Payday Peanut Caramel Bar - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One bar of Payday Peanut Caramel Bar (52 grams) contains 240 calories and 7 grams of protein. It consists of 52% carbohydrates, 14% protein, 25% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar contains only 11 ingredients, which is 5.6 fewer than the average chocolate bar.
The recommended serving size is 1 bar, or 52 grams, which is a larger portion compared to the serving size of the average chocolate bar. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 240 calories per bar or 462 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat, carbohydrates and protein.
46% of calories in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar are from fat, 43% of calories are from carbohydrates and 11% of calories are from protein.
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar contains 10% less calories than the average chocolate bar.
Carbohydrates
A good portion, or 43% of the calories in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar are mostly in the form of sugar (91%).
Sugar
One bar of Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 20 grams of sugar or about 67% of daily recommended intake.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 20% less sugar.
Fat
A substantial amount, or 46% of the calories in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar are from fat. Payday Peanut Caramel Bar is high in total fat, with 13 grams or 20% of recommended daily values per bar. Most of the fat in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar are healthier unsaturated fats.
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 17% less total fat.
Protein
A single bar of Payday Peanut Caramel Bar contains 14% of recommended daily values or 7 grams of protein.
Sodium
One bar of Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 114.9 milligrams of sodium or about 8% of daily recommended intake.
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar contains 121% less sodium than the average chocolate bar.
Nutrition Facts
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Nutrition calculations are from Harvard Medical's nutrient guidelines [1] and USDA's food central database (2019) [2]. We calculated values from 2000 kCal daily recommended diet.
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Nutrition Comparison to Other Chocolate Bars
Here is a table of nutritional differences between Payday Peanut Caramel Bar and the average chocolate bar.
Comparing by equal weight (one
serving or 52 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Payday Peanut Caramel Bar and the average chocolate bar,
1 serving (52g).
Nutrient
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar
Difference
Average/Median Chocolate Bar
Calories
240kcal
-10%
264kcal
/
266kcal
Carbohydrates
27g
-10%
30g
/
30g
Sugar
20g
-20%
23g
/
25g
Dietary Fiber
2g
+6%
3g
/
2g
Total Fat
13g
-17%
16g
/
16g
Saturated Fat
3g
-73%
9g
/
9g
Trans Fat
~
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<0.1g
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~
Cholesterol
~
-100%
6mg
/
6mg
Sodium
115mg
-121%
189mg
/
52mg
Protein
7g
+95%
4g
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4g
Ingredients
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar contains only 11 ingredients, which is 5.6 fewer than the average chocolate bar (16.6 ingredients).
Its top ingredient is peanut, unlike most chocolate bars, where the top ingredient tends to be chocolate.
Full Ingredients List
peanuts; sugar; corn syrup; skim milk; vegetable oil [palm oil; sunflower oil]; contains 2% or less of: salt; carrageenan; mono- and diglycerides.
Source: USDA
This chocolate bar contains sugar, corn syrup, milk, palm oil and salt, which are also common ingredients in many other chocolate bars.
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar contains palm oil or palm derivatives, which also appears in more than 25% of chocolate bars.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chocolate Bars
The ingredients in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar versus how frequently they appear in other chocolate bars:
How common the ingredients in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar are compared to other chocolate bars
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Ingredient
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Very Uncommon
Uncommon
Common
Very Common
Nearly Universal
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Peanut
2
Sugar
3
Corn Syrup
4
Skim Milk
5
Vegetable Oil
6
Palm Oil
7
Sunflower Oil
8
Salt
9
Carrageenan
10
Mono
11
Diglyceride
FAQ
How many calories are in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar?
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 240 calories per bar or 462 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA
How healthy is Payday Peanut Caramel Bar?
On the positive side, Payday Peanut Caramel Bar has 20% less sugar, 6% more dietary fiber, 17% less total fat, 73% less saturated fat, 100% less cholesterol, 121% less sodium and 95% more protein than the average chocolate bar.
Source: USDA
Is Payday Peanut Caramel Bar vegan?
Payday Peanut Caramel Bar is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains skim milk.
What is the top ingredient in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar?
The top ingredient in Payday Peanut Caramel Bar is peanut.
Source: USDA
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For each item, we count each ingredient from the ingredients list provided to us from USDA's Food Central Database. [1] Then, we create a distribution of how common an ingredient shows up for that type of food.
The buckets for each ingredient category:
Nearly Universal - shows up in over 75% of items in the category
Very Common - shows up in 50-75% of items
Common - shows up in 20-50% of items
Uncommon - shows up in 10-20% of items
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Nutrition Distributions
SouperSage calculates average nutritional content of a category of branded foods, in this case chocolate bars.
For each nutrient, we calculate the averages, medians and distribution of that nutrient in this category of food using data from USDA's Food Central Database. [1]
The differences marked in green are generally considered to be good for that category, less sugar, less sodium and more vitamins or minerals.
The differences marked in red are generally considered to be bad for that category, more saturated fat, more cholestrol and less vitamins and minerals.