Sugar vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sugar and mars?

Mars is richer than sugar in iron, calcium, and fiber.
Mars's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% more.
Sugar has 2 times more sugar than mars. While sugar has 99.8g of sugar, mars has only 58.94g.

We used Sugars, granulated and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies types in this article.

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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.

Sugar

Mars

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8900%
Contains more IronIron	+1620%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

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.

Sugar

Mars

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0g	11.651g	53%
Fats	0g	19.32g	30%
Iron	0.05mg	0.86mg	10%
Carbs	99.98g	72.4g	9%
Protein	0g	4.28g	9%
Calcium	1mg	90mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Sodium	1mg	136mg	6%
Calories	387kcal	475kcal	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Copper	0.007mg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg		1%
Net carbs	99.98g	70.4g	N/A
Potassium	2mg		0%
Sugar	99.8g	58.94g	N/A
Zinc	0.01mg		0%
Manganese	0.004mg		0%
Trans fat		0.131g	N/A