Cheese vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese and snickers different?

Cheese has more calcium and vitamin A; however, snickers is richer in fiber and iron.
Cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 62% more than snickers.
Cheese has 11 times more cholesterol than snickers. Cheese has 99mg of cholesterol, while snickers has 9mg.
Snickers has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of cheese is 0.

Cheese, cheddar 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.

Cheese

Snickers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+688.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+385.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.1%

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.

Cheese

Snickers

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	455mg		65%
Calcium	710mg	90mg	62%
Selenium	28.5µg		52%
Vitamin B12	1.1µg		46%
Vitamin A	330µg		37%
Zinc	3.64mg		33%
Vitamin B2	0.428mg		33%
Protein	22.87g	6.86g	32%
Cholesterol	99mg	9mg	30%
Saturated fat	18.867g	12.703g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	9.246g		23%
Carbs	3.09g	62.85g	20%
Sodium	653mg	189mg	20%
Fats	33.31g	24.38g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.421g		9%
Fiber	0g	1.9g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg		8%
Iron	0.14mg	0.68mg	7%
Folate	27µg		7%
Magnesium	27mg		6%
Vitamin E	0.71mg		5%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg		5%
Calories	404kcal	488kcal	4%
Vitamin D*	24 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Copper	0.03mg		3%
Choline	16.5mg		3%
Potassium	76mg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg		2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.7g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	711kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	0	N/A
Net carbs	3.09g	60.95g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g	46.54g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.059mg		0%
Trans fat	0.917g	0.394g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.547mg		0%
Threonine	1.044mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.206mg		0%
Leucine	1.939mg		0%
Lysine	1.025mg		0%
Methionine	0.547mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.074mg		0%
Valine	1.404mg		0%
Histidine	0.547mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A