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Snickers vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between snickers and danish pastry

  • Snickers is richer in calcium, yet danish pastry is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 30% higher.
  • Snickers contains 7 times more sugar than danish pastry. Snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, while danish pastry contains 6.95g.

Food types used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Danish pastry, cheese.

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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% 8.6% 68% 30% 19% 46% 54% 46% 103%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.7%
Contains more IronIron +164.7%

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 0.33% 12% 7% 0% 48% 60% 38% 18% 9.2% 25% 17% 45% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Danish pastry DV% diff.
Selenium 18.9µg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 11.313g 28%
Saturated fat 12.703g 6.794g 27%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.575g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 16%
Manganese 0.351mg 15%
Phosphorus 108mg 15%
Folate 60µg 15%
Iron 0.68mg 1.8mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2mg 13%
Sodium 189mg 417mg 10%
Copper 0.089mg 10%
Carbs 62.85g 37.2g 9%
Vitamin B12 0.2µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.9µg 6%
Calories 488kcal 374kcal 6%
Calcium 90mg 35mg 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 6%
Cholesterol 9mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin A 35µg 4%
Fats 24.38g 21.9g 4%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 1g 4%
Potassium 98mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Protein 6.86g 8g 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 60.95g 36.2g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 46.54g 6.95g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.293mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.644mg 0%
Lysine 0.43mg 0%
Methionine 0.174mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0%
Valine 0.412mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 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% 22% 37% 31%
Protein: 8 g
Fats: 21.9 g
Carbs: 37.2 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +11.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.6%
Contains more WaterWater +602.5%
~equal in Other ~1.5g

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
33% 55% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.794 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.313 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.575 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.5%

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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. Danish pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172754/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.