Reeses cups vs. Payday — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between reeses cups and payday

Reeses cups have more vitamin B12 and fats, while payday has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B6, copper, and iron.
Payday covers your daily need for manganese 40% more than reeses cups.
Reeses cups contain 13 times more vitamin B12 than payday. While reeses cups contain 0.26µg of vitamin B12, payday contains only 0.02µg.
The amount of saturated fat in payday is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups and Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Reeses cups

Payday

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+111.4%
Contains more IronIron	+58.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+264.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Reeses cups

Payday

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.115mg

~equal in Folate ~51µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0mg	0.912mg	40%
Saturated fat	10.73g	4.806g	27%
Vitamin B3	4.49mg	7.166mg	17%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	2.47mg	15%
Potassium	343mg	725mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.235mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.02µg	10%
Fats	30.53g	25g	9%
Iron	1.21mg	1.92mg	9%
Copper	0.24mg	0.325mg	9%
Magnesium	62mg	90mg	7%
Selenium	1.4µg	5.1µg	7%
Protein	10.24g	13.44g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.16mg	0.083mg	6%
Phosphorus	161mg	197mg	5%
Sodium	357mg	231mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.5g	4.691g	5%
Zinc	1.28mg	1.57mg	3%
Cholesterol	6mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	78mg	94mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.521mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	0µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	13.1g	12.467g	2%
Caffeine	7mg	0mg	2%
Calories	515kcal	490kcal	1%
Carbs	55.36g	52.88g	1%
Fiber	3.6g	3.8g	1%
Starch		2.19g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	503kcal	365kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	3.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	51.76g	49.08g	N/A
Sugar	47.17g	40.32g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.115mg	0%
Folate	50µg	51µg	0%
Choline	35.4mg	35.6mg	0%
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)	0g	0.023g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.002g	N/A