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Snickers vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and mashed potato different?

  • Mashed potato contains less calcium than snickers.
  • Snickers covers your daily need for saturated fat, 61% more than mashed potato.
  • Snickers has 93 times more sugar than mashed potato. Snickers has 46.54g of sugar, while mashed potato has 0.5g.
  • Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of snickers is 51.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Fast foods, potato, mashed types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +119.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.2%

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%
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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Mashed potato DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.577g 55%
Fats 24.38g 2.82g 33%
Calories 488kcal 89kcal 20%
Carbs 62.85g 14.65g 16%
Protein 6.86g 1.65g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 9%
Phosphorus 59mg 8%
Potassium 286mg 8%
Calcium 90mg 18mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 7%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Iron 0.68mg 0.31mg 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 5%
Sodium 189mg 306mg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Manganese 0.098mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Copper 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 3%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Fiber 1.9g 1.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g 0.105g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

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
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +315.8%
Contains more FatsFats +764.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +329%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1681.2%

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
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.