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Milky Way vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Milky Way and sugar

  • The amount of copper, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, manganese, zinc, and vitamin E in Milky Way is higher than in sugar.
  • Milky Way covers your daily saturated fat needs 60% more than sugar.
  • Sugar contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6100%
Contains more IronIron +880%
Contains more CopperCopper +2000%
Contains more ZincZinc +6800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3575%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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 2.3% 10% 18% 6% 12% 24% 2.9% 9.3% 3.2% 23% 9% 3% 9%
Sugar
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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% 4.4% 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 +442.1%
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 Sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.016g 0g 55%
Fats 17.23g 0g 27%
Copper 0.147mg 0.007mg 16%
Calcium 115mg 1mg 11%
Carbs 71.17g 99.98g 10%
Phosphorus 67mg 0mg 10%
Protein 4.01g 0g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.18µg 0µg 8%
Sodium 167mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.019mg 6%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.004mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.01mg 6%
Iron 0.49mg 0.05mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.23g 0g 6%
Magnesium 20mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 0µg 3%
Choline 16.5mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Calories 456kcal 387kcal 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 0µg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.6µg 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 99.98g N/A
Sugar 59.69g 99.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.206g N/A

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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +31400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.5%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.