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Snickers vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and buckwheat different?

  • Snickers has more calcium than buckwheat.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 63% higher.
  • Snickers contains 52 times more sugar than buckwheat. While snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, buckwheat contains only 0.9g.
  • Buckwheat has less saturated fat.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked 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 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1185.7%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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% 0% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Buckwheat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.134g 57%
Fats 24.38g 0.62g 37%
Calories 488kcal 92kcal 20%
Manganese 0.403mg 18%
Copper 0.146mg 16%
Carbs 62.85g 19.94g 14%
Magnesium 51mg 12%
Phosphorus 70mg 10%
Calcium 90mg 7mg 8%
Sodium 189mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 7%
Protein 6.86g 3.38g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 6%
Zinc 0.61mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 6%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 3%
Fiber 1.9g 2.7g 3%
Potassium 88mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.68mg 0.8mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 17.24g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 0.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 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% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +103%
Contains more FatsFats +3832.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +215.2%
Contains more OtherOther +234.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1591.9%

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/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.