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Snickers vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between snickers and sponge cake

  • Snickers has less iron than sponge cake.
  • Snickers covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than sponge cake.
  • Snickers has 2 times more calcium than sponge cake. While snickers has 90mg of calcium, sponge cake has only 42mg.
  • Sponge cake has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cake, sponge, 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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.1%
Contains more IronIron +132.4%

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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~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 Sponge cake DV% diff.
Cholesterol 9mg 170mg 54%
Saturated fat 12.703g 1.301g 52%
Selenium 18.5µg 34%
Fats 24.38g 4.3g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.37µg 15%
Phosphorus 100mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.546mg 11%
Iron 0.68mg 1.58mg 11%
Folate 39µg 10%
Calories 488kcal 297kcal 10%
Vitamin A 77µg 9%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.204mg 8%
Manganese 0.167mg 7%
Copper 0.056mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 42mg 5%
Zinc 0.59mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.576g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.649g 4%
Potassium 141mg 4%
Magnesium 9mg 2%
Sodium 189mg 228mg 2%
Carbs 62.85g 57.7g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Protein 6.86g 7.3g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 57.7g N/A
Sugar 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 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
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +467%
Contains more WaterWater +557.7%
~equal in Protein ~7.3g
~equal in Carbs ~57.7g
~equal in Other ~1.3g

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
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/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.