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Cocktail sauce vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cocktail sauce and mars

  • Cocktail sauce has more vitamin C, while mars has more calcium.
  • Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 23 times more vitamin C than mars. While cocktail sauce contains 11.6mg of vitamin C, mars contains only 0.5mg.
  • The amount of sodium in mars is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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 more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +246.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
~equal in Iron ~0.86mg

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% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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 +2220%
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 Cocktail sauce Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 11.651g 53%
Sodium 983mg 136mg 37%
Fats 1.05g 19.32g 28%
Calories 124kcal 475kcal 18%
Carbs 28.22g 72.4g 15%
Copper 0.111mg 12%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0.5mg 12%
Potassium 309mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Protein 1.36g 4.28g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 6%
Calcium 26mg 90mg 6%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Phosphorus 30mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Folate 17µg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 3%
Choline 11mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 70.4g N/A
Iron 0.83mg 0.86mg 0%
Sugar 11.83g 58.94g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 +3762.9%
Contains more OtherOther +60.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1740%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.6%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.