Milky Way Salted Caramel - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One bar of Milky Way Salted Caramel (46 grams) contains 210 calories and 2 grams of protein. Milky way salted caramel consist of 70% carbohydrates, 4% protein, 17% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis
Milky Way Salted Caramel has 22 ingredients, which is 5.4 more than the average chocolate bar.
The recommended serving size is 1 bar, or 46 grams, which is a larger portion compared to the serving size of the average chocolate bar. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
Milky Way Salted Caramel has 210 calories per bar or 457 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and fat.
62% of calories in Milky Way Salted Caramel are from carbohydrates, 35% of calories are from fat and 4% of calories are from protein.
Milky Way Salted Caramel contains 11% less calories than the average chocolate bar.
Carbohydrates
The majority, or 62% of the calories in Milky Way Salted Caramel are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in Milky Way Salted Caramel are mostly in the form of sugar (100%).
Sugar
One bar of Milky Way Salted Caramel has 27 grams of sugar or about 90% of daily recommended intake.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Milky Way Salted Caramel has 22% more sugar.
Fat
A substantial amount, or 35% of the calories in Milky Way Salted Caramel are from fat. Milky Way Salted Caramel is high in total fat, with 8 grams or 12% of recommended daily values per bar. Most of the fat in Milky Way Salted Caramel are saturated.
Milky Way Salted Caramel contains 5.1 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Milky Way Salted Caramel has 43% less total fat.
Protein
A single bar of Milky Way Salted Caramel contains 4% of recommended daily values or 2 grams of protein.
Sodium
One bar of Milky Way Salted Caramel has 170.2 milligrams of sodium or about 11% of daily recommended intake.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Milky Way Salted Caramel has 270% more sodium.
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 Milky Way Salted Caramel and the average chocolate bar.
Comparing by equal weight (one
serving or 46 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Milky Way Salted Caramel and the average chocolate bar,
1 serving (46g).
Nutrient
Milky Way Salted Caramel
Difference
Average/Median Chocolate Bar
Calories
210kcal
-11%
234kcal
/
236kcal
Carbohydrates
32g
+20%
26g
/
27g
Sugar
27g
+22%
20g
/
22g
Total Fat
8g
-43%
14g
/
14g
Saturated Fat
5g
-39%
8g
/
8g
Trans Fat
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<0.1g
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Cholesterol
5mg
-8%
6mg
/
6mg
Sodium
170mg
+270%
167mg
/
46mg
Protein
2g
-37%
3g
/
3g
Calcium
50mg
+27%
44mg
/
40mg
Potassium
100mg
-39%
194mg
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164mg
Ingredients
Milky Way Salted Caramel has 22 ingredients, which is 5.4 more than the average chocolate bar (16.6 ingredients).
Its top ingredient is chocolate, similar to most chocolate bars.
This chocolate bar contains chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, milk, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, corn syrup, palm oil and salt, which are also common ingredients in many other chocolate bars.
Milky Way Salted Caramel contains palm oil or palm derivatives, which also appears in more than 25% of chocolate bars.
Milky Way Salted Caramel contains artificial flavoring or colors, unlike most chocolate bars, which are more naturally made.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chocolate Bars
The ingredients in Milky Way Salted Caramel versus how frequently they appear in other chocolate bars:
How common the ingredients in Milky Way Salted Caramel are compared to other chocolate bars
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Ingredient
Extremely Uncommon
Very Uncommon
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Nearly Universal
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Milk Chocolate
2
Sugar
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Skim Milk
5
Chocolate
6
Lactose
7
Milkfat
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Artificial Flavor
10
Corn Syrup
11
Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
12
Palm Oil
13
Cocoa Powder
14
Barley Malt Extract
15
Sea Salt
16
Salt
17
Egg White
FAQ
How many calories are in Milky Way Salted Caramel?
Milky Way Salted Caramel has 210 calories per bar or 457 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA
How healthy is Milky Way Salted Caramel?
On the positive side, Milky Way Salted Caramel has 43% less total fat, 39% less saturated fat, 8% less cholesterol and 27% more calcium than the average chocolate bar. Unfortunately, it also has 22% more sugar, 270% more sodium, 37% less protein and 39% less potassium than the average chocolate bar.
Source: USDA
Is Milky Way Salted Caramel vegan?
Milky Way Salted Caramel is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains milk chocolate, skim milk, lactose, milkfat and egg white. It also has artificial flavor which can be non-vegan.
What is the top ingredient in Milky Way Salted Caramel?
The top ingredient in Milky Way Salted Caramel is milk chocolate.
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
Very Uncommon & Extremely Uncommon - shows up in 10% or less of items
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.