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Payday vs. Milky Way — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are payday and Milky Way different?

  • Payday is higher than Milky Way in vitamin B3, manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and folate.
  • Payday covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 44% more than Milky Way.
  • Payday contains 17 times more vitamin B6 than Milky Way. Payday contains 0.235mg of vitamin B6, while Milky Way contains 0.014mg.
  • Payday is lower in saturated fat.

Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY 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.
Payday
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 64% 28% 64% 72% 108% 43% 84% 30% 119% 28%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 35% 11% 18% 49% 19% 29% 22% 19% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +484.7%
Contains more IronIron +291.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +520.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +155%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.7%

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.
Payday
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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% 0% 49% 0% 21% 27% 134% 31% 54% 2.5% 0% 38% 19%
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% 10% 18% 6% 12% 24% 2.9% 9.3% 3.2% 23% 9% 3% 9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +177.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4553.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +236.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1578.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1175%
Contains more CholineCholine +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Payday Milky Way DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 7.166mg 0.154mg 44%
Saturated fat 4.806g 12.016g 33%
Manganese 0.912mg 0.147mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.691g 0.26g 30%
Monounsaturated fat 12.467g 2.23g 26%
Copper 0.325mg 0.147mg 20%
Protein 13.44g 4.01g 19%
Phosphorus 197mg 67mg 19%
Potassium 725mg 124mg 18%
Iron 1.92mg 0.49mg 18%
Magnesium 90mg 20mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.014mg 17%
Fats 25g 17.23g 12%
Folate 51µg 4µg 12%
Vitamin E 2.47mg 0.89mg 11%
Fiber 3.8g 1g 11%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.69mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.18µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 0.155mg 7%
Carbs 52.88g 71.17g 6%
Selenium 5.1µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Sodium 231mg 167mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.6µg 3%
Choline 35.6mg 16.5mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.083mg 0.046mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 6mg 2%
Calories 490kcal 456kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Calcium 94mg 115mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.103mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Starch 2.19g 1%
Net carbs 49.08g 70.17g N/A
Sugar 40.32g 59.69g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.206g 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 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Payday
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13% 25% 53% 7% 2%
Protein: 13.44 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 52.88 g
Water: 6.97 g
Other: 1.71 g
4% 17% 71% 6%
Protein: 4.01 g
Fats: 17.23 g
Carbs: 71.17 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +235.2%
Contains more FatsFats +45.1%
Contains more OtherOther +32.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.6%
~equal in Water ~6.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Payday
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22% 57% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.806 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.467 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.691 g
83% 15% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.23 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.26 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +459.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1704.2%

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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. Payday - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170680/nutrients
  2. Milky Way - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168756/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.