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Snickers vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between snickers and taro?

  • The amount of fiber in taro is higher than in snickers.
  • Snickers's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 63% more.
  • Taro contains 116 times less sugar than snickers. Snickers contains 46.54g of sugar, while taro contains 0.4g.
  • Taro has less saturated fat.

We used Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Taro, raw types 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%
Taro
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.3%
Contains more IronIron +23.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%

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%
Taro
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Taro DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.041g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0.2g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 22%
Calories 488kcal 112kcal 19%
Copper 0.172mg 19%
Manganese 0.383mg 17%
Potassium 591mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Carbs 62.85g 26.46g 12%
Phosphorus 84mg 12%
Protein 6.86g 1.5g 11%
Fiber 1.9g 4.1g 9%
Sodium 189mg 11mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 8%
Magnesium 33mg 8%
Folate 22µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.5mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 2%
Iron 0.68mg 0.55mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

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
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +357.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12090%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more WaterWater +1480.3%

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
Taro
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.