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Snickers vs. Broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and broccoli different?

  • Broccoli has more vitamin C and vitamin A than snickers.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for broccoli is 99% higher.
  • Snickers contains 326 times more saturated fat than broccoli. While snickers contains 12.703g of saturated fat, broccoli contains only 0.039g.
  • Broccoli has a lower glycemic index (32) than snickers (51).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Broccoli, 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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.5%
~equal in Iron ~0.73mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17740%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 89.2mg 99%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 85%
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.039g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0.37g 37%
Calories 488kcal 34kcal 23%
Carbs 62.85g 6.64g 19%
Folate 63µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 11%
Phosphorus 66mg 9%
Potassium 316mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 9%
Manganese 0.21mg 9%
Protein 6.86g 2.82g 8%
Sodium 189mg 33mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 5%
Zinc 0.41mg 4%
Calcium 90mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 4%
Vitamin A 31µg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Fiber 1.9g 2.6g 3%
Iron 0.68mg 0.73mg 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 4.04g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 1.7g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 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
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.3%
Contains more FatsFats +6489.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +846.5%
Contains more OtherOther +65.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1897.8%

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
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/nutrients

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

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