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Snickers vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between snickers and yam

  • Snickers has more calcium; however, yam is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Snickers covers your daily saturated fat needs 63% more than yam.
  • Yam has 93 times less sugar than snickers. Snickers has 46.54g of sugar, while yam has 0.5g.
  • Yam contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER and Yam, raw.

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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%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +429.4%
Contains more IronIron +25.9%
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%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3320%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snickers Yam DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.703g 0.037g 58%
Fats 24.38g 0.17g 37%
Potassium 816mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 23%
Copper 0.178mg 20%
Calories 488kcal 118kcal 19%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 17.1mg 18%
Manganese 0.397mg 17%
Carbs 62.85g 27.88g 12%
Protein 6.86g 1.53g 11%
Fiber 1.9g 4.1g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 9%
Phosphorus 55mg 8%
Sodium 189mg 9mg 8%
Calcium 90mg 17mg 7%
Folate 23µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Iron 0.68mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Net carbs 60.95g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 46.54g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.394g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 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
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +348.4%
Contains more FatsFats +14241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.4%
Contains more OtherOther +75.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1457%

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
Yam
Yam
3
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.