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Snickers vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between snickers and fast food?

  • Fast food has more iron than snickers.
  • Snickers's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 41% higher.
  • Fast food has 10 times less sugar than snickers. Snickers has 46.54g of sugar, while fast food has 4.88g.
  • Fast food has a higher glycemic index (66) than snickers (51).

We used Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain types in this comparison.

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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 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more IronIron +350%

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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Fast food DV% diff.
Selenium 20.3µg 37%
Saturated fat 12.703g 4.493g 37%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 37%
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 35%
Iron 0.68mg 3.06mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 26%
Zinc 2.52mg 23%
Folate 80µg 20%
Phosphorus 134mg 19%
Protein 6.86g 16.52g 19%
Fats 24.38g 12.01g 19%
Manganese 0.357mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 16%
Copper 0.121mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 11%
Calories 488kcal 297kcal 10%
Carbs 62.85g 31.5g 10%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Cholesterol 9mg 33mg 8%
Magnesium 27mg 6%
Sodium 189mg 331mg 6%
Choline 34.4mg 6%
Potassium 197mg 6%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Calcium 90mg 62mg 3%
Fiber 1.9g 1.7g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 29.8g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 46.54g 4.88g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g 0.514g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g 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
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more FatsFats +103%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.8%
Contains more WaterWater +760.2%
~equal in Other ~1.52g

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
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.6%

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/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.