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Mortadella vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mortadella and snickers different?

  • Mortadella is higher in iron; however, snickers is richer in fiber and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for mortadella is 46% higher.
  • Mortadella contains 6 times more cholesterol than snickers. While mortadella contains 56mg of cholesterol, snickers contains only 9mg.
  • Snickers has less sodium.
  • Mortadella has a lower glycemic index (28) than snickers (51).

Mortadella, beef, pork 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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
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 PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +105.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%

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 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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 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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Snickers DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 11769%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 62%
Sodium 1246mg 189mg 46%
Selenium 22.6µg 41%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 21%
Carbs 3.05g 62.85g 20%
Zinc 2.1mg 19%
Protein 16.37g 6.86g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 17%
Cholesterol 56mg 9mg 16%
Saturated fat 9.51g 12.703g 15%
Phosphorus 97mg 14%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Calories 311kcal 488kcal 9%
Iron 1.4mg 0.68mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.9g 8%
Copper 0.06mg 7%
Calcium 18mg 90mg 7%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Potassium 163mg 5%
Magnesium 11mg 3%
Fats 25.39g 24.38g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 60.95g N/A
Sugar 0g 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 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 +138.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1070%
Contains more OtherOther +100.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1960.7%
~equal in Fats ~24.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 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 -25.1%
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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.