Mars vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and soft serve different?
- Mars is richer in iron and fiber, while soft serve is higher in vitamin A.
- Soft serve covers your daily need for cholesterol, 26% more than mars.
- Mars contains 4 times more iron than soft serve. Mars contains 0.86mg of iron, while soft serve contains 0.21mg.
- Soft serve is lower in sugar.
- Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than mars (62).
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types were 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +309.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +45.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -55.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +60% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 91mg | 26% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.5µg | 21% | |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 7.46g | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 162µg | 18% | |
| Phosphorus | 116mg | 17% | |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 22.2g | 17% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.182mg | 14% | |
| Calories | 475kcal | 222kcal | 13% |
| Fats | 19.32g | 13g | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.506mg | 10% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 3.49g | 9% | |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 0.21mg | 8% |
| Choline | 26mg | 5% | |
| Potassium | 177mg | 5% | |
| Fiber | 2g | 0.7g | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.52mg | 5% | |
| Selenium | 3µg | 5% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.7µg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.048mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.049mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.61mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin D | 29IU | 4% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 131mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 12mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 61mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.46g | 3% | |
| Copper | 0.03mg | 3% | |
| Folate | 9µg | 2% | |
| Caffeine | 2mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin K | 0.9µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.095mg | 1% | |
| Protein | 4.28g | 4.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.8mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 21.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 21.16g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.005mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.048mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.169mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.215mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.353mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.296mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.091mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.176mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.241mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.099mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.28 g
Fats:
19.32 g
Carbs:
72.4 g
Water:
1.7 g
Other:
2.3 g
Protein:
4.1 g
Fats:
13 g
Carbs:
22.2 g
Water:
59.8 g
Other:
0.9 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +48.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +226.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +155.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +3417.6% |
~equal in
Protein
~4.1g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.46 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -36% |
