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Mars vs. Raisin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mars and raisins

  • The amount of iron and fiber in raisins is higher than in mars.
  • Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than raisins.
  • Raisins have 12 times less sodium than mars. Mars has 136mg of sodium, while raisins have 11mg.
  • Raisins contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Raisins, seedless.

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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%
Raisin
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 66% 71% 106% 6% 43% 1.4% 39% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +118.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%

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%
Raisin
10
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 7.7% 0% 2.4% 0% 27% 29% 14% 5.7% 40% 0% 8.8% 3.8% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +360%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Raisin DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.058g 53%
Fructose 29.68g 37%
Copper 0.318mg 35%
Fats 19.32g 0.46g 29%
Potassium 749mg 22%
Phosphorus 101mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 13%
Manganese 0.299mg 13%
Iron 0.86mg 1.88mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.125mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 9%
Calories 475kcal 299kcal 9%
Magnesium 32mg 8%
Fiber 2g 3.7g 7%
Sodium 136mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.766mg 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 90mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 2.3mg 2%
Protein 4.28g 3.07g 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.095mg 2%
Carbs 72.4g 79.18g 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Starch 2.7g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 75.48g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 59.19g N/A
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.051g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.057mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
3
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
Raisin
2
3% 79% 15% 2%
Protein: 3.07 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 79.18 g
Water: 15.43 g
Other: 1.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4100%
Contains more OtherOther +23.7%
Contains more WaterWater +807.6%
~equal in Carbs ~79.18g

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
Raisin
3
40% 35% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.051 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.037 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Raisin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168165/nutrients

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

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