Mars vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and marinara sauce different?
- Mars is richer in calcium, while marinara sauce is higher in vitamin A.
- Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than marinara sauce.
- Mars contains 11 times more sugar than marinara sauce. Mars contains 58.94g of sugar, while marinara sauce contains 5.5g.
- Marinara sauce is lower in saturated fat.
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +233.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -77.9% |
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 | +300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 0.17g | 52% |
| Fats | 19.32g | 1.48g | 27% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.917mg | 24% | |
| Calories | 475kcal | 51kcal | 21% |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 8.06g | 21% |
| Vitamin E | 2.4mg | 16% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.173mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin K | 13.9µg | 12% | |
| Potassium | 319mg | 9% | |
| Copper | 0.081mg | 9% | |
| Protein | 4.28g | 1.41g | 6% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 27mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.137mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.061mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 30mg | 5% |
| Phosphorus | 34mg | 5% | |
| Magnesium | 18mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin A | 33µg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 2mg | 3% |
| Folate | 13µg | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.508g | 3% | |
| Selenium | 1.1µg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.024mg | 2% | |
| Zinc | 0.2mg | 2% | |
| Choline | 13.7mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 2mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 1.8g | 1% |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 0.78mg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.377g | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 6.26g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 5.5g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | N/A |
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:
1.41 g
Fats:
1.48 g
Carbs:
8.06 g
Water:
87.39 g
Other:
1.66 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +203.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1205.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +798.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +38.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +5040.6% |
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
0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.508 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.5% |
