Mars vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between mars and fruit salad
- Mars has more calcium and iron; however, fruit salad is higher in vitamin A.
- Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than fruit salad.
- Fruit salad contains 27 times less sodium than mars. Mars contains 136mg of sodium, while fruit salad contains 5mg.
- Fruit salad has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.
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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 | +718.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +244% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.3% |
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 | +560% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 0.004g | 53% |
| Fats | 19.32g | 0.03g | 30% |
| Calories | 475kcal | 50kcal | 21% |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 13.05g | 20% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 11mg | 8% |
| Protein | 4.28g | 0.51g | 8% |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 0.25mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.151mg | 7% | |
| Copper | 0.05mg | 6% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 5mg | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 1g | 4% |
| Potassium | 116mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 3.3mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 30µg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 8mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.356mg | 2% | |
| Phosphorus | 14mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.027mg | 2% | |
| Folate | 3µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.053mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.14mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.014mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 12.05g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | 0g | N/A |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.005g | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.28 g
Fats:
19.32 g
Carbs:
72.4 g
Water:
1.7 g
Other:
2.3 g
Protein:
0.51 g
Fats:
0.03 g
Carbs:
13.05 g
Water:
86.15 g
Other:
0.26 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +739.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +64300% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +454.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +784.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +4967.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.011 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -100% |
