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Hazelnut vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hazelnut and mars

  • Hazelnut has more iron, fiber, and vitamin C than mars.
  • Hazelnut's daily need coverage for iron is 48% more.
  • Hazelnut contains 13 times more vitamin C than mars. Hazelnut contains 6.3mg of vitamin C, while mars contains 0.5mg.
  • Hazelnut contains less saturated fat.
  • Mars has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mars is 62, while the glycemic index of hazelnut is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.

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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 116% 34% 60% 176% 575% 67% 124% 0% 805% 13%
Mars
0
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +446.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 21% 0.33% 301% 0% 161% 26% 34% 55% 130% 0% 36% 85% 25%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1160%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hazelnut Mars DV% diff.
Manganese 6.175mg 268%
Copper 1.725mg 192%
Monounsaturated fat 45.652g 114%
Vitamin E 15.03mg 100%
Fats 60.75g 19.32g 64%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.92g 53%
Iron 4.7mg 0.86mg 48%
Vitamin B6 0.563mg 43%
Phosphorus 290mg 41%
Magnesium 163mg 39%
Saturated fat 4.464g 11.651g 33%
Fiber 9.7g 2g 31%
Folate 113µg 28%
Zinc 2.45mg 22%
Protein 14.95g 4.28g 21%
Potassium 680mg 20%
Carbs 16.7g 72.4g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.918mg 18%
Vitamin K 14.2µg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.8mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 9%
Choline 45.6mg 8%
Calories 628kcal 475kcal 8%
Sodium 0mg 136mg 6%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 0.5mg 6%
Selenium 2.4µg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Calcium 114mg 90mg 2%
Net carbs 7g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 4.34g 58.94g N/A
Starch 0.48g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.193mg 0%
Threonine 0.497mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.545mg 0%
Leucine 1.063mg 0%
Lysine 0.42mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.663mg 0%
Valine 0.701mg 0%
Histidine 0.432mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 17% 5% 2%
Protein: 14.95 g
Fats: 60.75 g
Carbs: 16.7 g
Water: 5.31 g
Other: 2.29 g
Mars
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +249.3%
Contains more FatsFats +214.4%
Contains more WaterWater +212.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.5%
~equal in Other ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 79% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.464 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 45.652 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.92 g
Mars
0
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Hazelnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170581/nutrients
  2. Mars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168814/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.