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Snickers vs. Pectin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and pectin different?

  • Snickers is higher in calcium; however, pectin is richer in fiber and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 63% higher.
  • Snickers contains 13 times more calcium than pectin. While snickers contains 90mg of calcium, pectin contains only 7mg.
  • Pectin has less saturated fat.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Pectin, unsweetened, dry mix 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.
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%
Pectin
Pectin
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 2.1% 0.62% 102% 140% 13% 0.86% 26% 9.1% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1185.7%
Contains more IronIron +298.5%
~equal in Sodium ~200mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Pectin
Pectin
6
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 14% 0.09% 6.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Pectin DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.05g 58%
Copper 0.42mg 47%
Fats 24.38g 0.3g 37%
Fiber 1.9g 8.6g 27%
Iron 0.68mg 2.71mg 25%
Protein 6.86g 0.3g 13%
Carbs 62.85g 90.4g 9%
Calories 488kcal 325kcal 8%
Calcium 90mg 7mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Zinc 0.47mg 4%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.01mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 81.8g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0%
Potassium 7mg 0%
Sugar 46.54g N/A
Phosphorus 2mg 0%
Sodium 189mg 200mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.005mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 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
Pectin
Pectin
2
90% 9%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 8.7 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2186.7%
Contains more FatsFats +8026.7%
Contains more OtherOther +380%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.8%
Contains more WaterWater +94.6%

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
Pectin
Pectin
3
33% 7% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Pectin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168821/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.