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Omelette vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between omelette and mars

  • Omelette has more vitamin A and iron; however, mars is richer in fiber.
  • Omelette's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 100% more.
  • Omelette contains 4 times more vitamin A than mars. Omelette contains 617IU of vitamin A, while mars contains 167IU.
  • Mars contains less cholesterol.
  • Mars has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mars is 62, while the glycemic index of omelette is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, whole, cooked, omelet 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 7.9% 14% 10% 56% 21% 30% 72% 20% 3.1% 141%
Mars
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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 PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +72.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.3%

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 0% 57% 26% 26% 8.5% 89% 1.2% 77% 33% 95% 11% 29% 135%
Mars
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Omelette Mars DV% diff.
Cholesterol 313mg 12mg 100%
Selenium 25.8µg 47%
Choline 247.6mg 45%
Saturated fat 3.319g 11.651g 38%
Vitamin B12 0.76µg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.386mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.289mg 26%
Phosphorus 167mg 24%
Carbs 0.64g 72.4g 24%
Vitamin A 172µg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.712g 18%
Calories 154kcal 475kcal 16%
Protein 10.57g 4.28g 13%
Fats 11.66g 19.32g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.843g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 11%
Folate 39µg 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.29mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 9%
Vitamin D 69IU 9%
Iron 1.48mg 0.86mg 8%
Fiber 0g 2g 8%
Copper 0.063mg 7%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 4%
Calcium 48mg 90mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 3%
Potassium 117mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Manganese 0.024mg 1%
Sodium 155mg 136mg 1%
Net carbs 0.64g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 0.31g 58.94g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0%
Trans fat 0.709g 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.467mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.565mg 0%
Leucine 0.913mg 0%
Lysine 0.767mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.572mg 0%
Valine 0.722mg 0%
Histidine 0.26mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.049g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 12% 76%
Protein: 10.57 g
Fats: 11.66 g
Carbs: 0.64 g
Water: 76.13 g
Other: 1 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 +147%
Contains more WaterWater +4378.2%
Contains more FatsFats +65.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11212.5%
Contains more OtherOther +130%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 45% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.843 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.712 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 -71.5%
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. Omelette - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172185/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.

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