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Snickers vs. Sunflower seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between snickers and sunflower seeds

  • Sunflower seeds are higher than snickers in iron and fiber.
  • Sunflower seeds cover your daily iron needs 57% more than snickers.
  • Snickers contains 21 times more sodium than sunflower seeds. While snickers contains 189mg of sodium, sunflower seeds contain only 9mg.
  • The glycemic index of sunflower seeds is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 232% 23% 57% 197% 600% 136% 283% 1.2% 254% 289%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more IronIron +672.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%

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 Choline Choline 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 Choline Choline 4.7% 1% 703% 0% 370% 82% 156% 68% 310% 0% 0% 170% 30%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +180%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Sunflower seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 234%
Copper 1.8mg 200%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 154%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 123%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 103%
Selenium 53µg 96%
Phosphorus 660mg 94%
Manganese 1.95mg 85%
Magnesium 325mg 77%
Folate 227µg 57%
Iron 0.68mg 5.25mg 57%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 52%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 46%
Zinc 5mg 45%
Fats 24.38g 51.46g 42%
Saturated fat 12.703g 4.455g 37%
Protein 6.86g 20.78g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 27%
Fiber 1.9g 8.6g 27%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 23%
Potassium 645mg 19%
Carbs 62.85g 20g 14%
Choline 55.1mg 10%
Sodium 189mg 9mg 8%
Calories 488kcal 584kcal 5%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 90mg 78mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1.4mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 11.4g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 2.62g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A

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
21% 51% 20% 5% 3%
Protein: 20.78 g
Fats: 51.46 g
Carbs: 20 g
Water: 4.73 g
Other: 3.03 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.9%
Contains more FatsFats +111.1%
Contains more OtherOther +110.4%
~equal in Water ~4.73g

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
10% 40% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.137 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.9%

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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. Sunflower seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170562/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.