Vegetable oil vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between vegetable oil and mars?

Mars is richer than vegetable oil in iron, calcium, and fiber.
Vegetable oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 14% more.
The amount of saturated fat in mars is lower.
The glycemic index of vegetable oil is lower.

We used Oil, corn, peanut, and olive 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.

Vegetable oil

Mars

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+561.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Potassium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Vegetable oil

Mars

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	33.033g		220%
Fats	100g	19.32g	124%
Monounsaturated fat	48.033g		120%
Vitamin E	14.78mg		99%
Carbs	0g	72.4g	24%
Calories	884kcal	475kcal	20%
Vitamin K	21µg		18%
Saturated fat	14.367g	11.651g	12%
Calcium	0mg	90mg	9%
Iron	0.13mg	0.86mg	9%
Protein	0g	4.28g	9%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Sodium	0mg	136mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	70.4g	N/A
Sugar	0g	58.94g	N/A
Zinc	0.02mg		0%
Trans fat		0.131g	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%