Cod liver oil vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cod liver oil and snickers different?

Cod liver oil has more vitamin A; however, snickers is richer in calcium, iron, and fiber.
Cod liver oil covers your daily need for vitamin A, 1998% more than snickers.
Cod liver oil has 63 times more cholesterol than snickers. Cod liver oil has 570mg of cholesterol, while snickers has 9mg.
Snickers has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of cod liver oil is 0.

Fish oil, cod liver 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.

Cod liver oil

Snickers

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Potassium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Cod liver oil

Snickers

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg		3333%
Vitamin D	10000IU		1250%
Vitamin D	250µg		1250%
Cholesterol	570mg	9mg	187%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g		150%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g		117%
Fats	100g	24.38g	116%
Saturated fat	22.608g	12.703g	45%
Calories	902kcal	488kcal	21%
Carbs	0g	62.85g	21%
Protein	0g	6.86g	14%
Calcium	0mg	90mg	9%
Iron	0mg	0.68mg	9%
Fiber	0g	1.9g	8%
Sodium	0mg	189mg	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	60.95g	N/A
Sugar		46.54g	N/A
Trans fat		0.394g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g		N/A