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Beans vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and snickers different?

  • Snickers contains less fiber than beans.
  • Snickers covers your daily need for saturated fat, 63% more than beans.
  • Beans have 3 times more fiber than snickers. Beans have 5.5g of fiber, while snickers has 1.9g.
  • Beans contain less sugar.
  • Snickers has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beans
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 27% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +134.5%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beans
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +520%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Snickers DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.103g 12.703g 57%
Fats 0.4g 24.38g 37%
Copper 0.206mg 23%
Calories 105kcal 488kcal 19%
Phosphorus 104mg 15%
Carbs 20.49g 62.85g 14%
Fiber 5.5g 1.9g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 13%
Zinc 1.4mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 10%
Potassium 296mg 9%
Sodium 1mg 189mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Magnesium 32mg 8%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Folate 24µg 6%
Iron 0.29mg 0.68mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Calcium 50mg 90mg 4%
Protein 4.8g 6.86g 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0.5mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.394g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
2
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
7% 24% 63% 4%
Protein: 6.86 g
Fats: 24.38 g
Carbs: 62.85 g
Water: 4.47 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +1524.2%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5995%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
3
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Snickers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169663/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.