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Snickers vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between snickers and muffin

  • Snickers has less iron than muffin.
  • Snickers covers your daily need for saturated fat, 49% more than muffin.
  • Snickers has 2 times more calcium than muffin. While snickers has 90mg of calcium, muffin has only 44mg.
  • Muffin has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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%
Muffin
Muffin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 13% 11% 49% 20% 10% 63% 44% 59% 45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.8%
Contains more IronIron +91.2%

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%
Muffin
Muffin
13
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 3% 7% 33% 1.5% 42% 38% 27% 28% 9.2% 20% 98% 36% 50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Muffin DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.103g 54%
Saturated fat 12.703g 2.844g 45%
Vitamin K 39.2µg 33%
Phosphorus 146mg 21%
Manganese 0.449mg 20%
Choline 92.5mg 17%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.168mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 13%
Fats 24.38g 16.07g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.822g 12%
Folate 48µg 12%
Vitamin E 1.63mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.47mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.418mg 9%
Iron 0.68mg 1.3mg 8%
Copper 0.06mg 7%
Starch 16.31g 7%
Cholesterol 9mg 30mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Calories 488kcal 375kcal 6%
Sodium 189mg 336mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 44mg 5%
Protein 6.86g 4.49g 5%
Potassium 121mg 4%
Zinc 0.37mg 3%
Fiber 1.9g 1.1g 3%
Carbs 62.85g 53g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 2%
Vitamin A 21µg 2%
Fructose 1.21g 2%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.9mg 0%
Net carbs 60.95g 51.9g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 31.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.421mg 0%
Lysine 0.199mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.257mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.048g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 6.911g 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
Muffin
Muffin
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4% 16% 53% 25%
Protein: 4.49 g
Fats: 16.07 g
Carbs: 53 g
Water: 24.96 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.8%
Contains more FatsFats +51.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.6%
Contains more WaterWater +458.4%
~equal in Other ~1.48g

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
Muffin
Muffin
3
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.844 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.103 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%

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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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/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.