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Artichoke vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are artichoke and mars different?

  • Artichoke has more fiber, vitamin C, and iron than mars.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 58% higher.
  • Artichoke contains 23 times more vitamin C than mars. While artichoke contains 11.7mg of vitamin C, mars contains only 0.5mg.
  • Artichoke has less sugar.
  • Artichoke has a lower glycemic index (32) than mars (62).

Artichokes, (globe or french), raw and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies are the varieties used in this article.

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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 43% 13% 33% 48% 77% 13% 39% 12% 33% 1.1%
Mars
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 27% 0% 32% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +48.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.5%

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 39% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 18% 15% 20% 20% 27% 0% 37% 51% 19%
Mars
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2240%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Artichoke Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.036g 11.651g 53%
Fats 0.15g 19.32g 29%
Copper 0.231mg 26%
Calories 47kcal 475kcal 21%
Carbs 10.51g 72.4g 21%
Folate 68µg 17%
Fiber 5.4g 2g 14%
Magnesium 60mg 14%
Phosphorus 90mg 13%
Vitamin K 14.8µg 12%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 0.5mg 12%
Potassium 370mg 11%
Manganese 0.256mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.046mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 6%
Choline 34.4mg 6%
Calcium 44mg 90mg 5%
Iron 1.28mg 0.86mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Sodium 94mg 136mg 2%
Protein 3.27g 4.28g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 5.11g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 0.99g 58.94g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 11% 85%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 10.51 g
Water: 84.94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Mars
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4% 19% 72% 2% 2%
Protein: 4.28 g
Fats: 19.32 g
Carbs: 72.4 g
Water: 1.7 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +4896.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.9%
Contains more FatsFats +12780%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +588.9%
Contains more OtherOther +103.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 5% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Mars
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169205/nutrients
  2. Mars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168814/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.