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Mars vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mars and shallot different?

  • Mars is higher in calcium; however, shallot is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 58% higher.
  • Mars contains 11 times more sodium than shallot. While mars contains 136mg of sodium, shallot contains only 12mg.
  • Shallot has less saturated fat.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than mars (62).

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Shallots, raw 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
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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +143.2%
Contains more IronIron +39.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%

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%
Shallot
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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Shallot DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.017g 53%
Fats 19.32g 0.1g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 27%
Calories 475kcal 72kcal 20%
Carbs 72.4g 16.8g 19%
Manganese 0.292mg 13%
Copper 0.088mg 10%
Potassium 334mg 10%
Folate 34µg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 9%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Sodium 136mg 12mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 5%
Calcium 90mg 37mg 5%
Fiber 2g 3.2g 5%
Zinc 0.4mg 4%
Iron 0.86mg 1.2mg 4%
Protein 4.28g 2.5g 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
4
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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.2%
Contains more FatsFats +19220%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +331%
Contains more OtherOther +187.5%
Contains more WaterWater +4594.1%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients

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

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