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Snickers vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between snickers and apples

  • Apples have less calcium and iron.
  • Snickers's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 63% more.
  • Snickers has 189 times more sodium than apples. Snickers has 189mg of sodium, while apples have 1mg.
  • Apples are lower in saturated fat.
  • Snickers has a higher glycemic index than apples.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 0% 27% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%
Apple
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more IronIron +466.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Apple
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +820%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Apple DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.028g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0.17g 37%
Calories 488kcal 52kcal 22%
Carbs 62.85g 13.81g 16%
Protein 6.86g 0.26g 13%
Calcium 90mg 6mg 8%
Sodium 189mg 1mg 8%
Iron 0.68mg 0.12mg 7%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.6mg 5%
Potassium 107mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Copper 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Phosphorus 11mg 2%
Fiber 1.9g 2.4g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Choline 3.4mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.091mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 10.39g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0%
Starch 0.05g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 24% 63% 4%
Protein: 6.86 g
Fats: 24.38 g
Carbs: 62.85 g
Water: 4.47 g
Other: 1.44 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2538.5%
Contains more FatsFats +14241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +355.1%
Contains more OtherOther +620%
Contains more WaterWater +1814.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Apple
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Snickers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169663/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients

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

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