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Pimiento vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pimiento and mars

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron; however, mars is higher in calcium.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 94% more than mars.
  • Mars contains 16 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655IU of vitamin A, while mars contains 167IU.
  • Pimiento has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of mars is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pimento, canned 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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 +95.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 CVitamin C +16880%
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 Pimiento Mars DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 0.5mg 94%
Saturated fat 0.045g 11.651g 53%
Fats 0.3g 19.32g 29%
Calories 23kcal 475kcal 23%
Carbs 5.1g 72.4g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 17%
Vitamin A 133µg 15%
Iron 1.68mg 0.86mg 10%
Calcium 6mg 90mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Protein 1.1g 4.28g 6%
Potassium 158mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Sodium 14mg 136mg 5%
Manganese 0.092mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Phosphorus 17mg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 1%
Net carbs 3.2g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 58.94g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 2g 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 WaterWater +5376.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1319.6%
Contains more OtherOther +475%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Mars
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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 -99.6%
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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.