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Mars vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and mustard different?

  • Mustard is higher than mars in iron and fiber.
  • Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than mustard.
  • Mars contains 64 times more sugar than mustard. Mars contains 58.94g of sugar, while mustard contains 0.92g.
  • Mars has a higher glycemic index (62) than mustard (32).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Mustard, prepared, yellow 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
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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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.7%
Contains more IronIron +87.2%

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
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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%
Mustard
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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% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Mustard DV% diff.
Selenium 33.5µg 61%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.214g 52%
Sodium 136mg 1104mg 42%
Fats 19.32g 3.34g 25%
Carbs 72.4g 5.83g 22%
Calories 475kcal 60kcal 21%
Manganese 0.422mg 18%
Phosphorus 108mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 15%
Magnesium 48mg 11%
Iron 0.86mg 1.61mg 9%
Fiber 2g 4g 8%
Copper 0.074mg 8%
Zinc 0.64mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 5%
Choline 22.4mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 152mg 4%
Calcium 90mg 63mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Protein 4.28g 3.74g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 70.4g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
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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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.4%
Contains more FatsFats +478.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1141.9%
Contains more WaterWater +4824.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/nutrients

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

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