Cereal vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between cereal and mars
- Cereal has more iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, mars is richer in calcium.
- Cereal covers your daily iron needs 415% more than mars.
- Mars has 77 times less vitamin C than cereal. Cereal has 38.5mg of vitamin C, while mars has 0.5mg.
- Mars contains less sodium.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3860.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +800% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -82.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +7600% |
| 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 6.288mg | 524% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 5.986mg | 460% | |
| Iron | 34.06mg | 0.86mg | 415% |
| Vitamin B2 | 3.87mg | 298% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 29.62mg | 185% | |
| Vitamin A | 814µg | 90% | |
| Zinc | 7.6mg | 69% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.26g | 11.651g | 52% |
| Vitamin C | 38.5mg | 0.5mg | 42% |
| Manganese | 0.79mg | 34% | |
| Sodium | 795mg | 136mg | 29% |
| Fats | 1.08g | 19.32g | 28% |
| Copper | 0.137mg | 15% | |
| Phosphorus | 77mg | 11% | |
| Selenium | 6.3µg | 11% | |
| Calcium | 10mg | 90mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 5% | |
| Calories | 378kcal | 475kcal | 5% |
| Magnesium | 19mg | 5% | |
| Carbs | 86.85g | 72.4g | 5% |
| Protein | 6.06g | 4.28g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% | |
| Potassium | 105mg | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.354g | 2% | |
| Fiber | 1.4g | 2g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.204g | 1% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 85.45g | 70.4g | N/A |
| Sugar | 10.35g | 58.94g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.066mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.241mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.26mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.767mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.113mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.13mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.365mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.344mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.162mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.26g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +41.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +122.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1688.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +∞% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +∞% |
