The Peter Paul Almond Joy Bar is a sweet chocolate bar that does not provide many essential nutrients. If you are limiting your calories, saturated fat or sugar, take a careful look at the nutrition information for the Almond Joy Bar before you eat it. The nutrition information here is for a single 45 g Almond Joy Bar.
Almond Joy Background
According to Hershey's website, Peter Paul Manufacturing Company began selling Mounds Bars with sweet coconut and dark chocolate in 1921. Almond Joy Bars came out in 1946 and included milk chocolate, coconut and whole almonds. After the Peter Paul Company merged with Cadbury in 1978, Hershey's took over the company in 1988 and continued to make Peter Paul Almond Joy Bars. You can get Almond Joy Miniatures, Snack Size Bars and King Size Bars, as well as Almond Joy Eggs around Easter time.
Overall Nutrition Information
An Almond Joy Bar has 220 calories with 110 calories, or 50 percent of its calories, from fat. It has 13 g total fat, or 20 percent of the daily value for a healthy adult on a 2,000-calorie diet. The Almond Joy Bar has 2 g protein, 26 g total carbohydrate, 2 g dietary fiber and 50 mg sodium. It has 2 percent of the daily value for iron and calcium.
Saturated Fat
According to the Mayo Clinic, diets high in saturated fat can contribute to heart disease, and you can limit the amount you have by avoiding fatty meats, full-fat dairy products, cocoa butter in chocolate and coconut. Although most people should eat more fruits and vegetables because many of them are low in calories and fat, and high in fiber and vitamins, coconut is a high-fat exception. An Almond Joy Bar provides 8 g saturated fat, or 40 percent of the daily value for someone on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Sugars
Added sugars provide calories without nutrients and can contribute to weight gain and tooth decay. The Mayo Clinic suggests limiting your added sugars by reducing the amount of sugary soft drinks, baked sweets and candy that you consume. An Almond Joy Bar has 20 g sugars, or about 80 calories from sugar because sugar provides 4 calories per 1 g. The American Heart Association recommends that the average woman limit sugar to 100 calories per day.
Considerations
Almond Joy Bars are high in calories and low in essential nutrients, so eat them only in moderation. If you would like to have an Almond Joy Bar but want fewer calories and less saturated fat, consider having a smaller portion. A 17 g Snack Size Bar has 80 calories and 3 g saturated fat and each 14 g Almond Joy Miniature has about 70 calories and less than 3 g saturated fat.
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