Mounds (candy bar)

While the term "mound" may be applied to historic constructions, most mounds in the United States are pre-Columbian earthworks, built by Native American peoples. Native Americans built a variety of mounds, including flat-topped pyramids or cones known as platform mounds, rounded cones, and ridge or loaf-shaped mounds.

Ingredients: Corn syrup, semi-sweet chocolate (chocolate, sugar, milk fat, lecithin (soy), PGPR, vanillin, artificial flavor, milk), coconut, sugar, contains 2% or less of: salt, hydrolyzed milk protein, sodium metabisulfite, to maintain freshness.

Ingredients. Corn Syrup, Semi-Sweet Chocolate [Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa, Milk Fat, Cocoa Butter, Lecithin (Soy), PGPR, Emulsifier, Vanillin, (Artificial Flavor), Milk, Coconut, Sugar, Contains 2% or Less of: Salt, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Sodium Metabisulfite, (to Maintain Freshness).

Regardless of the particular age, form, or function of individual mounds, all had deep meaning for the people who built them. Many earthen mounds were regarded by various American Indian groups as symbols of Mother Earth, the giver of life. Such mounds thus represent the womb from which humanity had emerged.

Mounds were typically flat-topped earthen pyramids used as platforms for religious buildings, residences of leaders and priests, and locations for public rituals. In some societies, honored individuals were also buried in mounds.

Mounds were typically flat-topped earthen pyramids used as platforms for religious buildings, residences of leaders and priests, and locations for public rituals. In some societies, honored individuals were also buried in mounds.

The mounds served as burial, ceremonial, and historical landmarks for the ancient people. The mounds developed when layers upon layers of deceased members of the group were buried atop one another over the years. Ceremonial items and tools often accompanied the deceased when buried.

Unlike Mounds, Almond Joy is made up of milk chocolate (rather than dark chocolate) and almonds, in addition to coconut. Almond Joy has slightly fewer calories than its counterpart, but it is still not a healthy option.

Peter Paul debuted Mounds, a dark chocolate-covered coconut candy bar, in 1921 (named “Mounds” for its shape), and Almond Joy in 1946, after WWII had ended and access to rationed sugar and coconut was restored.

Since 1919, Mounds has delighted many taste buds. On the surface, this combination of dark chocolate and coconut seems like a healthier pick, but it's still just as loaded with sugar.

MOUNDS Candy Bars are an indulgent tast of the tropics with sweet soft coconut wrapped in rich, dark chocolate.