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Chocolate ice cream vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate ice cream and snickers different?

  • Chocolate ice cream has more vitamin A than snickers.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 30% higher.
  • Chocolate ice cream contains 4 times more cholesterol than snickers. While chocolate ice cream contains 34mg of cholesterol, snickers contains only 9mg.
  • Snickers has a lower glycemic index (51) than chocolate ice cream (62).

Ice creams, chocolate and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
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 CalciumCalcium +21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +36.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
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 +40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate ice cream Snickers DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.8g 12.703g 27%
Fats 11g 24.38g 21%
Copper 0.135mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.194mg 15%
Phosphorus 107mg 15%
Calories 216kcal 488kcal 14%
Vitamin A 118µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.29µg 12%
Carbs 28.2g 62.85g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.554mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.21g 8%
Cholesterol 34mg 9mg 8%
Potassium 249mg 7%
Magnesium 29mg 7%
Manganese 0.14mg 6%
Protein 3.8g 6.86g 6%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Sodium 76mg 189mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 4%
Choline 22.5mg 4%
Folate 16µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.055mg 4%
Fiber 1.2g 1.9g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.41g 3%
Iron 0.93mg 0.68mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 109mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin B3 0.226mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Caffeine 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 27g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 25.36g 46.54g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 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 +1146.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.5%
Contains more FatsFats +121.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.9%
Contains more OtherOther +10.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 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 -46.5%
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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.