Snickers vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are snickers and lentil different?
- Snickers is higher in calcium; however, lentil is richer in iron and fiber.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 63% higher.
- Snickers contains 95 times more sodium than lentil. While snickers contains 189mg of sodium, lentil contains only 2mg.
- Lentil has less saturated fat.
- Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than snickers (51).
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 more CalciumCalcium | +373.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +389.7% |
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 | +200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 12.703g | 0.053g | 58% |
Folate | 181µg | 45% | |
Fats | 24.38g | 0.38g | 37% |
Iron | 0.68mg | 3.33mg | 33% |
Copper | 0.251mg | 28% | |
Phosphorus | 180mg | 26% | |
Fiber | 1.9g | 7.9g | 24% |
Manganese | 0.494mg | 21% | |
Calories | 488kcal | 116kcal | 19% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.178mg | 14% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.169mg | 14% | |
Carbs | 62.85g | 20.13g | 14% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.638mg | 13% | |
Zinc | 1.27mg | 12% | |
Potassium | 369mg | 11% | |
Magnesium | 36mg | 9% | |
Sodium | 189mg | 2mg | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.06mg | 7% | |
Calcium | 90mg | 19mg | 7% |
Choline | 32.7mg | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.073mg | 6% | |
Selenium | 2.8µg | 5% | |
Protein | 6.86g | 9.02g | 4% |
Cholesterol | 9mg | 0mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1.5mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.7µg | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.11mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.175g | 1% | |
Net carbs | 60.95g | 12.23g | N/A |
Sugar | 46.54g | 1.8g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.394g | 0g | N/A |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.064g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.081mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.323mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.39mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.654mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.63mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.077mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.445mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.448mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.254mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +6315.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +212.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +73.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +31.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1457.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.6% |