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Snickers vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and beetroot different?

  • Snickers has more calcium than beetroot.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 63% higher.
  • Snickers contains 7 times more sugar than beetroot. While snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, beetroot contains only 6.76g.
  • Beetroot has less saturated fat.
  • Snickers has a lower glycemic index (51) than beetroot (64).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Beets, raw 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 0% 27% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +462.5%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.7%

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%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +880%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Beetroot DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.027g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0.17g 37%
Folate 109µg 27%
Calories 488kcal 43kcal 22%
Carbs 62.85g 9.56g 18%
Manganese 0.329mg 14%
Protein 6.86g 1.61g 11%
Potassium 325mg 10%
Copper 0.075mg 8%
Calcium 90mg 16mg 7%
Phosphorus 40mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.9mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 5%
Sodium 189mg 78mg 5%
Fiber 1.9g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 2%
Iron 0.68mg 0.8mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +326.1%
Contains more FatsFats +14241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +557.4%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1859.3%

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.