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Frozen novelties, fruit and juice bars vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between frozen novelties, fruit and juice bars and mars

  • Frozen novelties, fruit, and juice bars has more vitamin C; however, mars is higher in calcium and iron.
  • Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than frozen novelties, fruit, and juice bars.
  • Mars contains 19 times less vitamin C than frozen novelties, fruit, and juice bars. Frozen novelties, fruit, and juice bars contains 9.5mg of vitamin C, while mars contains 0.5mg.
  • Frozen novelties, fruit, and juice bars has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Frozen novelties, fruit, and juice bars 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 2.9% 1.5% 4.7% 7.1% 0% 1.4% 2.6% 0.52% 22% 1.1%
Mars
2
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 ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more IronIron +352.6%
~equal in Copper ~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.
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 32% 0.33% 0% 0% 2.8% 4.2% 3% 2.4% 5.8% 0% 2.3% 5.3% 2.2%
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 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frozen novelties, fruit and juice bars Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 11.651g 53%
Fats 0.1g 19.32g 30%
Calories 87kcal 475kcal 19%
Carbs 20.2g 72.4g 17%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 0.5mg 10%
Calcium 5mg 90mg 9%
Iron 0.19mg 0.86mg 8%
Manganese 0.165mg 7%
Protein 1.2g 4.28g 6%
Sodium 4mg 136mg 6%
Fiber 1g 2g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Potassium 53mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.159mg 1%
Choline 4mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 1%
Phosphorus 6mg 1%
Net carbs 19.2g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 17.48g 58.94g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.03g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 20.2 g
Water: 78.3 g
Other: 0.2 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 +4505.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +256.7%
Contains more FatsFats +19220%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +258.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1050%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.03 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 -100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
~equal in Monounsaturated 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. Frozen novelties, fruit and juice bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169632/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.