Almond Joy
An Almond Joy is a popular American candy bar featuring a whole almond and sweetened shredded coconut covered in milk chocolate. It was first introduced in 1946 by the Peter Paul company and is now produced by Mondelēz International. The bar is known for its distinctive combination of chewy coconut, crunchy almond, and smooth chocolate coating.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This candy bar is high in fat and carbohydrates, with a typical 42-gram bar containing around 230 calories. It provides some dietary fiber from the coconut and small amounts of iron and magnesium from the almond, but is primarily a source of quick energy from sugars and fats.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 280 kcal |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Carbs | 32 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 27 g |
| Sodium | 45 mg |
| Iron | 1.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 40 mg |
| Phosphorus | 60 mg |
| Zinc | 0.8 mg |
| Copper | 0.3 mg |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.05 mg |
Per 1 bar (57 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
The Almond Joy's sister candy, Mounds, contains the same coconut filling but uses dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate and omits the almond. Nutritionally, the coconut provides medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are metabolized differently than other fats, though the high sugar content makes this an occasional treat rather than a health food.
