Mars vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and pastry different?
- Mars is higher in calcium; however, pastry is richer in iron.
- Daily need coverage for iron for pastry is 21% higher.
- Mars contains 80 times more sugar than pastry. While mars contains 58.94g of sugar, pastry contains only 0.74g.
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +800% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -45.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +197.7% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Monounsaturated fat | 21.597g | 54% | |
| Selenium | 24.2µg | 44% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.398mg | 33% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.894g | 33% | |
| Fats | 19.32g | 38.1g | 29% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.168mg | 26% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.283mg | 22% | |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 2.56mg | 21% |
| Manganese | 0.488mg | 21% | |
| Folate | 78µg | 20% | |
| Copper | 0.114mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin K | 16.1µg | 13% | |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 9.643g | 9% |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 45.1g | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 60mg | 9% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 10mg | 8% |
| Protein | 4.28g | 7.3g | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.53mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 249mg | 5% |
| Calories | 475kcal | 551kcal | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 4% | |
| Fiber | 2g | 1.5g | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.021mg | 2% | |
| Potassium | 61mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 43.6g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 0.74g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.196mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.272mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.508mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.142mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.129mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.308mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.156mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +60.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +130% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +70.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +97.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +400% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -17.2% |
