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Mars vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mars and pilaf

  • Mars contains less iron than pilaf.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 57% higher.
  • Pilaf has 39 times less sugar than mars. Mars has 58.94g of sugar, while pilaf has 1.53g.

Food types used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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
1
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%
Pilaf
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.6%
Contains more IronIron +183.7%
~equal in Calcium ~83mg

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%
Pilaf
12
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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +720%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 59%
Folate 212µg 53%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.307g 52%
Sodium 136mg 1303mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 38%
Manganese 0.882mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 31%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Fats 19.32g 1.37g 28%
Phosphorus 154mg 22%
Iron 0.86mg 2.44mg 20%
Copper 0.166mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 14%
Protein 4.28g 10.42g 12%
Zinc 1.01mg 9%
Magnesium 32mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 7%
Calories 475kcal 359kcal 6%
Potassium 188mg 6%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.1mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 1mg 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Fiber 2g 1.2g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 3%
Calcium 90mg 83mg 1%
Carbs 72.4g 76.31g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
1
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
Pilaf
4
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +1310.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.5%
Contains more WaterWater +372.9%
Contains more OtherOther +67.8%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

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
Pilaf
3
29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

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

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