Snickers vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between snickers and amaranth

Snickers contains less iron than amaranth.
Amaranth's daily need coverage for iron is 18% higher.
Amaranth contains 32 times less sodium than snickers. Snickers contains 189mg of sodium, while amaranth contains 6mg.
Snickers has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of amaranth is 97.

The food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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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.

Snickers

Amaranth

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+91.5%

Contains more IronIron	+208.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.8%

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.

Snickers

Amaranth

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.703g		58%
Manganese		0.854mg	37%
Fats	24.38g	1.58g	35%
Phosphorus		148mg	21%
Calories	488kcal	102kcal	19%
Iron	0.68mg	2.1mg	18%
Copper		0.149mg	17%
Carbs	62.85g	18.69g	15%
Magnesium		65mg	15%
Selenium		5.5µg	10%
Vitamin B6		0.113mg	9%
Sodium	189mg	6mg	8%
Zinc		0.86mg	8%
Starch		16.23g	7%
Protein	6.86g	3.8g	6%
Folate		22µg	6%
Potassium		135mg	4%
Calcium	90mg	47mg	4%
Cholesterol	9mg		3%
Vitamin B2		0.022mg	2%
Fiber	1.9g	2.1g	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg		1%
Vitamin B1		0.015mg	1%
Vitamin B3		0.235mg	1%
Net carbs	60.95g	16.59g	N/A
Sugar	46.54g		N/A
Trans fat	0.394g		N/A