Mars vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mars and tomato paste different?
- Mars is richer in calcium, while tomato paste is higher in vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, and fiber.
- Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than tomato paste.
- Mars contains 5 times more sugar than tomato paste. Mars contains 58.94g of sugar, while tomato paste contains 12.18g.
- Tomato paste is lower in saturated fat.
- Mars has a higher glycemic index (62) than tomato paste (45).
Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 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 CalciumCalcium | +150% |
| Contains more IronIron | +246.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -56.6% |
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 | +4280% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 11.651g | 0.1g | 53% |
| Copper | 0.365mg | 41% | |
| Potassium | 1014mg | 30% | |
| Vitamin E | 4.3mg | 29% | |
| Fats | 19.32g | 0.47g | 29% |
| Iron | 0.86mg | 2.98mg | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 21.9mg | 24% |
| Calories | 475kcal | 82kcal | 20% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.076mg | 19% | |
| Carbs | 72.4g | 18.91g | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.216mg | 17% | |
| Manganese | 0.302mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.153mg | 12% | |
| Phosphorus | 83mg | 12% | |
| Magnesium | 42mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin K | 11.4µg | 10% | |
| Selenium | 5.3µg | 10% | |
| Fiber | 2g | 4.1g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 76µg | 8% | |
| Choline | 38.5mg | 7% | |
| Fructose | 5.85g | 7% | |
| Zinc | 0.63mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.06mg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 90mg | 36mg | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Folate | 12µg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 136mg | 59mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.142mg | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.16g | 1% | |
| Protein | 4.28g | 4.32g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 70.4g | 14.81g | N/A |
| Sugar | 58.94g | 12.18g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.22g | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.131g | 0g | N/A |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.067g | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.031mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.133mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.089mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.124mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.13mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.088mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.071mg | 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:
4.32 g
Fats:
0.47 g
Carbs:
18.91 g
Water:
73.5 g
Other:
2.8 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +4010.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +282.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +4223.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +21.7% |
~equal in
Protein
~4.32g
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
0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.16 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.1% |
