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Reese's fast break vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are reese's fast break and candy bar different?

  • Candy bar has more vitamin B6, copper, manganese, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and selenium than reese's fast break.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for candy bar is 11764% higher.
  • Reese's fast break contains 2 times more saturated fat than candy bar. While reese's fast break contains 8.23g of saturated fat, candy bar contains only 4.678g.

Candies, REESE'S, FAST BREAK, milk chocolate peanut butter and soft nougats and Candies, peanut bar 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 34% 18% 25% 36% 60% 26% 56% 43% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +129.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +330%
Contains more ZincZinc +319.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~0.97mg

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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 33% 23% 67% 25% 16% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +121.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218471.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +92.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Reese's fast break Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 153mg 11764%
Copper 0.18mg 0.774mg 66%
Manganese 0mg 1.243mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.33g 10.65g 42%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 27%
Zinc 0.94mg 3.94mg 27%
Vitamin B3 3.57mg 7.922mg 27%
Phosphorus 130mg 308mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.94g 16.721g 19%
Saturated fat 8.23g 4.678g 16%
Fats 23.42g 33.7g 16%
Magnesium 48mg 110mg 15%
Protein 8.66g 15.5g 14%
Folate 39µg 75µg 9%
Selenium 0µg 4.7µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.83mg 8%
Sodium 330mg 156mg 8%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Fiber 2.9g 4.1g 5%
Carbs 61.6g 47.4g 5%
Potassium 284mg 407mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.14mg 3%
Calories 474kcal 522kcal 2%
Calcium 61mg 78mg 2%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 58.7g 43.3g N/A
Iron 0.96mg 0.97mg 0%
Sugar 53.08g 42.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 23% 62% 4% 2%
Protein: 8.66 g
Fats: 23.42 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 4.1 g
Other: 2.22 g
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30%
Contains more WaterWater +156.3%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +79%
Contains more FatsFats +43.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 42% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.94 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.33 g
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +146%

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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. Reese's fast break - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169630/nutrients
  2. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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