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Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars and snickers

  • The amount of iron in candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars is higher than in snickers.
  • Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars covers your daily saturated fat needs 15% more than snickers.
  • Snickers has 2 times less iron than candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars. Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars has 1.32mg of iron, while snickers has 0.68mg.
  • Snickers contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 44% 23% 23% 50% 97% 44% 74% 29% 123% 70%
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 IronIron +94.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.4%

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.
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% 6.7% 68% 0% 25% 33% 45% 28% 26% 33% 15% 11% 16%
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 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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars Snickers DV% diff.
Manganese 0.942mg 41%
Copper 0.29mg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 12.317g 31%
Phosphorus 173mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.407g 23%
Selenium 12.9µg 23%
Vitamin E 3.42mg 23%
Magnesium 61mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.379mg 15%
Zinc 1.61mg 15%
Saturated fat 15.758g 12.703g 14%
Fats 32.67g 24.38g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.145mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.26µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.468mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.114mg 9%
Iron 1.32mg 0.68mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 8%
Potassium 264mg 8%
Vitamin K 6µg 5%
Protein 9.18g 6.86g 5%
Fiber 3.1g 1.9g 5%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Carbs 54.15g 62.85g 3%
Calories 536kcal 488kcal 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 2%
Sodium 226mg 189mg 2%
Calcium 75mg 90mg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Cholesterol 6mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 51.05g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 36.13g 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0.505g 0.394g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 33% 54% 2% 2%
Protein: 9.18 g
Fats: 32.67 g
Carbs: 54.15 g
Water: 1.82 g
Other: 2.18 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 ProteinProtein +33.8%
Contains more FatsFats +34%
Contains more OtherOther +51.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.1%
Contains more WaterWater +145.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 39% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.758 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.407 g
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.4%

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, TWIX Peanut Butter Cookie Bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168769/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.