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Snickers vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and couscous different?

  • Couscous contains less calcium than snickers.
  • Snickers covers your daily need for saturated fat, 63% more than couscous.
  • Snickers has 465 times more sugar than couscous. Snickers has 46.54g of sugar, while couscous has 0.1g.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of couscous is 65, while the glycemic index of snickers is 51.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Couscous, cooked 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.
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 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1025%
Contains more IronIron +78.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%

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% 0% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Couscous DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.029g 58%
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Fats 24.38g 0.16g 37%
Calories 488kcal 112kcal 19%
Carbs 62.85g 23.22g 13%
Calcium 90mg 8mg 8%
Sodium 189mg 5mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 6%
Protein 6.86g 3.79g 6%
Copper 0.041mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 4%
Iron 0.68mg 0.38mg 4%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 2%
Fiber 1.9g 1.4g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 2%
Potassium 58mg 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

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
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +81%
Contains more FatsFats +15137.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.7%
Contains more OtherOther +453.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1523.5%

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
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.