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Mars vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mars and pimiento

  • Mars has more calcium; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 94% more than mars.
  • Pimiento contains 259 times less saturated fat than mars. Mars contains 11.651g of saturated fat, while pimiento contains 0.045g.
  • The glycemic index of mars is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Pimento, canned.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more IronIron +95.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%

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.
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%
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16880%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 84.9mg 94%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.045g 53%
Fats 19.32g 0.3g 29%
Calories 475kcal 23kcal 23%
Carbs 72.4g 5.1g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 17%
Vitamin A 133µg 15%
Iron 0.86mg 1.68mg 10%
Calcium 90mg 6mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Protein 4.28g 1.1g 6%
Potassium 158mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Sodium 136mg 14mg 5%
Manganese 0.092mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Phosphorus 17mg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 2.71g N/A
Fiber 2g 1.9g 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
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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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1319.6%
Contains more OtherOther +475%
Contains more WaterWater +5376.5%

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.