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Snickers vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between snickers and butter

  • Snickers is richer in iron, fiber, and calcium, yet butter is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 189% higher.
  • Butter contains less sugar.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index than snickers.

Food types used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Butter, without salt.

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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%
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more IronIron +3300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%

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%
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 50.489g 172%
Fats 24.38g 81.11g 87%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 9mg 215mg 69%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 59%
Carbs 62.85g 0.06g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Protein 6.86g 0.85g 12%
Calories 488kcal 717kcal 11%
Fiber 1.9g 0g 8%
Sodium 189mg 11mg 8%
Iron 0.68mg 0.02mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 7%
Calcium 90mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 2%
Folate 3µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 1%
Potassium 24mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 0.06g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0%
Sugar 46.54g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +707.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104650%
Contains more OtherOther +3500%
Contains more FatsFats +232.7%
Contains more WaterWater +301.3%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.8%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

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

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