Payday Snack Size - Nutrition and Ingredients


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Nutrition & Ingredients Summary

One piece of Payday Snack Size (20 grams) contains 90 calories and 2.5 grams of protein. Payday snack size consist of 53% carbohydrates, 13% protein, 25% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis

Payday Snack Size contains only 11 ingredients, which is 5.6 fewer than the average chocolate bar. The recommended serving size is 2 pieces, or 40 grams, which is very similar to the serving size of the average chocolate bar. Jump to Ingredient Analysis

In one piece of Payday Snack Size:

  • Calories: 90
  • Protein: 2.5 g
  • Sugar: 8 g
  • Dietary fiber: 1 g
  • Fat: 5 g, (Saturated: 1 g)
  • Sodium: 45 mg

Source: USDA

Nutrition Details

Calories

Payday Snack Size has 90 calories per piece or 450 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat, carbohydrates and protein.

46% of calories in Payday Snack Size are from fat, 43% of calories are from carbohydrates and 10% of calories are from protein.

Carbohydrates

A good portion, or 43% of the calories in Payday Snack Size are from carbohydrates. The carbs in Payday Snack Size are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (11% and 89%).

Sugar

One piece of Payday Snack Size has 8 grams of sugar or about 27% of daily recommended intake.

Fat

A substantial amount, or 46% of the calories in Payday Snack Size are from fat. Payday Snack Size is high in total fat, with 5 grams or 8% of recommended daily values per piece. Most of the fat in Payday Snack Size are healthier unsaturated fats.

Payday Snack Size is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.

Protein

A single piece of Payday Snack Size contains 5% of recommended daily values or 2.5 grams of protein.

Sodium

One piece of Payday Snack Size has 45 milligrams of sodium or about 3% of daily recommended intake.

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 Snack Size and the average chocolate bar. Comparing by equal weight (one serving or 40 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Payday Snack Size and the average chocolate bar, 1 serving (40g).
Nutrient Payday Snack Size Difference Average/Median
Chocolate Bar
Calories 180kcal -12% 203kcal / 205kcal
Carbohydrates 21g -9% 23g / 23g
Sugar 16g -17% 18g / 19g
Dietary Fiber 2g -39% 2g / 1g
Total Fat 10g -17% 12g / 12g
Saturated Fat 2g -72% 7g / 7g
Trans Fat ~ ~ <0.1g / ~
Cholesterol ~ -100% 5mg / 5mg
Sodium 90mg -125% 145mg / 40mg
Protein 5g +81% 3g / 3g
Vitamin D ~ ~ 2iu / ~
Calcium 39mg +14% 38mg / 34mg
Iron 1mg +1% 2mg / 1mg
Potassium 150mg +5% 168mg / 143mg

Ingredients

Payday Snack Size 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 Snack Size 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 Snack Size versus how frequently they appear in other chocolate bars:
How common the ingredients in Payday Snack Size are compared to other chocolate bars
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1 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 Snack Size?

Payday Snack Size has 90 calories per piece or 450 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA

How healthy is Payday Snack Size?

On the positive side, Payday Snack Size has 17% less sugar, 17% less total fat, 72% less saturated fat, 100% less cholesterol, 125% less sodium, 81% more protein, 14% more calcium, 1% more iron and 5% more potassium than the average chocolate bar. Unfortunately, it also has 39% less dietary fiber than the average chocolate bar.
Source: USDA

Is Payday Snack Size vegan?

Payday Snack Size is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains skim milk.

What is the top ingredient in Payday Snack Size?

The top ingredient in Payday Snack Size is peanut.
Source: USDA