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Milky Way vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Milky Way and marshmallow

  • Marshmallow contains less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, manganese, vitamin E, zinc, and copper than Milky Way.
  • Milky Way's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 60% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in marshmallow is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar and Candies, marshmallows.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 35% 11% 18% 49% 19% 29% 22% 19% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2380%
Contains more IronIron +113%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +737.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1737.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.1%

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.
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 2.3% 10% 18% 6% 12% 24% 2.9% 9.3% 3.2% 23% 9% 3% 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% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +97.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +16400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milky Way Marshmallow DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.016g 0.056g 54%
Fats 17.23g 0.2g 26%
Calcium 115mg 3mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.001mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.18µg 0µg 8%
Phosphorus 67mg 8mg 8%
Calories 456kcal 318kcal 7%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0mg 6%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.008mg 6%
Copper 0.147mg 0.097mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.04mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.23g 0.08g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.001mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 5mg 4%
Protein 4.01g 1.8g 4%
Fiber 1g 0.1g 4%
Magnesium 20mg 2mg 4%
Sodium 167mg 80mg 4%
Choline 16.5mg 0.1mg 3%
Carbs 71.17g 81.3g 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.005mg 3%
Iron 0.49mg 0.23mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 0µg 3%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Selenium 2µg 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.014mg 0.003mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.26g 0.047g 1%
Folate 4µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 70.17g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 59.69g 57.56g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.154mg 0.078mg 0%
Trans fat 0.206g N/A
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 17% 71% 6%
Protein: 4.01 g
Fats: 17.23 g
Carbs: 71.17 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 1.29 g
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.8%
Contains more FatsFats +8515%
Contains more OtherOther +330%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.2%
Contains more WaterWater +160.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
83% 15% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.23 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.26 g
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2687.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +453.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Milky Way - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168756/nutrients
  2. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.