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Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. dark chocolate covered vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. dark chocolate covered and mars

  • Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. Dark chocolate covered covers your daily saturated fat needs 11% more than mars.
  • Mars has 2 times less sodium than candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. Dark chocolate covered. Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. Dark chocolate covered has 246mg of sodium, while mars has 136mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. Dark chocolate covered and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 25% 0% 45% 0% 0% 0% 32% 0% 0%
Mars
Mars
1
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 IronIron +39.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~mg
~equal in Calcium ~90mg
~equal in Potassium ~mg
~equal in Copper ~mg
~equal in Zinc ~mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mars
Mars
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. dark chocolate covered Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 13.814g 11.651g 10%
Sodium 246mg 136mg 5%
Iron 1.2mg 0.86mg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 2g 3%
Fats 20.42g 19.32g 2%
Carbs 67.56g 72.4g 2%
Cholesterol 17mg 12mg 2%
Calories 458kcal 475kcal 1%
Protein 3.82g 4.28g 1%
Calcium 83mg 90mg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 22g 21g N/A
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 64.76g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 54.08g 58.94g N/A
Trans fat 0.274g 0.131g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 20% 68% 7%
Protein: 3.82 g
Fats: 20.42 g
Carbs: 67.56 g
Water: 6.99 g
Other: 1.21 g
Mars
Mars
2
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 +311.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12%
~equal in Fats ~19.32g
~equal in Carbs ~72.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.814 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Mars
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 -15.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~g

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. Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Caramels. dark chocolate covered - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168807/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.

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