Snickers vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between snickers and ice cream
- Snickers is richer in iron, yet ice cream is richer in vitamin A.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 30% higher.
- Snickers contains 8 times more iron than ice cream. Snickers contains 0.68mg of iron, while ice cream contains 0.09mg.
- Ice cream contains less sodium.
- Snickers has a lower glycemic index than ice cream.
Food types used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Ice creams, vanilla.
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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 IronIron | +655.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +42.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -57.7% |
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 | +20% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 12.703g | 6.79g | 27% |
Fats | 24.38g | 11g | 21% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.24mg | 18% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.39µg | 16% | |
Phosphorus | 105mg | 15% | |
Calories | 488kcal | 207kcal | 14% |
Vitamin A | 118µg | 13% | |
Carbs | 62.85g | 23.6g | 13% |
Cholesterol | 9mg | 44mg | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.581mg | 12% | |
Protein | 6.86g | 3.5g | 7% |
Iron | 0.68mg | 0.09mg | 7% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.969g | 7% | |
Zinc | 0.69mg | 6% | |
Potassium | 199mg | 6% | |
Choline | 26mg | 5% | |
Fiber | 1.9g | 0.7g | 5% |
Sodium | 189mg | 80mg | 5% |
Calcium | 90mg | 128mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.048mg | 4% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.452g | 3% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
Selenium | 1.8µg | 3% | |
Magnesium | 14mg | 3% | |
Copper | 0.023mg | 3% | |
Vitamin E | 0.3mg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 1% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.116mg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 1% | |
Folate | 5µg | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 60.95g | 22.9g | N/A |
Sugar | 46.54g | 21.22g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.008mg | 0% | |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.394g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.045mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.146mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.195mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.316mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.258mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.081mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.157mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.217mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.088mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.003g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +96% |
Contains more FatsFats | +121.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +166.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +60% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1264.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -46.5% |