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Mars vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and parsley different?

  • Parsley has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and fiber than mars.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for parsley is 165% higher.
  • Mars contains 88 times more saturated fat than parsley. While mars contains 11.651g of saturated fat, parsley contains only 0.132g.
  • Parsley has a lower glycemic index (32) than mars (62).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Parsley, fresh are the varieties 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
0
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%
Parsley
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.3%
Contains more IronIron +620.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.8%

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%
Parsley
11
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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 133mg 147%
Iron 0.86mg 6.2mg 67%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.132g 52%
Vitamin A 421µg 47%
Folate 152µg 38%
Fats 19.32g 0.79g 29%
Calories 475kcal 36kcal 22%
Carbs 72.4g 6.33g 22%
Copper 0.149mg 17%
Potassium 554mg 16%
Magnesium 50mg 12%
Zinc 1.07mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Fiber 2g 3.3g 5%
Calcium 90mg 138mg 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Protein 4.28g 2.97g 3%
Sodium 136mg 56mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 0.85g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
4
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
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2345.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1043.8%
Contains more WaterWater +5059.4%
~equal in Other ~2.2g

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
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients

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

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