Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Mixed nuts vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between mixed nuts and snickers?

  • Mixed nuts have more iron and fiber than snickers.
  • Mixed nuts' daily need coverage for iron is 24% higher.
  • Snickers has 4 times less fiber than mixed nuts. Mixed nuts have 7g of fiber, while snickers has 1.9g.
  • Mixed nuts are lower in saturated fat.
  • Snickers has a higher glycemic index (51) than mixed nuts (24).

We used Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER types in this comparison.

Infographic

Mixed nuts vs Snickers infographic
Infographic link

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 164% 35% 56% 98% 302% 92% 195% 0.65% 266% 185%
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 +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +283.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
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 1.7% 0% 156% 0% 47% 45% 145% 68% 81% 0% 14% 62% 28%
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 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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mixed nuts Snickers DV% diff.
Copper 0.907mg 101%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.612g 97%
Manganese 2.04mg 89%
Monounsaturated fat 28.488g 71%
Phosphorus 456mg 65%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Magnesium 229mg 55%
Vitamin E 7.82mg 52%
Vitamin B3 7.709mg 48%
Fats 53.95g 24.38g 45%
Zinc 3.36mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.352mg 27%
Protein 20.04g 6.86g 26%
Iron 2.61mg 0.68mg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.14mg 23%
Folate 83µg 21%
Fiber 7g 1.9g 20%
Potassium 632mg 19%
Saturated fat 8.711g 12.703g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.189mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.196mg 15%
Carbs 21.05g 62.85g 14%
Choline 52mg 9%
Sodium 5mg 189mg 8%
Calories 607kcal 488kcal 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Calcium 117mg 90mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Starch 4.2g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 14.05g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 4.15g 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 0.703mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.826mg 0%
Leucine 1.656mg 0%
Lysine 0.782mg 0%
Methionine 0.283mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.182mg 0%
Valine 1.001mg 0%
Histidine 0.572mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.082g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.455g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 54% 21% 2% 3%
Protein: 20.04 g
Fats: 53.95 g
Carbs: 21.05 g
Water: 2.08 g
Other: 2.88 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 ProteinProtein +192.1%
Contains more FatsFats +121.3%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198.6%
Contains more WaterWater +114.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 55% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.711 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 28.488 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.612 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 -31.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

People also compare

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. Mixed nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170587/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.