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Milky Way vs. Aspartame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Milky Way and aspartame

  • Aspartame has less copper, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, and vitamin E.
  • Milky Way's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 60% more.
  • Aspartame is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar and Sweeteners, tabletop, aspartame, EQUAL, packets.

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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 14% 35% 11% 18% 49% 19% 29% 22% 19% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.35% 1.5% 0% 0.27% 0% 0% 0% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3000%
Contains more IronIron +1125%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +6800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 10% 18% 6% 12% 24% 2.9% 9.3% 3.2% 23% 9% 3% 9%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 Milky Way Aspartame DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.016g 0g 55%
Fats 17.23g 0g 27%
Copper 0.147mg 0mg 16%
Calcium 115mg 0mg 12%
Phosphorus 67mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.18µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0mg 8%
Sodium 167mg 0mg 7%
Manganese 0.147mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.01mg 6%
Iron 0.49mg 0.04mg 6%
Carbs 71.17g 89.08g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.23g 0g 6%
Magnesium 20mg 0mg 5%
Calories 456kcal 365kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Potassium 124mg 4mg 4%
Protein 4.01g 2.17g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 0µg 3%
Choline 16.5mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 0µg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.5µg 3%
Starch 8.36g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.26g 0g 2%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.154mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.014mg 0mg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 70.17g 89.08g N/A
Sugar 59.69g 80.7g N/A
Trans fat 0.206g N/A
Phenylalanine 1.186mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 17% 71% 6%
Protein: 4.01 g
Fats: 17.23 g
Carbs: 71.17 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 1.29 g
2% 89% 9%
Protein: 2.17 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 89.08 g
Water: 8.75 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.2%
Contains more WaterWater +38.9%

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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. Milky Way - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168756/nutrients
  2. Aspartame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169657/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.