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Snickers vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and fontina different?

  • Snickers is higher in fiber and iron; however, fontina is richer in calcium and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for fontina is 46% higher.
  • Fontina has less sugar.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index (27) than snickers (51).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cheese, fontina are the varieties 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 10% 165% 5.6% 8.6% 8.3% 95% 148% 104% 1.8% 79%
Contains more IronIron +195.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +511.1%

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%
Fontina
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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% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Fontina DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 70%
Phosphorus 346mg 49%
Calcium 90mg 550mg 46%
Protein 6.86g 25.6g 37%
Cholesterol 9mg 116mg 36%
Zinc 3.5mg 32%
Saturated fat 12.703g 19.196g 30%
Vitamin A 261µg 29%
Sodium 189mg 800mg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 22%
Carbs 62.85g 1.55g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 11%
Fats 24.38g 31.14g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Fiber 1.9g 0g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 6%
Iron 0.68mg 0.23mg 6%
Calories 488kcal 389kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Copper 0.025mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Potassium 64mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 1.55g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 1.55g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 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
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3954.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +273.2%
Contains more FatsFats +27.7%
Contains more WaterWater +748.3%
Contains more OtherOther +163.2%

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
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.8%

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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. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/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.