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Mars vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and cocoa bean different?

  • Cocoa bean is higher than mars in iron and fiber.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily need for iron, 183% more than mars.
  • Mars contains 33 times more sugar than cocoa bean. Mars contains 58.94g of sugar, while cocoa bean contains 1.76g.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali types were 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.
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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.3%
Contains more IronIron +1704.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%

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
1
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 0% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 401%
Iron 0.86mg 15.52mg 183%
Manganese 3.737mg 162%
Magnesium 476mg 113%
Fiber 2g 29.8g 111%
Phosphorus 728mg 104%
Potassium 2509mg 74%
Zinc 6.37mg 58%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 35%
Protein 4.28g 18.1g 28%
Selenium 13.2µg 24%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Saturated fat 11.651g 7.76g 18%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 15%
Calories 475kcal 220kcal 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 11%
Fats 19.32g 13.1g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 9%
Folate 32µg 8%
Sodium 136mg 19mg 5%
Carbs 72.4g 58.3g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calcium 90mg 111mg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 1.76g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0%

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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +47.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +322.9%
Contains more WaterWater +58.8%
Contains more OtherOther +239.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
0
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.4%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.