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Almond joy vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between almond joy and candy bar

  • Almond joy has less phosphorus, protein, fats, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Almond joy's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 65% more.
  • Candy bar is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, ALMOND JOY Candy Bar and Candies, peanut 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains more IronIron +30.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~156mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 82% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almond joy Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 11769%
Copper 0.774mg 86%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.18g 10.65g 63%
Saturated fat 17.59g 4.678g 59%
Manganese 1.243mg 54%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 50%
Zinc 3.94mg 36%
Monounsaturated fat 5.26g 16.721g 29%
Phosphorus 112mg 308mg 28%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 27%
Magnesium 110mg 26%
Protein 4.13g 15.5g 23%
Folate 75µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 11%
Fats 26.93g 33.7g 10%
Selenium 4.7µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 8%
Potassium 254mg 407mg 5%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Carbs 59.51g 47.4g 4%
Iron 1.27mg 0.97mg 4%
Fiber 5g 4.1g 4%
Calories 479kcal 522kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 64mg 78mg 1%
Sodium 142mg 156mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.86g 3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1160kcal 337kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 21g 19g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.37 5.9 N/A
Net carbs 54.51g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 48.34g 42.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 27% 60% 8%
Protein: 4.13 g
Fats: 26.93 g
Carbs: 59.51 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1.23 g
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.5%
Contains more WaterWater +412.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +275.3%
Contains more FatsFats +25.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 22% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.59 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.26 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.18 g
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +217.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +802.5%

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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. Almond joy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167562/nutrients
  2. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.