Mars vs. Payday — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between mars and payday
- Mars has less iron and fiber.
- Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 34% more than payday.
- Payday has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar.
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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 less SodiumSodium | -41.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +123.3% |
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. |
| Vitamin B3 | 7.166mg | 45% | |
| Manganese | 0.912mg | 40% | |
| Copper | 0.325mg | 36% | |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 4.806g | 31% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.691g | 31% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 12.467g | 31% | |
| Phosphorus | 197mg | 28% | |
| Magnesium | 90mg | 21% | |
| Potassium | 725mg | 21% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.235mg | 18% | |
| Protein | 4.28g | 13.44g | 18% |
| Vitamin E | 2.47mg | 16% | |
| Zinc | 1.57mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 1.92mg | 13% |
| Folate | 51µg | 13% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.521mg | 10% | |
| Selenium | 5.1µg | 9% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.115mg | 9% | |
| Fats | 19.32g | 25g | 9% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.083mg | 7% | |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 52.88g | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 3.8g | 7% |
| Choline | 35.6mg | 6% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 231mg | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Calories | 475kcal | 490kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.02µg | 1% | |
| Starch | 2.19g | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 49.08g | N/A |
| Calcium | 90mg | 94mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 40.32g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.133mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.457mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.486mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.879mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.515mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.166mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.687mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.565mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.337mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.023g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +36.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +34.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +214% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +29.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +310% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -58.8% |
