Mars vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and fast food different?
- Fast food has more iron than mars.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 36% higher.
- Mars contains 12 times more sugar than fast food. While mars contains 58.94g of sugar, fast food contains only 4.88g.
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain 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 | +45.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -58.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +255.8% |
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 |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.89µg | 37% | |
| Selenium | 20.3µg | 37% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.617mg | 35% | |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 4.493g | 33% |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 3.06mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.363mg | 28% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.317mg | 26% | |
| Protein | 4.28g | 16.52g | 24% |
| Zinc | 2.52mg | 23% | |
| Folate | 80µg | 20% | |
| Phosphorus | 134mg | 19% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.212mg | 16% | |
| Manganese | 0.357mg | 16% | |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 31.5g | 14% |
| Copper | 0.121mg | 13% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.835g | 12% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.68g | 11% | |
| Fats | 19.32g | 12.01g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.53mg | 11% | |
| Calories | 475kcal | 297kcal | 9% |
| Starch | 22.87g | 9% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 331mg | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 33mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 27mg | 6% | |
| Choline | 34.4mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 197mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin K | 4.9µg | 4% | |
| Fructose | 2.27g | 3% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.38mg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 62mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 1.7g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 9µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 29.8g | N/A |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 4.88g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | 0.514g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.144mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.46mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.642mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.13mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.785mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.306mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.67mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.728mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.402mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.121g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.009g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.009g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.003g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 1.391g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +60.9% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +129.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +51.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +286% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +2161.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -61.4% |
