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Snickers vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snickers and sugar substitute different?

  • Snickers has more iron and fiber; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 79% more than snickers.
  • Snickers has 12 times more sugar than sugar substitute. Snickers has 46.54g of sugar, while sugar substitute has 4.03g.
  • Snickers has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of sugar substitute is 40.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown types were 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.
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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more IronIron +325%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +876.7%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 90mg 879mg 79%
Saturated fat 12.703g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0g 38%
Sodium 189mg 572mg 17%
Protein 6.86g 2.06g 10%
Iron 0.68mg 0.16mg 7%
Calories 488kcal 347kcal 7%
Carbs 62.85g 84.77g 7%
Fiber 1.9g 0.6g 5%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Copper 0.007mg 1%
Potassium 39mg 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 4.03g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +233%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.9%
Contains more WaterWater +104.5%
Contains more OtherOther +179.9%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.