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Snickers vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between snickers and leek

  • Leek is higher than snickers in vitamin A, iron, and vitamin C.
  • Snickers covers your daily saturated fat needs 63% more than leek.
  • Snickers contains 12 times more sugar than leek. While snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, leek contains only 3.9g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in leek is lower.
  • The glycemic index of leek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), 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.
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%
Leek
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.5%
Contains more IronIron +208.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.4%

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%
Leek
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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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Leek DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.04g 58%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Fats 24.38g 0.3g 37%
Calories 488kcal 61kcal 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 18%
Iron 0.68mg 2.1mg 18%
Carbs 62.85g 14.15g 16%
Folate 64µg 16%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 12mg 13%
Copper 0.12mg 13%
Protein 6.86g 1.5g 11%
Vitamin A 83µg 9%
Sodium 189mg 20mg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 90mg 59mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 3.9g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 1.8g 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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
Leek
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +357.3%
Contains more FatsFats +8026.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.2%
Contains more OtherOther +37.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1756.8%

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
Leek
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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/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.