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Snickers vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between snickers and biscuits

  • Biscuits are higher than snickers in iron and calcium.
  • Snickers covers your daily saturated fat needs 42% more than biscuits.
  • Snickers contains 21 times more sugar than biscuits. While snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, biscuits contain only 2.18g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains more IronIron +326.5%

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Biscuit DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 4.324g 38%
Selenium 19.5µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 28%
Iron 0.68mg 2.9mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 24%
Phosphorus 164mg 23%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 17%
Sodium 189mg 580mg 17%
Manganese 0.378mg 16%
Folate 61µg 15%
Calcium 90mg 235mg 15%
Fats 24.38g 16.3g 12%
Copper 0.082mg 9%
Calories 488kcal 353kcal 7%
Carbs 62.85g 44.6g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Potassium 121mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Fiber 1.9g 1.5g 2%
Cholesterol 9mg 3mg 2%
Protein 6.86g 7g 0%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 60.95g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 2.18g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 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
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +49.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.9%
Contains more WaterWater +546.5%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
~equal in Protein ~7g

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
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66%

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.