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Gratin vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between gratin and mars

  • Mars has less vitamin C.
  • Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 35% more than gratin.
  • Mars contains 20 times less vitamin C than gratin. Gratin contains 9.9mg of vitamin C, while mars contains 0.5mg.
  • Mars has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
Gratin
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
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 CalciumCalcium +32.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +34.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.6%

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.
Gratin
8
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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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 +1880%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.733g 11.651g 31%
Carbs 11.27g 72.4g 20%
Copper 0.16mg 18%
Fats 7.59g 19.32g 18%
Calories 132kcal 475kcal 17%
Phosphorus 113mg 16%
Sodium 433mg 136mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 13%
Potassium 396mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 0.5mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 8%
Manganese 0.161mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 5%
Cholesterol 23mg 12mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Iron 0.64mg 0.86mg 3%
Calcium 119mg 90mg 3%
Protein 5.06g 4.28g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 2%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 58.94g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
2
5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Mars
3
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 ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more WaterWater +4252.9%
Contains more FatsFats +154.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +542.4%
Contains more OtherOther +10.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
3
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 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 -59.4%
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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.