Mars vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and peanuts different?
- Peanuts have more iron and fiber than mars.
- Daily need coverage for iron for peanuts is 47% higher.
- Mars contains 12 times more sugar than peanuts. While mars contains 58.94g of sugar, peanuts contain only 4.72g.
- Peanuts have a lower glycemic index (13) than mars (62).
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Peanuts, all types, raw 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 IronIron | +432.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -86.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 1.144mg | 127% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 15.558g | 104% | |
| Manganese | 1.934mg | 84% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 12.066mg | 75% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 24.426g | 61% | |
| Folate | 240µg | 60% | |
| Vitamin E | 8.33mg | 56% | |
| Phosphorus | 376mg | 54% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.64mg | 53% | |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 4.58mg | 47% |
| Fats | 19.32g | 49.24g | 46% |
| Protein | 4.28g | 25.8g | 43% |
| Magnesium | 168mg | 40% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.767mg | 35% | |
| Zinc | 3.27mg | 30% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 27% | |
| Fiber | 2g | 8.5g | 26% |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 6.279g | 24% |
| Potassium | 705mg | 21% | |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 16.13g | 19% |
| Selenium | 7.2µg | 13% | |
| Choline | 52.5mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 10% | |
| Calories | 475kcal | 567kcal | 5% |
| Sodium | 136mg | 18mg | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 7.63g | N/A |
| Calcium | 90mg | 92mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 4.72g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.25mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.883mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.907mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.672mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.926mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.317mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.377mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.082mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.652mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +348.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +502.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +154.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +282.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -46.1% |
