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Almond joy vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between almond joy and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less fiber, phosphorus, iron, potassium, calcium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Almond joy covers your daily saturated fat needs 78% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, ALMOND JOY Candy Bar and Candies, butterscotch.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 19% 22% 48% 0% 0% 48% 19% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8366.7%
Contains more IronIron +12600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almond joy Butterscotch DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.59g 2.065g 71%
Fats 26.93g 3.3g 36%
Fiber 5g 0g 20%
Phosphorus 112mg 1mg 16%
Iron 1.27mg 0.01mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.26g 0.845g 11%
Sodium 142mg 391mg 11%
Carbs 59.51g 90.4g 10%
Protein 4.13g 0.03g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.18g 0.122g 7%
Potassium 254mg 3mg 7%
Calcium 64mg 4mg 6%
Calories 479kcal 391kcal 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 4mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 54.51g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 48.34g 80.46g N/A
Copper 0.001mg 0%
Manganese 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 27% 60% 8%
Protein: 4.13 g
Fats: 26.93 g
Carbs: 59.51 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1.23 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13666.7%
Contains more FatsFats +716.1%
Contains more WaterWater +56.2%
Contains more OtherOther +20.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 22% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.59 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.26 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.18 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +522.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +867.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Almond joy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167562/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.