Snickers vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between snickers and asparagus
- Snickers has more calcium; however, asparagus is richer in iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
- Snickers covers your daily saturated fat needs 63% more than asparagus.
- Asparagus has 95 times less sodium than snickers. Snickers has 189mg of sodium, while asparagus has 2mg.
- Asparagus contains less saturated fat.
- Snickers has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of asparagus is 32.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Asparagus, raw.
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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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +275% |
| Contains more IronIron | +214.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1020% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 12.703g | 0.04g | 58% |
| Fats | 24.38g | 0.12g | 37% |
| Vitamin K | 41.6µg | 35% | |
| Calories | 488kcal | 20kcal | 23% |
| Copper | 0.189mg | 21% | |
| Carbs | 62.85g | 3.88g | 20% |
| Iron | 0.68mg | 2.14mg | 18% |
| Folate | 52µg | 13% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.143mg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.141mg | 11% | |
| Protein | 6.86g | 2.2g | 9% |
| Sodium | 189mg | 2mg | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 1.13mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.091mg | 7% | |
| Manganese | 0.158mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 24mg | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 5.6mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.978mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 202mg | 6% | |
| Zinc | 0.54mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.274mg | 5% | |
| Selenium | 2.3µg | 4% | |
| Vitamin A | 38µg | 4% | |
| Choline | 16mg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 3% | |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Fructose | 1g | 1% | |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 2.1g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 60.95g | 1.78g | N/A |
| Sugar | 46.54g | 1.88g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.394g | 0g | N/A |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.027mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.075mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.128mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.104mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.031mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.075mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.115mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.049mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +211.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +20216.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1519.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +148.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1985.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.7% |
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