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Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies and mars

  • Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies has more vitamin C; however, mars is richer in iron, calcium, and fiber.
  • Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 74% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.

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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 0.71% 0% 1.1% 0% 12% 0.55% 0.43% 2% 8.2% 5.5%
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 CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%

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 223% 0% 3.4% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.13% 0.84% 0.69% 0% 2.8% 0% 0%
Mars
0
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 +13260%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies Mars DV% diff.
Vitamin C 66.8mg 0.5mg 74%
Saturated fat 4.115g 11.651g 34%
Fats 4.37g 19.32g 23%
Iron 0mg 0.86mg 11%
Calcium 0mg 90mg 9%
Protein 0.19g 4.28g 8%
Fiber 0g 2g 8%
Carbs 90.78g 72.4g 6%
Sodium 15mg 136mg 5%
Calories 405kcal 475kcal 4%
Copper 0.036mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Manganese 0.063mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Net carbs 90.78g 70.4g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0%
Potassium 12mg 0%
Sugar 75.84g 58.94g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.007mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.014mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0%
Trans fat 0.074g 0.131g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 91% 4%
Protein: 0.19 g
Fats: 4.37 g
Carbs: 90.78 g
Water: 3.83 g
Other: 0.83 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 CarbsCarbs +25.4%
Contains more WaterWater +125.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2152.6%
Contains more FatsFats +342.1%
Contains more OtherOther +177.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.115 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Mars
0
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 -64.7%
~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, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168843/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.