A standard Mars bar contains around 230 calories.

A standard Mars bar is 51g, down from 65g in the 1990s. It is still high in calories at 228kcal per bar, which is equivalent to at least four apples. It is also more than double the 100 calories Public Health England suggests parents impose on their kids’ snacks. Even for adults, a Mars a day just isn’t a good idea.

At a whopping 260 calories and nearly 10g of fat, a Mars a day won’t be too kind to your thighs. Go for snack size Mars bars rather than a big bar to keep your calories under control.

Nutrition

The weight of a Mars bar has dropped from 58 grams to 51 and Snickers has gone from 58g to 48g. Mars says it’s to encourage people to eat more healthily and keep the number of calories (the energy contained) in a standard bar, to fewer than 250.

A standard 36 gram Mars Bar is reported to contain 20.8 grams of sugar, which is equal to 5.2 teaspoons of sugar.

reduces cholesterol levels. The paper, published in the November edition of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, found that the bars helped to lower levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol in the blood due to their 1.5g plant sterol content.

Mars – Milk chocolate with soft nougat (32%) and caramel centre (27%). Hollow Egg – Hollow milk chocolate egg.

Price checker

More than half guessed a pint of the white stuff cost 30p in 1990 (45p in Tesco today), a Mars bar was only 15p in 1980 (around 60p now) and a Freddo was its rightful price of 10p in 2006. (A chocolate frog is now 20p.

Mars bars have shrunk from 62.5g to 51g over the years, which chocolate makers have said is a move to ensure people eat more healthily.

Snickers (stylized as SNICKERS) is a chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been enrobed in milk chocolate.

Mars Delight, the lighter and fluffier sibling of the standard Mars bar, entered stores in 2004, but was sadly discontinued in 2008. Sadly, a spokesperson for Mars has stated: ‘It’s nice to hear that there are still some fans of Mars Delight out there.

Both bars are going to contain 10g of protein and up to 40% less sugar, with Mars ‘More Protein’ containing 17.5g sugar per bar (which is 40% less than what it contains now) and Snickers ‘More Protein’ containing 14.1g per bar, a 30% reduction. …

SNICKERS Peanut Butter Squared Candy Bars have it down to a science. Peanut butter, peanuts, caramel and nougat together as one to make a perfect snack or chocolate treat. Be sure to save some for yourself; you won’t want to miss out on this tasty snack!

Peanuts are one of the star ingredients in a Snickers bar, and each bar contains about 16 peanuts. About 100 tons of peanuts go into making the 15 million Snickers bars that are produced every day.

All three of the new flavors—Almond Butter, Peanut Butter, and Maple Almond Butter—contain warnings on their labels advising that the product “may” contain peanuts, other tree nuts, and eggs.