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Twix vs. Payday — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Twix and payday

  • Twix has more vitamin B12, while payday has more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, copper, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Twix covers your daily need for saturated fat, 71% more than payday.
  • Twix contains 17 times more vitamin B12 than payday. While Twix contains 0.33µg 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, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars and Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY 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.
Twix
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 32% 16% 30% 66% 29% 45% 26% 36% 23%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +289.8%
Contains more IronIron +137%
Contains more CopperCopper +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +234.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.6%

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.
Twix
6
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% 6.7% 15% 0% 39% 48% 21% 16% 5.8% 41% 14% 20% 11%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +546.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +840%
Contains more FolateFolate +96.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Twix Payday DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.96g 4.806g 64%
Vitamin B3 1.109mg 7.166mg 38%
Manganese 0.273mg 0.912mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.628g 4.691g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 2.988g 12.467g 24%
Protein 4.91g 13.44g 17%
Potassium 186mg 725mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.025mg 0.235mg 16%
Magnesium 27mg 90mg 15%
Copper 0.197mg 0.325mg 14%
Iron 0.81mg 1.92mg 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 197mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0.02µg 13%
Vitamin E 0.74mg 2.47mg 12%
Fiber 1.1g 3.8g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.208mg 0.115mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.083mg 6%
Folate 26µg 51µg 6%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 0µg 5%
Zinc 1.06mg 1.57mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.265mg 0.521mg 5%
Carbs 64.8g 52.88g 4%
Choline 20.9mg 35.6mg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 0mg 2%
Calories 502kcal 490kcal 1%
Selenium 4.3µg 5.1µg 1%
Starch 2.19g 1%
Calcium 106mg 94mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 198mg 231mg 1%
Fats 24.85g 25g 0%
Net carbs 63.7g 49.08g N/A
Sugar 48.25g 40.32g N/A
Trans fat 0.342g 0g 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 0g 0.023g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Twix
1
5% 25% 65% 4%
Protein: 4.91 g
Fats: 24.85 g
Carbs: 64.8 g
Water: 4.23 g
Other: 1.21 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +173.7%
Contains more WaterWater +64.8%
Contains more OtherOther +41.3%
~equal in Fats ~25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Twix
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84% 13% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.988 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.628 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +317.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +647%

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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. Twix - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168768/nutrients
  2. Payday - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170680/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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