Snickers vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are snickers and flax seeds different?
- Flax seeds have more fiber, iron, and calcium than snickers.
- Daily need coverage for fiber for flax seeds is 102% higher.
- Snickers contains 30 times more sugar than flax seeds. While snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, flax seeds contain only 1.55g.
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Seeds, flaxseed 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +183.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +742.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -84.1% |
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 | +20% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 28.73g | 192% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 1.644mg | 137% | |
| Copper | 1.22mg | 136% | |
| Manganese | 2.482mg | 108% | |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 27.3g | 102% |
| Magnesium | 392mg | 93% | |
| Phosphorus | 642mg | 92% | |
| Iron | 0.68mg | 5.73mg | 63% |
| Selenium | 25.4µg | 46% | |
| Saturated fat | 12.703g | 3.663g | 41% |
| Zinc | 4.34mg | 39% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.473mg | 36% | |
| Fats | 24.38g | 42.16g | 27% |
| Potassium | 813mg | 24% | |
| Protein | 6.86g | 18.29g | 23% |
| Folate | 87µg | 22% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.985mg | 20% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.527g | 19% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.08mg | 19% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 255mg | 17% |
| Choline | 78.7mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.161mg | 12% | |
| Carbs | 62.85g | 28.88g | 11% |
| Sodium | 189mg | 30mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 4.3µg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Calories | 488kcal | 534kcal | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.31mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 60.95g | 1.58g | N/A |
| Sugar | 46.54g | 1.55g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.394g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.297mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.766mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.896mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.235mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.862mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.37mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.957mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.072mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.472mg | 0% | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.007g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
6.86 g
Fats:
24.38 g
Carbs:
62.85 g
Water:
4.47 g
Other:
1.44 g
Protein:
18.29 g
Fats:
42.16 g
Carbs:
28.88 g
Water:
6.96 g
Other:
3.71 g
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +117.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +166.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +72.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +55.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +157.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
12.703 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
28.73 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -71.2% |
