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M&Ms Peanut vs. Almond joy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between m&Ms Peanut and almond joy

  • M&Ms Peanut has more phosphorus, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, almond joy is higher in fiber.
  • Almond joy covers your daily saturated fat needs 37% more than m&Ms Peanut.
  • Almond joy contains 3 times less polyunsaturated fat than m&Ms Peanut. M&Ms Peanut contains 3.456g of polyunsaturated fat, while almond joy contains 1.18g.
  • Almond joy has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Peanut Chocolate Candies and Candies, ALMOND JOY Candy Bar.

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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 49% 31% 31% 44% 168% 48% 81% 6.5% 87% 22%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~1.27mg

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 0% 7.3% 57% 0% 16% 24% 63% 38% 21% 40% 7.5% 41% 20%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient M&Ms Peanut Almond joy DV% diff.
Copper 0.505mg 56%
Saturated fat 10.169g 17.59g 34%
Manganese 0.664mg 29%
Vitamin B3 3.362mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.85mg 19%
Zinc 1.76mg 16%
Magnesium 69mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.456g 1.18g 15%
Folate 55µg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.627mg 13%
Protein 9.57g 4.13g 11%
Phosphorus 190mg 112mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Choline 37.3mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 8.086g 5.26g 7%
Selenium 4.1µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 5%
Fiber 3.7g 5g 5%
Sodium 50mg 142mg 4%
Calcium 102mg 64mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Potassium 347mg 254mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Calories 515kcal 479kcal 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Iron 1.16mg 1.27mg 1%
Cholesterol 8mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Fats 26.13g 26.93g 1%
Carbs 60.48g 59.51g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 54.51g N/A
Sugar 50.75g 48.34g N/A
Trans fat 0.328g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 26% 60% 2%
Protein: 9.57 g
Fats: 26.13 g
Carbs: 60.48 g
Water: 2.48 g
Other: 1.34 g
4% 27% 60% 8%
Protein: 4.13 g
Fats: 26.93 g
Carbs: 59.51 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.7%
Contains more WaterWater +230.6%
~equal in Fats ~26.93g
~equal in Carbs ~59.51g
~equal in Other ~1.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 37% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.169 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.086 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.456 g
73% 22% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.59 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.26 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.18 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +192.9%

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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. M&Ms Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169582/nutrients
  2. Almond joy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167562/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.