Candy bar vs. Milky Way — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between candy bar and Milky Way

Milky Way has less vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, vitamin E, and folate.
Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11768% more.
Candy bar has 51 times more vitamin B3 than Milky Way. Candy bar has 7.922mg of vitamin B3, while Milky Way has 0.154mg.
Candy bar is lower in saturated fat.
Milky Way has a higher glycemic index than candy bar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, peanut bar and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar.

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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.

Candy bar

Milky Way

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+228.2%
Contains more IronIron	+98%
Contains more CopperCopper	+426.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+471%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+359.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+745.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+135%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+47.4%

~equal in Sodium ~167mg

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.

Candy bar

Milky Way

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+360.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5044.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1092757.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1775%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	153mg	0.014mg	11768%
Copper	0.774mg	0.147mg	70%
Polyunsaturated fat	10.65g	0.26g	69%
Vitamin B3	7.922mg	0.154mg	49%
Manganese	1.243mg	0.147mg	48%
Monounsaturated fat	16.721g	2.23g	36%
Phosphorus	308mg	67mg	34%
Saturated fat	4.678g	12.016g	33%
Zinc	3.94mg	0.69mg	30%
Fats	33.7g	17.23g	25%
Protein	15.5g	4.01g	23%
Magnesium	110mg	20mg	21%
Vitamin E	4.1mg	0.89mg	21%
Folate	75µg	4µg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.83mg	0.155mg	14%
Fiber	4.1g	1g	12%
Carbs	47.4g	71.17g	8%
Potassium	407mg	124mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.18µg	8%
Iron	0.97mg	0.49mg	6%
Selenium	4.7µg	2µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.046mg	5%
Calcium	78mg	115mg	4%
Calories	522kcal	456kcal	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	9mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	31µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.103mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	3.6µg	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	16 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Choline	29.4mg	16.5mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	6mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	0.88g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	337kcal	1137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	0.21	N/A
Net carbs	43.3g	70.17g	N/A
Sugar	42.22g	59.69g	N/A
Sodium	156mg	167mg	0%
Trans fat		0.206g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.149mg		0%
Threonine	0.52mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.534mg		0%
Leucine	0.986mg		0%
Lysine	0.545mg		0%
Methionine	0.185mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.787mg		0%
Valine	0.638mg		0%
Histidine	0.385mg		0%