Mars vs. Saffron — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and saffron different?

Saffron has more iron, vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin A than mars.
Daily need coverage for iron for saffron is 128% higher.
Mars contains 7 times more saturated fat than saffron. While mars contains 11.651g of saturated fat, saffron contains only 1.586g.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Spices, saffron 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.

Mars

Saffron

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1190.7%

~equal in Sodium ~148mg

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

Saffron

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+16060%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese		28.408mg	1235%
Iron	0.86mg	11.1mg	128%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	80.8mg	89%
Vitamin B6		1.01mg	78%
Magnesium		264mg	63%
Potassium		1724mg	51%
Saturated fat	11.651g	1.586g	46%
Copper		0.328mg	36%
Phosphorus		252mg	36%
Folate		93µg	23%
Vitamin B2		0.267mg	21%
Fats	19.32g	5.85g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat		2.067g	14%
Protein	4.28g	11.43g	14%
Zinc		1.09mg	10%
Vitamin B1		0.115mg	10%
Selenium		5.6µg	10%
Vitamin B3		1.46mg	9%
Calories	475kcal	310kcal	8%
Fiber	2g	3.9g	8%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin A		27µg	3%
Calcium	90mg	111mg	2%
Carbs	72.4g	65.37g	2%
Sodium	136mg	148mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.429g	1%
Net carbs	70.4g	61.47g	N/A
Sugar	58.94g		N/A
Trans fat	0.131g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A