Chewing gum vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chewing gum and mars

Chewing gum has less iron and calcium.
Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than chewing gum.

Food varieties used in this article are Chewing gum 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.

Chewing gum

Mars

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.

Chewing gum

Mars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.042g	11.651g	53%
Fats	0.3g	19.32g	29%
Iron	0mg	0.86mg	11%
Calcium	0mg	90mg	9%
Protein	0g	4.28g	9%
Carbs	96.7g	72.4g	8%
Sodium	1mg	136mg	6%
Calories	360kcal	475kcal	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Fiber	2.4g	2g	2%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.137g		1%
Net carbs	94.3g	70.4g	N/A
Potassium	2mg		0%
Sugar	66.08g	58.94g	N/A
Trans fat		0.131g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g		0%