Snickers vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are snickers and hot dogs different?
- Snickers is higher in fiber; however, hot dogs are richer in iron.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for hot dogs is 39% higher.
- Hot dogs have less saturated fat.
- Hot dogs have a lower glycemic index (28) than snickers (51).
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Frankfurter, meat 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -82.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +60.3% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.57µg | 65% | |
| Sodium | 189mg | 1090mg | 39% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.404g | 29% | |
| Phosphorus | 206mg | 29% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 11.386g | 28% | |
| Saturated fat | 12.703g | 7.666g | 23% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 77mg | 23% |
| Selenium | 12.5µg | 23% | |
| Carbs | 62.85g | 4.17g | 20% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.665mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.166mg | 13% | |
| Copper | 0.097mg | 11% | |
| Zinc | 1.2mg | 11% | |
| Calories | 488kcal | 290kcal | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.121mg | 9% | |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 0g | 8% |
| Protein | 6.86g | 10.26g | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.31mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 0.68mg | 1.09mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 152mg | 4% | |
| Magnesium | 15mg | 4% | |
| Manganese | 0.045mg | 2% | |
| Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
| Fats | 24.38g | 25.76g | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 99mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 60.95g | 4.17g | N/A |
| Sugar | 46.54g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.394g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.111mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.474mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.53mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.907mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.963mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.291mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.445mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.555mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.331mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1407.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +49.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1159.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +143.1% |
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Fats
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -39.7% |
