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Candy bar vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between candy bar and Coca-Cola?

  • Candy bar is richer than Coca-Cola in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, magnesium, and folate.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11769% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in Coca-Cola is lower.
  • The glycemic index of candy bar is lower.

We used Candies, peanut bar and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20250%
Contains more IronIron +781.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +77300%
Contains more ZincZinc +19600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2980%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%

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 0% 0% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +9700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candy bar Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0mg 11769%
Copper 0.774mg 0.001mg 86%
Polyunsaturated fat 10.65g 0g 71%
Manganese 1.243mg 0.002mg 54%
Fats 33.7g 0.02g 52%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 0mg 50%
Phosphorus 308mg 10mg 43%
Monounsaturated fat 16.721g 0g 42%
Zinc 3.94mg 0.02mg 36%
Protein 15.5g 0.07g 31%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 0mg 27%
Magnesium 110mg 0mg 26%
Calories 522kcal 37kcal 24%
Saturated fat 4.678g 0g 21%
Folate 75µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 0mg 17%
Fiber 4.1g 0g 16%
Carbs 47.4g 9.56g 13%
Potassium 407mg 2mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0mg 11%
Iron 0.97mg 0.11mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0mg 8%
Calcium 78mg 2mg 8%
Selenium 4.7µg 0.1µg 8%
Sodium 156mg 4mg 7%
Choline 29.4mg 0.3mg 5%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Net carbs 43.3g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 42.22g 8.97g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22042.9%
Contains more FatsFats +168400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +395.8%
Contains more OtherOther +4400%
Contains more WaterWater +5544.4%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients
  2. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/nutrients

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

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