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Mars vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mars and baby food?

  • Baby food is richer than mars in iron, calcium, and fiber.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 583% more.
  • Mars has 68 times more sugar than baby food. While mars has 58.94g of sugar, baby food has only 0.87g.

We used Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types 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.
Mars
Mars
0
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +714.4%
Contains more IronIron +5423.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
~equal in Manganese ~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.
Mars
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%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +360%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.86mg 47.5mg 583%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 217%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 209%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 203%
Calcium 90mg 733mg 64%
Phosphorus 392mg 56%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.769g 49%
Selenium 25.9µg 47%
Copper 0.334mg 37%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Magnesium 100mg 24%
Fats 19.32g 4.4g 23%
Zinc 2.4mg 22%
Fiber 2g 7.5g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 21%
Protein 4.28g 12.2g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 15%
Potassium 437mg 13%
Folate 43µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 11%
Sodium 136mg 3mg 6%
Calories 475kcal 379kcal 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 2.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Carbs 72.4g 73.4g 0%
Net carbs 70.4g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +339.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +185%
Contains more WaterWater +294.1%
Contains more OtherOther +43.5%
~equal in Carbs ~73.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
Mars
0
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%

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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. Mars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168814/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.