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Snickers vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between snickers and barley

  • Snickers has more calcium; however, barley is higher in fiber and iron.
  • Barley covers your daily need for fiber, 62% more than snickers.
  • Snickers has 58 times more sugar than barley. While snickers has 46.54g of sugar, barley has only 0.8g.
  • The glycemic index of snickers is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Barley, hulled.

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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%
Barley
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%
Contains more IronIron +429.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%

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%
Barley
9
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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 1.943mg 84%
Selenium 37.7µg 69%
Fiber 1.9g 17.3g 62%
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.482g 56%
Copper 0.498mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.646mg 54%
Phosphorus 264mg 38%
Iron 0.68mg 3.6mg 37%
Fats 24.38g 2.3g 34%
Magnesium 133mg 32%
Vitamin B3 4.604mg 29%
Zinc 2.77mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.318mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 22%
Potassium 452mg 13%
Protein 6.86g 12.48g 11%
Sodium 189mg 12mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 7%
Calories 488kcal 354kcal 7%
Calcium 90mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.282mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Carbs 62.85g 73.48g 4%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 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
Barley
4
12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +960%
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.9%
Contains more WaterWater +111.2%
Contains more OtherOther +59.7%

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
Barley
3
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/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.