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Mars vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mars and cocktail sauce

  • Mars has more calcium, while cocktail sauce has more vitamin C.
  • Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Mars contains 5 times more sugar than cocktail sauce. While mars contains 58.94g of sugar, cocktail sauce contains only 11.83g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cocktail sauce is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve.

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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
2
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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +246.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
~equal in Iron ~0.83mg

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
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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2220%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.651g 0g 53%
Sodium 136mg 983mg 37%
Fats 19.32g 1.05g 28%
Calories 475kcal 124kcal 18%
Carbs 72.4g 28.22g 15%
Copper 0.111mg 12%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 11.6mg 12%
Potassium 309mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Protein 4.28g 1.36g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 26mg 6%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Phosphorus 30mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Folate 17µg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 3%
Choline 11mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Fiber 2g 1.8g 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 26.42g N/A
Iron 0.86mg 0.83mg 0%
Sugar 58.94g 11.83g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1740%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.6%
Contains more WaterWater +3762.9%
Contains more OtherOther +60.9%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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