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Snickers vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and icing different?

  • Snickers has more calcium, fiber, and iron than icing.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 49% higher.
  • Icing has less saturated fat.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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%
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +325%
~equal in Copper ~0mg
~equal in Sodium ~184mg
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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%
Icing
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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% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 53%
Saturated fat 12.703g 2.974g 44%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 23%
Protein 6.86g 0g 14%
Fats 24.38g 16.23g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 12%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 10%
Calcium 90mg 3mg 9%
Fiber 1.9g 0g 8%
Iron 0.68mg 0.16mg 7%
Calories 488kcal 418kcal 4%
Phosphorus 18mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Folate 8µg 2%
Carbs 62.85g 67.89g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 1%
Potassium 34mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 67.89g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0%
Sugar 46.54g 63.1g N/A
Sodium 189mg 184mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +50.2%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more WaterWater +237.1%
~equal in Carbs ~67.89g

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
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.6%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.