Snickers vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between snickers and chia seeds

Chia seeds are higher than snickers in fiber, iron, and calcium.
Chia seeds cover your daily fiber needs 130% more than snickers.
Snickers contains 12 times more sodium than chia seeds. While snickers contains 189mg of sodium, chia seeds contain only 16mg.
The glycemic index of chia seeds is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Seeds, chia seeds, dried.

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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

Chia seeds

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+601.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1035.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.5%

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

Chia seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+220%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat		23.665g	158%
Fiber	1.9g	34.4g	130%
Phosphorus		860mg	123%
Manganese		2.723mg	118%
Copper		0.924mg	103%
Selenium		55.2µg	100%
Iron	0.68mg	7.72mg	88%
Magnesium		335mg	80%
Vitamin B3		8.83mg	55%
Calcium	90mg	631mg	54%
Vitamin B1		0.62mg	52%
Saturated fat	12.703g	3.33g	43%
Zinc		4.58mg	42%
Protein	6.86g	16.54g	19%
Vitamin B2		0.17mg	13%
Folate		49µg	12%
Potassium		407mg	12%
Fats	24.38g	30.74g	10%
Sodium	189mg	16mg	8%
Carbs	62.85g	42.12g	7%
Monounsaturated fat		2.309g	6%
Cholesterol	9mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.5mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	1.6mg	1%
Calories	488kcal	486kcal	0%
Net carbs	60.95g	7.72g	N/A
Sugar	46.54g		N/A
Trans fat	0.394g	0.14g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.436mg	0%
Threonine		0.709mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.801mg	0%
Leucine		1.371mg	0%
Lysine		0.97mg	0%
Methionine		0.588mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.016mg	0%
Valine		0.95mg	0%
Histidine		0.531mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		17.83g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.835g	N/A