Mars vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between mars and cereal
- Mars has more calcium; however, cereal is richer in iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
- Cereal covers your daily iron needs 415% more than mars.
- Cereal has 45 times less saturated fat than mars. Mars has 11.651g of saturated fat, while cereal has 0.26g.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).
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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 | +800% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -82.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3860.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +7600% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 6.288mg | 524% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 5.986mg | 460% | |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 34.06mg | 415% |
| Vitamin B2 | 3.87mg | 298% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 29.62mg | 185% | |
| Vitamin A | 814µg | 90% | |
| Zinc | 7.6mg | 69% | |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 0.26g | 52% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 38.5mg | 42% |
| Manganese | 0.79mg | 34% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 795mg | 29% |
| Fats | 19.32g | 1.08g | 28% |
| Copper | 0.137mg | 15% | |
| Phosphorus | 77mg | 11% | |
| Selenium | 6.3µg | 11% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 10mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 5% | |
| Calories | 475kcal | 378kcal | 5% |
| Magnesium | 19mg | 5% | |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 86.85g | 5% |
| Protein | 4.28g | 6.06g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% | |
| Potassium | 105mg | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.354g | 2% | |
| Fiber | 2g | 1.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.204g | 1% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 85.45g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 10.35g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.066mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.241mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.26mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.767mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.113mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.13mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.365mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.344mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.162mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.26g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +1688.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +41.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +122.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.8% |
