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Mars vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mars and flour

  • Mars has more calcium, while flour has more iron.
  • Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than flour.
  • Mars contains 218 times more sugar than flour. While mars contains 58.94g of sugar, flour contains only 0.27g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +439.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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
1
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%
Flour
9
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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mars Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Saturated fat 11.651g 0.155g 52%
Iron 0.86mg 4.64mg 47%
Folate 183µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 37%
Manganese 0.682mg 30%
Fats 19.32g 0.98g 28%
Copper 0.144mg 16%
Phosphorus 108mg 15%
Protein 4.28g 10.33g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 9%
Calcium 90mg 15mg 8%
Sodium 136mg 2mg 6%
Calories 475kcal 364kcal 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 3%
Fiber 2g 2.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 3%
Potassium 107mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Carbs 72.4g 76.31g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 70.4g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 58.94g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mars
2
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
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +1871.4%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
Contains more ProteinProtein +141.4%
Contains more WaterWater +601.2%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

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
Flour
3
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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