Snickers vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are snickers and cheese different?
- Snickers has more fiber and iron; however, cheese is richer in calcium and vitamin A.
- Cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 62% more than snickers.
- Cheese contains less sugar.
- Snickers has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of cheese is 0.
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cheese, cheddar types were 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +385.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.1% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +688.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Phosphorus | 455mg | 65% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 710mg | 62% |
| Selenium | 28.5µg | 52% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.1µg | 46% | |
| Vitamin A | 330µg | 37% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.428mg | 33% | |
| Zinc | 3.64mg | 33% | |
| Protein | 6.86g | 22.87g | 32% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 99mg | 30% |
| Saturated fat | 12.703g | 18.867g | 28% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.246g | 23% | |
| Carbs | 62.85g | 3.09g | 20% |
| Sodium | 189mg | 653mg | 20% |
| Fats | 24.38g | 33.31g | 14% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.421g | 9% | |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 0g | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.41mg | 8% | |
| Folate | 27µg | 7% | |
| Iron | 0.68mg | 0.14mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 27mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.066mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.71mg | 5% | |
| Calories | 488kcal | 404kcal | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 3% | |
| Copper | 0.03mg | 3% | |
| Choline | 16.5mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin D | 24IU | 3% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.029mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
| Potassium | 76mg | 2% | |
| Manganese | 0.027mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 60.95g | 3.09g | N/A |
| Sugar | 46.54g | 0.48g | N/A |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.059mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.394g | 0.917g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.547mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.044mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.206mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.939mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 1.025mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.547mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.074mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.404mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.547mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.01g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.017g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.007g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1934% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +233.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +36.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +728.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +157.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -32.7% |
