Chewing gum vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chewing gum and mars

Chewing gum has more carbs; however, mars is higher in fats, iron, protein, and calcium.
Mars covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than chewing gum.
Mars has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Chewing gum and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chewing gum

Mars

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chewing gum

Mars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~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 Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.042g	11.651g	53%
Fats	0.3g	19.32g	29%
Iron	0mg	0.86mg	11%
Protein	0g	4.28g	9%
Calcium	0mg	90mg	9%
Carbs	96.7g	72.4g	8%
Calories	360kcal	475kcal	6%
Sodium	1mg	136mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Fiber	2.4g	2g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.137g		1%
Weight per 100 calories	28g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.1	0	N/A
Net carbs	94.3g	70.4g	N/A
Potassium	2mg		0%
Sugar	66.08g	58.94g	N/A
Trans fat		0.131g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g		0%