Mars vs. Rose hips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mars and rose hips

Mars has less vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, and calcium.
Rose hips cover your daily vitamin C needs 473% more than mars.
Rose hips contain 34 times less sodium than mars. Mars contains 136mg of sodium, while rose hips contain 4mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Rose Hips, wild (Northern Plains Indians).

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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

Rose hips

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.8%
Contains more IronIron	+23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.1%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Rose hips

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+85100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0.5mg	426mg	473%
Fiber	2g	24.1g	88%
Saturated fat	11.651g		53%
Manganese		1.02mg	44%
Vitamin E		5.84mg	39%
Fats	19.32g	0.34g	29%
Vitamin A		217µg	24%
Vitamin K		25.9µg	22%
Calories	475kcal	162kcal	16%
Magnesium		69mg	16%
Vitamin B5		0.8mg	16%
Potassium		429mg	13%
Vitamin B2		0.166mg	13%
Copper		0.113mg	13%
Carbs	72.4g	38.22g	11%
Phosphorus		61mg	9%
Vitamin B3		1.3mg	8%
Calcium	90mg	169mg	8%
Sodium	136mg	4mg	6%
Vitamin B6		0.076mg	6%
Protein	4.28g	1.6g	5%
Cholesterol	12mg		4%
Iron	0.86mg	1.06mg	3%
Zinc		0.25mg	2%
Choline		12mg	2%
Vitamin B1		0.016mg	1%
Folate		3µg	1%
Fructose		1.16g	1%
Net carbs	70.4g	14.12g	N/A
Sugar	58.94g	2.58g	N/A
Trans fat	0.131g		N/A