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Snickers vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between snickers and wafer?

  • Snickers is richer in calcium, while wafer is higher in iron and fiber.
  • Snickers's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 42% higher.
  • Wafer has 3 times less calcium than snickers. Snickers has 90mg of calcium, while wafer has 31mg.
  • Wafer is lower in saturated fat.

We used Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Cookies, chocolate wafers types in this comparison.

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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%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +190.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.4%
Contains more IronIron +489.7%

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%
Wafer
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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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Wafer DV% diff.
Copper 0.463mg 51%
Iron 0.68mg 4.01mg 42%
Saturated fat 12.703g 4.241g 38%
Manganese 0.696mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 20%
Phosphorus 132mg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 18%
Sodium 189mg 580mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 17%
Fats 24.38g 14.2g 16%
Magnesium 53mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 12%
Folate 47µg 12%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 8%
Potassium 210mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 31mg 6%
Fiber 1.9g 3.4g 6%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Calories 488kcal 433kcal 3%
Carbs 62.85g 72.7g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Protein 6.86g 6.6g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.394g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more FatsFats +71.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.7%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
~equal in Protein ~6.6g
~equal in Water ~4.5g

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
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.6%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.