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Mars vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and honey different?

  • Mars is higher than honey in calcium, fiber, and iron.
  • Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than honey.
  • Mars contains 34 times more sodium than honey. Mars contains 136mg of sodium, while honey contains 4mg.
  • Honey is lower in saturated fat.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Honey 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
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%
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more IronIron +104.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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%
Honey
6
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% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Honey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.651g 0g 53%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Fats 19.32g 0g 30%
Calories 475kcal 304kcal 9%
Protein 4.28g 0.3g 8%
Calcium 90mg 6mg 8%
Fiber 2g 0.2g 7%
Iron 0.86mg 0.42mg 6%
Sodium 136mg 4mg 6%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.036mg 4%
Carbs 72.4g 82.4g 3%
Manganese 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 3%
Potassium 52mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 70.4g 82.2g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0%
Sugar 58.94g 82.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
3
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
Honey
2
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1326.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.8%
Contains more WaterWater +905.9%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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