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Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve and mars

  • Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve has more vitamin A; however, mars is richer in iron and fiber.
  • Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 26% more.
  • Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve contains 4 times more vitamin A than mars. Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve contains 589IU of vitamin A, while mars contains 167IU.
  • Mars contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
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 CalciumCalcium +45.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +309.5%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
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 +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve Mars DV% diff.
Cholesterol 91mg 12mg 26%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Saturated fat 7.48g 11.651g 19%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Carbs 22.2g 72.4g 17%
Phosphorus 116mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 14%
Calories 222kcal 475kcal 13%
Fats 13g 19.32g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 9%
Iron 0.21mg 0.86mg 8%
Zinc 0.52mg 5%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Fiber 0.7g 2g 5%
Potassium 177mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 4%
Calcium 131mg 90mg 4%
Copper 0.03mg 3%
Sodium 61mg 136mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.45g 3%
Magnesium 12mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Protein 4.1g 4.28g 0%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 21.5g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 21.16g 58.94g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 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 +3417.6%
Contains more FatsFats +48.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +226.1%
Contains more OtherOther +155.6%
~equal in Protein ~4.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.48 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.45 g
Mars
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Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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. Ice creams, french vanilla, soft-serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167981/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.

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