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Mars vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mars and hot sauce

  • Mars has more calcium and fiber; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 109% more than mars.
  • Hot sauce has 224 times less saturated fat than mars. Mars has 11.651g of saturated fat, while hot sauce has 0.052g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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
3
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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1025%
Contains more IronIron +79.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14860%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 136mg 2643mg 109%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 74.8mg 83%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.052g 53%
Fats 19.32g 0.37g 29%
Carbs 72.4g 1.75g 24%
Calories 475kcal 11kcal 23%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 12%
Calcium 90mg 8mg 8%
Protein 4.28g 0.51g 8%
Fiber 2g 0.3g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 6%
Iron 0.86mg 0.48mg 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 144mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 3%
Copper 0.028mg 3%
Phosphorus 11mg 2%
Manganese 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 1.26g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +739.2%
Contains more FatsFats +5121.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4037.1%
Contains more WaterWater +5192.9%
Contains more OtherOther +221.3%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.