Snickers vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and pound cake different?

Snickers is higher in fiber; however, pound cake is richer in iron.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for snickers is 39% higher.
Snickers contains 3 times more fiber than pound cake. While snickers contains 1.9g of fiber, pound cake contains only 0.6g.
Pound cake has less saturated fat.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Snickers

Pound cake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+91.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.9%

Contains more IronIron

+117.6%

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.

Snickers

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.703g	4.811g	36%
Polyunsaturated fat		3.419g	23%
Phosphorus		140mg	20%
Cholesterol	9mg	66mg	19%
Vitamin B2		0.249mg	19%
Fats	24.38g	13.96g	16%
Vitamin B12		0.36µg	15%
Threonine		153mg	15%
Vitamin B1		0.173mg	14%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Folate		42µg	11%
Iron	0.68mg	1.48mg	10%
Vitamin B3		1.615mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.485mg	10%
Selenium		5µg	9%
Sodium	189mg	377mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat		3.02g	8%
Vitamin A		70µg	8%
Calories	488kcal	353kcal	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Manganese		0.11mg	5%
Copper		0.042mg	5%
Fiber	1.9g	0.6g	5%
Potassium		149mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Calcium	90mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Protein	6.86g	5g	4%
Zinc		0.43mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Carbs	62.85g	53.64g	3%
Vitamin B6		0.036mg	3%
Magnesium		8mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Net carbs	60.95g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	46.54g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0.394g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.204mg	0%
Leucine		0.397mg	0%
Lysine		0.198mg	0%
Methionine		0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.239mg	0%
Valine		0.249mg	0%
Histidine		0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A