Mars Duo 78.8 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-25 19:22 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
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# Mars Duo 78.8 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05000159519328
name: Mars Duo 78.8 g
family: family/mars-bar
default_observation: fr-2021
summary: French-market two-bar Mars Duo, 2 x 39.4 g, imported by Mars Wrigley Confectionery at Haguenau with a French-only label.
brand: brand/mars
category: category/10000045
net_content: 78.8 g
country_of_sale: FR
pack_quantity: 2
piece_count: 2
pack_format: two-bar wrapper
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-incorporated | | | | | sourced | ^wp-mars | Wikipedia names Mars Inc. as the maker of the Mars bar, sold worldwide outside the United States. |
| imported_by | company/mars-wrigley-confectionery-france | FR | | | | printed | ^off-ing-fr | The side panel reads "IMP: FR Mars Wrigley Confectionery, 3 Chemin de la Sandlach, CS 10036 - 67 501 Haguenau Cedex" with the consumer number 0969 320 680 and www.marsfrance.fr. The 2019 wrapper names the same address under the company's former name, Mars Chocolat France. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-wrigley-confectionery-france | | | | | sourced | ^gs1-gdsn | GS1's GDSN trading-partner list carries GLN 5000159000000 against MARS CHOCOLAT FRANCE, the former name of Mars Wrigley Confectionery France; a GLN is issued out of its holder's company prefix. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| FR | printed | ^off-ing-fr | The wrapper carries a French importer block marked "IMP: FR", the French consumer number 0969 320 680 and www.marsfrance.fr above a French-only ingredient statement and nutrition table. | 2021-10-04 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| MARS DUO | search | fr | | |
| Mars Duo 2 x 39,4 g | search | fr | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------------------ | ---------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----------- | ----- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-1 | fr-2021 | | 1 | sucre | known |
| ingredient/glucose-syrup | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-2 | fr-2021 | | 2 | sirop de glucose | known |
| ingredient/skimmed-milk-powder | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-3 | fr-2021 | | 3 | lait écrémé en poudre | known |
| ingredient/cocoa-butter | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-4 | fr-2021 | | 4 | beurre de cacao | known |
| ingredient/cocoa-mass | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-5 | fr-2021 | | 5 | pâte de cacao | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-6 | fr-2021 | | 6 | huile de tournesol | known |
| ingredient/butterfat | | label | printed as "milk fat" | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-7 | fr-2021 | | 7 | matière grasse du lait | known |
| ingredient/lactose | | label | printed as one item with the whey proteins, "lactose et protéines de petit lait" | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-8 | fr-2021 | | 8 | lactose | known |
| ingredient/whey-protein | | label | printed as one item with lactose, "lactose et protéines de petit lait" | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-9 | fr-2021 | | 9 | protéines de petit lait | known |
| ingredient/whey-powder | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-10 | fr-2021 | | 10 | petit-lait en poudre | known |
| ingredient/palm-fat | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-11 | fr-2021 | | 11 | matière grasse de palme | known |
| ingredient/fat-reduced-cocoa | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-12 | fr-2021 | | 12 | cacao maigre | known |
| ingredient/barley-malt-extract | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-13 | fr-2021 | | 13 | extrait de malt d'orge | known |
| ingredient/soy-lecithin | emulsifier | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-14 | fr-2021 | | 14 | émulsifiant (lécithine de soja) | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-15 | fr-2021 | | 15 | sel | known |
| ingredient/egg-white-powder | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-16 | fr-2021 | | 16 | blanc d'oeuf en poudre | known |
| ingredient/milk-protein | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-17 | fr-2021 | | 17 | protéine de lait | known |
| ingredient/vanilla-extract | | label | | | | | | | ^off-ing-fr | fr-18 | fr-2021 | | 18 | extrait naturel de vanille | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ |
| fr-2021 | French wrapper with the Mars Wrigley Confectionery importer block | label | FR | fr | | | 2021-10-04 | supported | Chocolat au lait fourré de confiserie (32%) et caramel (27%). Ingrédients: sucre, sirop de glucose, lait écrémé en poudre, beurre de cacao, pâte de cacao, huile de tournesol, matière grasse du lait, lactose et protéines de petit lait, petit-lait en poudre, matière grasse de palme, cacao maigre, extrait de malt d'orge, émulsifiant (lécithine de soja), sel, blanc d'oeuf en poudre, protéine de lait, extrait naturel de vanille. (Peut contenir: cacahuète, noisette). Le chocolat au lait contient des matières grasses végétales en plus du beurre de cacao. | listed | | ^off-ing-fr | Transcribed from the 3208 x 428 px side-panel photograph uploaded 2021-10-04; the front photograph of the same day reads "= 39.4 g", "742 kJ 177 kcal 9%" and "100 g: 1882 kJ / 448 kcal". The Open Food Facts typed record carries the same list with the typing slips "lactese" and "blanc doeuf". The nutrition table was read from two photographs of 2020 whose figures match this front. | 78.8 g | 2 | 2 | two-bar wrapper | |
