Almond Joy bar
The Almond Joy is a classic American candy bar featuring a sweet coconut filling topped with whole almonds and coated in milk chocolate. It's a product of the Hershey Company and is known for its iconic blue wrapper and tropical-inspired flavor profile.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This candy bar is high in both fat and carbohydrates, primarily from the coconut, chocolate, and added sugars, with a moderate amount of protein from the almonds. A standard 1.75-ounce bar contains approximately 260-290 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 200 kcal |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Carbs | 22 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 18 g |
| Sodium | 50 mg |
| Potassium | 100 mg |
| Calcium | 20 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 25 mg |
| Phosphorus | 40 mg |
| Vitamin E | 2 mg |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.05 mg |
| Folate | 10 mcg |
Per 1 bar (40 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
The Almond Joy is famous for its marketing jingle and is often paired with its sister candy, Mounds, which is essentially the same bar but without almonds and in dark chocolate. Nutritionally, it provides some dietary fiber from the coconut but is otherwise considered an indulgent treat rather than a nutrient-dense food.
