Almond joy vs. Payday — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are almond joy and payday different?
- Payday is higher than almond joy in potassium, phosphorus, iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Almond joy covers your daily need for saturated fat, 64% more than payday.
- Payday is lower in saturated fat.
Candies, ALMOND JOY Candy Bar and Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -38.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +46.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +185.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +51.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +75.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 17.59g | 4.806g | 58% |
Vitamin B3 | 7.166mg | 45% | |
Manganese | 0.912mg | 40% | |
Copper | 0.325mg | 36% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.18g | 4.691g | 23% |
Magnesium | 90mg | 21% | |
Protein | 4.13g | 13.44g | 19% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.235mg | 18% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.26g | 12.467g | 18% |
Vitamin E | 2.47mg | 16% | |
Zinc | 1.57mg | 14% | |
Potassium | 254mg | 725mg | 14% |
Folate | 51µg | 13% | |
Phosphorus | 112mg | 197mg | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.521mg | 10% | |
Selenium | 5.1µg | 9% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.115mg | 9% | |
Iron | 1.27mg | 1.92mg | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.083mg | 7% | |
Choline | 35.6mg | 6% | |
Fiber | 5g | 3.8g | 5% |
Sodium | 142mg | 231mg | 4% |
Calcium | 64mg | 94mg | 3% |
Fats | 26.93g | 25g | 3% |
Carbs | 59.51g | 52.88g | 2% |
Calories | 479kcal | 490kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.02µg | 1% | |
Starch | 2.19g | 1% | |
Cholesterol | 4mg | 0mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 54.51g | 49.08g | N/A |
Sugar | 48.34g | 40.32g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.133mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.457mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.486mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.879mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.515mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.166mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.687mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.565mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.337mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.023g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.13 g
Fats:
26.93 g
Carbs:
59.51 g
Water:
8.2 g
Other:
1.23 g
Protein:
13.44 g
Fats:
25 g
Carbs:
52.88 g
Water:
6.97 g
Other:
1.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +12.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +17.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +225.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +39% |
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Fats
~25g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
17.59 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
5.26 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.18 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
4.806 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
12.467 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
4.691 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -72.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +137% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +297.5% |