| fr-2019 | Earlier French wrapper with the Mars Chocolat France importer block | label | FR | fr | | | 2019-02-22 | unconfirmed | | listed | | ^off-2019 | A dim 2048 x 337 px photograph uploaded 2019-02-22 shows the same Haguenau address under the name Mars Chocolat France, with "Service Consommateurs N°CRISTAL 0969 320 680 (appel non surtaxé)". The statement below it is too blurred to transcribe word by word; its legible parts (confiserie (32%) et caramel (27%), sucre, sirop de glucose, lait écrémé en poudre, beurre de cacao, pâte de cacao) follow the 2021 order. | 78.8 g | 2 | 2 | two-bar wrapper | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| fr-100g | fr-2021 | Information nutritionnelle / 100g | 100 g | as_sold | | transcribed | | ^off-nut | Read from the 2048 x 1200 px photograph uploaded 2020-07-14 and checked against the 1485 x 1200 px one of 2020-08-01. |
| fr-39g | fr-2021 | Information nutritionnelle / 39.4g (one bar) | 39.4 g | as_sold | printed serving column; "Portions par paquet: 2, Taille de la portion: 39.4g" | transcribed | | ^off-nut | The percentages are of the reference intake of an average adult (8 400 kJ / 2 000 kcal). |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| fr-100g | energy_kj | 1882 | exact | | | 1882kJ | known | printed | ^off-nut | The Open Food Facts typed record gives 1875.1 kJ, computed from 448 kcal; the label prints 1882. |
| fr-100g | energy_kcal | 448 | exact | | | 448kcal | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-100g | fat_g | 17 | exact | | | 17g | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-100g | saturated_fat_g | 8.1 | exact | | | 8.1g | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-100g | carbohydrate_g | 69 | exact | | | 69g | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-100g | sugars_g | 60 | exact | | | 60g | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-100g | protein_g | 4.3 | exact | | | 4.3g | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-100g | salt_g | 0.42 | exact | | | 0.42g | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | energy_kj | 742 | exact | | 9 | 742kJ (9%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | energy_kcal | 177 | exact | | 9 | 177kcal (9%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | fat_g | 6.6 | exact | | 9 | 6.6g (9%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | saturated_fat_g | 3.2 | exact | | 16 | 3.2g (16%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | carbohydrate_g | 27 | exact | | 10 | 27g (10%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | sugars_g | 24 | exact | | 27 | 24g (27%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | protein_g | 1.7 | exact | | 3 | 1.7g (3%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
| fr-39g | salt_g | 0.17 | exact | | 3 | 0.17g (3%) | known | printed | ^off-nut | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| fr-2021 | milk | contains | ^off-ing-fr | lait, lactose and petit-lait set in bold. |
| fr-2021 | gluten | contains | ^off-ing-fr | "extrait de malt d'orge", orge in bold. |
| fr-2021 | soybeans | contains | ^off-ing-fr | "lécithine de soja", soja in bold. |
| fr-2021 | eggs | contains | ^off-ing-fr | "blanc d'oeuf en poudre", oeuf in bold. |
| fr-2021 | peanuts | may_contain | ^off-ing-fr | "(Peut contenir: cacahuète, noisette)". |
| fr-2021 | nuts | may_contain | ^off-ing-fr | Hazelnut, in the same statement. |
<!--/allergens-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| | markets | unknown | Searched amazon.fr on 2026-09-25 for "Mars Duo 78,8 g", "mars duo" and 5000159519328 (the store's own search answered with a bot challenge, so the searches ran through a web search restricted to amazon.fr): the only Duo listings are the lots of 6 (B013P4YLBG) and 3 (B013P4YIVO) of 78.8 g bars, both "Actuellement indisponible" and both giving Great Britain as the country on the label, so neither is this French single pack. | ^amazon-fr-6 |
| | identity | unknown | Whether Mars still makes this French article is unsettled: no maker range page or French grocer listing carrying this GTIN was found on 2026-09-25, and the latest photograph is from November 2021. | ^off |
| | identity | unknown | The photographed panels print no country of origin, so country_of_origin is left empty. | ^off-ing-fr |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-25
note: Built from the Open Food Facts photographs of this barcode: ingredient statement and importer block from the 2021 side panel, nutrition from the two 2020 panel photographs, and an earlier importer name from a 2019 photograph.
