein, 19.1g fat. The Ferrero has nearly half the carbs, more protein, and more fat — a better macro profile by every keto measure.
Brand rankings by net carbs
There is a 28.3g gap between the lowest and highest average net carbs by brand. That gap matters if you're budgeting carbs — even though none are keto-friendly.
| Brand | Avg net carbs | Products |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrero | 39.3g | 7 |
| Tesco Finest | 49.1g | 4 |
| Terry's | 56.2g | 4 |
| KitKat | 56.9g | 6 |
| Cadbury | 58.7g | 36 |
| Nestlé | 59.6g | 15 |
| Toblerone | 60.3g | 2 |
| Tesco | 67.6g | 8 |
The least carb-heavy options
No Easter egg is keto. But if you're going to have one anyway, these are the lowest damage options based on net carbs per 100g:
1. Ferrero Rocher Classic Milk Chocolate Egg
2. Tesco Finest Seville Orange & Dark Chocolate Egg
3. After Eight Dark Mint Chocolate Premium Easter Egg
But “least carb-heavy” is still far from keto. Even the best option at 39.3g net carbs per 100g would use up nearly your entire daily carb allowance on strict keto in a single serving.
The full report includes all 155 products ranked by net carbs, with complete macro breakdowns and brand-by-brand analysis.
Get the full keto Easter Egg rankings
All 155 products ranked by net carbs, with macro breakdowns and brand analysis.
Does dark chocolate help?
A common assumption is that dark chocolate Easter eggs will be lower in carbs. The data doesn't support this. The lowest net carbs in our dataset — Ferrero Rocher Classic at 39.3g — is milk chocolate. Higher cocoa percentage doesn't automatically mean fewer carbs in Easter eggs. The fillings, shells, and added sugars push the carbs up regardless of cocoa content.
SpikeSaver was built to cut through assumptions like this. It's a Chrome extension that analyses every product on Tesco.com against your health goals — including net carbs, macros, and more — so you can make informed choices without reading every label.
If you want to understand the keto reality of Easter eggs this year, start with the report above. If you want to make better choices every time you shop, start using SpikeSaver while you shop →
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