Nutritional Information for a Snickers Candy Bar

A Snickers candy bar contains peanuts, caramel and nougat all draped in chocolate. These ingredients are made up of certain amounts of fats, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, sugar, protein and other nutrients that people need to survive. All percentages are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

Calories

• A single, standard-sized Snickers bar contains 280 calories, 130 of which come from fat.

Fat

• A Snickers bar contains 14 g of total fat, which makes up 22 percent of the recommended daily intake of fats. Five of those grams are saturated fat.

Cholesterol

• A single Snickers bar has 5 mg of cholesterol, which represents 2 percent of the daily intake value for cholesterol.

Sodium

• A single bar has 140 mg of sodium, which is 6 percent of the recommended daily intake amount.

Carbohydrates

• A Snickers bar has 35 g, or 12 percent of the daily intake value, of carbohydrates, and there are also 30 g of sugar.

Protein and Other Nutrients

• A Snickers bar provides 4 g of protein, 4 percent of the amount of calcium needed daily, and 2 percent of necessary daily iron.