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Mars vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and fennel different?

  • Fennel has more vitamin A and vitamin C than mars.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 58% higher.
  • Mars contains 15 times more sugar than fennel. While mars contains 58.94g of sugar, fennel contains only 3.93g.
  • Fennel has less saturated fat.
  • Fennel has a lower glycemic index (45) than mars (62).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Fennel, bulb, raw 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.
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%
Fennel
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.7%
Contains more IronIron +17.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.8%

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.
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%
Fennel
11
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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Fennel DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.09g 53%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Fats 19.32g 0.2g 29%
Calories 475kcal 31kcal 22%
Carbs 72.4g 7.3g 22%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 12mg 13%
Potassium 414mg 12%
Manganese 0.191mg 8%
Folate 27µg 7%
Phosphorus 50mg 7%
Copper 0.066mg 7%
Protein 4.28g 1.24g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 4%
Sodium 136mg 52mg 4%
Fiber 2g 3.1g 4%
Calcium 90mg 49mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 2%
Iron 0.86mg 0.73mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 3.93g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
4
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
Fennel
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.2%
Contains more FatsFats +9560%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +891.8%
Contains more OtherOther +119%
Contains more WaterWater +5206.5%

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
Fennel
3
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.