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Snickers vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between snickers and butter cookie

  • Snickers is richer in calcium, yet butter cookie is richer in iron and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for butter cookie is 36% higher.
  • Snickers contains 3 times more calcium than butter cookie. Snickers contains 90mg of calcium, while butter cookie contains 29mg.
  • Butter cookie contains less sugar.

Food types used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +210.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33%
Contains more IronIron +226.5%

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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Butter cookie DV% diff.
Cholesterol 9mg 117mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 26%
Copper 0.2mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 20%
Folate 76µg 19%
Iron 0.68mg 2.22mg 19%
Vitamin A 165µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 15%
Selenium 8.4µg 15%
Phosphorus 102mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 10%
Fats 24.38g 18.8g 9%
Saturated fat 12.703g 11.051g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 7%
Manganese 0.17mg 7%
Calcium 90mg 29mg 6%
Fiber 1.9g 0.8g 4%
Sodium 189mg 282mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 3%
Potassium 111mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 3%
Protein 6.86g 6.1g 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Carbs 62.85g 68.9g 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Calories 488kcal 467kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 20.24g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 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
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.5%
Contains more FatsFats +29.7%
Contains more OtherOther +11.1%
~equal in Carbs ~68.9g
~equal in Water ~4.6g

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
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13%

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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 cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.