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Reeses cups vs. Almond joy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between reeses cups and almond joy

  • Reeses cups have more phosphorus, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, almond joy is higher in fiber.
  • Almond joy covers your daily saturated fat needs 34% more than reeses cups.
  • Almond joy contains 5 times less polyunsaturated fat than reeses cups. Reeses cups contain 5.5g of polyunsaturated fat, while almond joy contains 1.18g.
  • Almond joy has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups 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 44% 23% 30% 45% 80% 35% 69% 47% 0% 7.6%
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 +21.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.2%
~equal in Iron ~1.27mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 1% 5.7% 3% 0% 40% 25% 84% 37% 23% 33% 5% 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% 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 +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Reeses cups Almond joy DV% diff.
Saturated fat 10.73g 17.59g 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.5g 1.18g 29%
Vitamin B3 4.49mg 28%
Copper 0.24mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 13.1g 5.26g 20%
Magnesium 62mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 13%
Folate 50µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 12%
Protein 10.24g 4.13g 12%
Zinc 1.28mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.26µg 11%
Sodium 357mg 142mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Phosphorus 161mg 112mg 7%
Fiber 3.6g 5g 6%
Choline 35.4mg 6%
Fats 30.53g 26.93g 6%
Potassium 343mg 254mg 3%
Selenium 1.4µg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Calories 515kcal 479kcal 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Iron 1.21mg 1.27mg 1%
Calcium 78mg 64mg 1%
Cholesterol 6mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 55.36g 59.51g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.7mg 0%
Net carbs 51.76g 54.51g N/A
Sugar 47.17g 48.34g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 31% 55% 2%
Protein: 10.24 g
Fats: 30.53 g
Carbs: 55.36 g
Water: 1.44 g
Other: 2.43 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 +147.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13.4%
Contains more OtherOther +97.6%
Contains more WaterWater +469.4%
~equal in Carbs ~59.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 45% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.73 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.5 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 -39%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +149%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +366.1%

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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. Reeses cups - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168763/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.