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Lentil soup vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil soup and mars different?

  • Mars has more calcium than lentil soup.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 56% higher.
  • Lentil soup contains 4 times more sodium than mars. While lentil soup contains 532mg of sodium, mars contains only 136mg.
  • Lentil soup has a lower glycemic index (44) than mars (62).

Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies are the varieties used in this article.

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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 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
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 +24.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +429.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.4%

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
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 +240%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Mars DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.45g 11.651g 51%
Fats 1.12g 19.32g 28%
Calories 56kcal 475kcal 21%
Carbs 8.16g 72.4g 21%
Sodium 532mg 136mg 17%
Phosphorus 74mg 11%
Fiber 2g 8%
Copper 0.07mg 8%
Calcium 17mg 90mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 6%
Manganese 0.12mg 5%
Folate 20µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 5%
Potassium 144mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 3%
Cholesterol 3mg 12mg 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 3%
Iron 1.07mg 0.86mg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Protein 3.74g 4.28g 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 58.94g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 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 +4944.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1625%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +787.3%
Contains more OtherOther +87%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 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 -96.1%
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. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/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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