<!--/research-->
## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Mars Duo 78.8 g (5000159519328)
description: The French-market Mars Duo, two 39.4 g bars, with its French ingredient statement, nutrition table and Haguenau importer.
<!--/meta-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-0436843c.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5000159519328 | 2026-09-25 | | 5000159519328 | front_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/front_fr.21.full.jpg | | 2026-09-25T19:22:13.198Z | 5000159519328 | barcode | 1 | 2813 | 529 | 1600 | 301 | | |
| ingredients-7e3b67de.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5000159519328 | 2026-09-25 | | 5000159519328 | ingredients_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/ingredients_fr.31.full.jpg | | 2026-09-25T19:22:13.815Z | 5000159519328 | barcode | 1 | 3208 | 428 | 1600 | 213 | | |
| nutrition-fec2b4bd.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5000159519328 | 2026-09-25 | | 5000159519328 | nutrition_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/nutrition_fr.17.full.jpg | | 2026-09-25T19:22:14.879Z | 5000159519328 | barcode | 1 | 794 | 535 | 800 | 539 | true | |
| back-c9dfbc8e.jpg | back | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5000159519328 | 2026-09-25 | | 5000159519328 | packaging_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/packaging_fr.27.full.jpg | | 2026-09-25T19:22:15.866Z | 5000159519328 | barcode | 1 | 1110 | 493 | 1110 | 493 | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5000159519328 | Open Food Facts: MARS DUO 78.8 g (5000159519328) | 2026-09-25 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5000159519328 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-ing-fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/ingredients_fr.31.full.jpg | Side panel of the French Duo wrapper with the importer block and ingredient statement | 2026-09-25 | Open Food Facts | pack | | 5000159519328 | imgid 7, 3208 x 428 px, uploaded 2021-10-04 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | off |
| off-front | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/front_fr.21.full.jpg | Front of the Mars Duo wrapper | 2026-09-25 | Open Food Facts | pack | | 5000159519328 | imgid 6, 2813 x 529 px, uploaded 2021-10-04 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | off |
| off-nut | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/3.jpg | French nutrition table photographed on the pack | 2026-09-25 | Open Food Facts | pack | | 5000159519328 | imgids 3 and 4, uploaded 2020-07-14 and 2020-08-01 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | off |
| off-2019 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/500/015/951/9328/2.jpg | Side panel of an earlier wrapper with the Mars Chocolat France importer block | 2026-09-25 | Open Food Facts | pack | | 5000159519328 | imgid 2, 2048 x 337 px, uploaded 2019-02-22 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | off |
| wp-mars | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_bar | Mars bar | 2026-09-25 | Wikipedia | publication | | | History, Sizes | CC BY-SA | Wikipedia contributors | |
| gs1-gdsn | https://www.gs1.org/docs/gdsn/stats/gdsn_trading_partners.pdf | GDSN trading partners: GS1 GDSN member companies and their GLNs | 2026-09-25 | GS1 | registry | | 5000159000000 | GLN 5000159000000, MARS CHOCOLAT FRANCE | | | |
| amazon-fr-6 | https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B013P4YLBG | Mars - Barre chocolatée Duo - lot de 6 barres de 78,8 g | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.fr | retailer | | B013P4YLBG | Actuellement indisponible; Pays/Région d'origine Royaume-Uni | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Mars Duo 78.8 g is the French-market pack of the Mars Duo, two 39.4 g Mars bars of milk chocolate filled with nougat (32%) and caramel (27%) in one wrapper.[^off-ing-fr][^off-front] The side panel names the importer as Mars Wrigley Confectionery, 3 Chemin de la Sandlach, Haguenau, with the French consumer number 0969 320 680, above a French-only ingredient statement.[^off-ing-fr] Its table declares 1882 kJ / 448 kcal per 100 g and 742 kJ / 177 kcal per bar.[^off-nut] An earlier wrapper printed the same address under the importer's former name, Mars Chocolat France.[^off-2019]
The Duo is the two-bar pack that replaced the 84 g king-size Mars bar in Britain; the bar itself was first made by Forrest Mars Sr. in Slough in 1932 and is sold worldwide except in the United States.[^wp-mars] The barcode's company prefix belongs to the group's French confectionery company: GS1's list of GDSN member companies carries GLN 5000159000000 against MARS CHOCOLAT FRANCE.[^gs1-gdsn] Amazon.fr lists the Duo only in lots of three and six bars labelled for Great Britain.[^amazon-fr-6]
<!--/about-->