Mars vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and candy bar different?
- Candy bar has more fiber than mars.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 35% higher.
- Candy bar has less saturated fat.
- Candy bar has a lower glycemic index (51) than mars (62).
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Candies, peanut bar 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +15.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -12.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +12.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B6 | 153mg | 11769% | |
| Copper | 0.774mg | 86% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 10.65g | 71% | |
| Manganese | 1.243mg | 54% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 7.922mg | 50% | |
| Phosphorus | 308mg | 44% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 16.721g | 42% | |
| Zinc | 3.94mg | 36% | |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 4.678g | 32% |
| Vitamin E | 4.1mg | 27% | |
| Magnesium | 110mg | 26% | |
| Fats | 19.32g | 33.7g | 22% |
| Protein | 4.28g | 15.5g | 22% |
| Folate | 75µg | 19% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.83mg | 17% | |
| Potassium | 407mg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.14mg | 11% | |
| Selenium | 4.7µg | 9% | |
| Fiber | 2g | 4.1g | 8% |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 47.4g | 8% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 8% | |
| Choline | 29.4mg | 5% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Calories | 475kcal | 522kcal | 2% |
| Sodium | 136mg | 156mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 0.97mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 78mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 43.3g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 42.22g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.149mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.52mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.534mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.986mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.545mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.185mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.787mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.638mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.385mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +52.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +27.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +262.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +74.4% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -59.8% |
