Snickers vs. Pop tarts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between snickers and pop tarts
- Snickers is higher in calcium, yet pop tarts are higher in iron and vitamin A.
- Snickers covers your daily saturated fat needs 53% more than pop tarts.
- Snickers contains 4 times more calcium than pop tarts. While snickers contains 90mg of calcium, pop tarts contain only 24mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in pop tarts is lower.
- The glycemic index of snickers is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Toaster Pastries, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S POP TARTS, Blueberry.
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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 | +275% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -52.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +414.7% |
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
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 12.703g | 2.02g | 49% |
| Iron | 0.68mg | 3.5mg | 35% |
| Vitamin A | 289µg | 32% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.81g | 32% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.38mg | 29% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.33mg | 25% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.29mg | 24% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.8mg | 24% | |
| Folate | 80µg | 20% | |
| Fats | 24.38g | 13.3g | 17% |
| Copper | 0.15mg | 17% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.5g | 16% | |
| Phosphorus | 88mg | 13% | |
| Zinc | 1.27mg | 12% | |
| Sodium | 189mg | 398mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 24mg | 7% |
| Protein | 6.86g | 4.6g | 5% |
| Calories | 488kcal | 412kcal | 4% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 3% | |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 1.1g | 3% |
| Carbs | 62.85g | 68.41g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 60.95g | 67.31g | N/A |
| Sugar | 46.54g | 30.9g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.394g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +49.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +83.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +21% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +179.6% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.1% |
