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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
6.86 g
Fats:
24.38 g
Carbs:
62.85 g
Water:
4.47 g
Other:
1.44 g
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
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0 g
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% |