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Currant vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between currants and mars?

  • Currants are richer in vitamin C and fiber, yet mars is richer in calcium.
  • Mars's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% higher.
  • Currants have 82 times more vitamin C than mars. Currants have 41mg of vitamin C, while mars has 0.5mg.
  • Currants contain less sugar.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index than mars.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies types in this comparison.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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 IronIron +16.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%

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.
Currant
11
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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 +8100%
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 Currant Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.017g 11.651g 53%
Vitamin C 41mg 0.5mg 45%
Fats 0.2g 19.32g 29%
Calories 56kcal 475kcal 21%
Carbs 13.8g 72.4g 20%
Copper 0.107mg 12%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Fiber 4.3g 2g 9%
Potassium 275mg 8%
Manganese 0.186mg 8%
Sodium 1mg 136mg 6%
Calcium 33mg 90mg 6%
Protein 1.4g 4.28g 6%
Phosphorus 44mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 3%
Folate 8µg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 2%
Iron 1mg 0.86mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 58.94g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Mars
4
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 +4838.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.7%
Contains more FatsFats +9560%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +424.6%
Contains more OtherOther +253.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.