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Snickers vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between snickers and melon

  • Snickers has more calcium; however, melon has more vitamin C.
  • Snickers's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 63% more.
  • Snickers has 21 times more sodium than melon. Snickers has 189mg of sodium, while melon has 9mg.
  • Melon is lower in saturated fat.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index than snickers.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Melons, casaba, 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%
Melon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +718.2%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%

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%
Melon
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4260%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Melon DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.025g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0.1g 37%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 21.8mg 24%
Calories 488kcal 28kcal 23%
Carbs 62.85g 6.58g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 13%
Protein 6.86g 1.11g 12%
Sodium 189mg 9mg 8%
Calcium 90mg 11mg 8%
Copper 0.06mg 7%
Potassium 182mg 5%
Iron 0.68mg 0.34mg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 0.9g 4%
Magnesium 11mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Phosphorus 5mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +518%
Contains more FatsFats +24280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +855.2%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +1954.8%

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
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.