Snickers bars are popular candy confections made from milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel and nougat. Despite its small size, a 2.07-oz. Snickers is packed with flavor, along with high amounts of fat and sugar.
Ingredients
A Snickers bars is made from milk chocolate containing sugar, skim milk, milk fat, lactose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin and artificial flavoring. In addition, peanuts, butter, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt and egg whites contribute to the flavor and consistency.
Calories
A 2.07-oz Snickers bar has 280 calories, and 130 of those calories are derived from fat. One candy bar would satisfy 14 percent of your daily calorie intake in a 2000-calorie diet. A small portion of the calories is from protein.
Fat
Ingredients such as milk, cocoa butter and soybean oil contribute to the 14 g of fat, including 5 g of saturated fat. A Snickers bar contains 25 percent of the maximum amount of saturated fat that should be consumed in one day. Foods that are high in saturated fats and partially hydrogenated fats are linked to medical complications such as high cholesterol and heart disease.
Carbohydrates
Snickers candy bars are high in sugar, containing a total of 30 g, or 120 calories from sugar. Less than 1 g of the carbohydrates in a Snickers bar is from dietary fiber.
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