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Snickers vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between snickers and chocolate cake

  • The amount of iron in chocolate cake is higher than in snickers.
  • Snickers covers your daily saturated fat needs 36% more than chocolate cake.
  • Chocolate cake has 2 times less calcium than snickers. Snickers has 90mg of calcium, while chocolate cake has 60mg.
  • Chocolate cake contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more IronIron +136.8%

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 5.43g 33%
Copper 0.207mg 23%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Selenium 11.9µg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 16%
Cholesterol 9mg 58mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 15%
Phosphorus 106mg 15%
Fats 24.38g 15.1g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 12%
Manganese 0.28mg 12%
Iron 0.68mg 1.61mg 12%
Magnesium 32mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 7%
Folate 27µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Calories 488kcal 371kcal 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 6%
Sodium 189mg 315mg 5%
Potassium 140mg 4%
Calcium 90mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Protein 6.86g 5.3g 3%
Carbs 62.85g 53.4g 3%
Fiber 1.9g 1.6g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 60.95g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 46.54g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.4%
Contains more FatsFats +61.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.7%
Contains more WaterWater +445.9%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

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
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.3%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.