Snickers vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and English muffins different?

Snickers covers your daily need for saturated fat, 62% more than English muffins.
Snickers has 2 times more calcium than English muffins. Snickers has 90mg of calcium, while English muffins have 52mg.
English muffins contain less saturated fat.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of snickers is 51.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) 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.

Snickers

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.3%

Contains more IronIron

+30.9%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Snickers

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+400%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.703g	0.259g	57%
Fats	24.38g	1.8g	35%
Phosphorus		133mg	19%
Manganese		0.357mg	16%
Vitamin B1		0.181mg	15%
Copper		0.129mg	14%
Calories	488kcal	235kcal	13%
Sodium	189mg	464mg	12%
Vitamin B2		0.154mg	12%
Vitamin B3		1.566mg	10%
Folate		37µg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.446mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.888g	6%
Zinc		0.7mg	6%
Carbs	62.85g	46g	6%
Magnesium		21mg	5%
Potassium		131mg	4%
Calcium	90mg	52mg	4%
Vitamin B6		0.043mg	3%
Fiber	1.9g	2.7g	3%
Cholesterol	9mg	0mg	3%
Iron	0.68mg	0.89mg	3%
Vitamin B12		0.04µg	2%
Protein	6.86g	7.7g	2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.302g	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	60.95g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	46.54g		N/A
Trans fat	0.394g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.092mg	0%
Threonine		0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.315mg	0%
Leucine		0.553mg	0%
Lysine		0.241mg	0%
Methionine		0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.379mg	0%
Valine		0.353mg	0%
Histidine		0.17mg	0%