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Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies and snickers different?

  • Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies is higher in vitamin C and carbs; however, snickers is richer in fats, protein, calcium, iron, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies is 74% higher.
  • Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies contains 2 times more sugar than snickers. While candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies contains 75.84g of sugar, snickers contains only 46.54g.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0% 1.1% 0% 12% 0.55% 0.43% 2% 8.2% 5.5%
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 -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 223% 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 5.3% 0.13% 0.84% 0.69% 0% 2.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13260%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies Snickers DV% diff.
Vitamin C 66.8mg 0.5mg 74%
Saturated fat 4.115g 12.703g 39%
Fats 4.37g 24.38g 31%
Protein 0.19g 6.86g 13%
Carbs 90.78g 62.85g 9%
Calcium 0mg 90mg 9%
Iron 0mg 0.68mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.9g 8%
Sodium 15mg 189mg 8%
Calories 405kcal 488kcal 4%
Copper 0.036mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Manganese 0.063mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.05g 1.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 21316kcal 711kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 25g 20g N/A
Net carbs 90.78g 60.95g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0%
Potassium 12mg 0%
Sugar 75.84g 46.54g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.007mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.014mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0%
Trans fat 0.074g 0.394g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 91% 4%
Protein: 0.19 g
Fats: 4.37 g
Carbs: 90.78 g
Water: 3.83 g
Other: 0.83 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 CarbsCarbs +44.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3510.5%
Contains more FatsFats +457.9%
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.115 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 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 -67.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~g

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. Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168843/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.