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Snickers vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and croissant different?

  • Snickers has more calcium; however, croissant is richer in iron and vitamin A.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for cholesterol, 19% more than snickers.
  • Snickers has 4 times more sugar than croissant. Snickers has 46.54g of sugar, while croissant has 11.26g.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Croissants, butter 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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +143.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.5%
Contains more IronIron +198.5%

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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Croissant DV% diff.
Selenium 22.7µg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 32%
Vitamin A 206µg 23%
Folate 88µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 19%
Cholesterol 9mg 67mg 19%
Iron 0.68mg 2.03mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 17%
Phosphorus 105mg 15%
Manganese 0.33mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 14%
Sodium 189mg 467mg 12%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Carbs 62.85g 45.8g 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 37mg 5%
Saturated fat 12.703g 11.659g 5%
Fats 24.38g 21g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 4%
Calories 488kcal 406kcal 4%
Magnesium 16mg 4%
Protein 6.86g 8.2g 3%
Fiber 1.9g 2.6g 3%
Potassium 118mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 60.95g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 11.26g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +16.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.5%
Contains more WaterWater +419%
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
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
~equal in Saturated fat ~11.659g

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.