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Baby food vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baby food and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, copper, and fiber; however, mcDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 569% more.
  • Baby food has 14 times more vitamin B1 than mcDonald's Big Mac. Baby food has 2.438mg of vitamin B1, while mcDonald's Big Mac has 0.176mg.
  • Baby food is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 35% 16% 75% 33% 52% 52% 60% 27% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +531.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.4%
Contains more IronIron +2275%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 44% 48% 63% 0% 0% 110% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +475%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1285.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +925.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~46µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 2mg 569%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 3.384mg 196%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.209mg 193%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.176mg 189%
Calcium 733mg 116mg 62%
Selenium 25.9µg 47%
Phosphorus 392mg 122mg 39%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Copper 0.334mg 0.098mg 26%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Fiber 7.5g 1.6g 24%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 21%
Sodium 3mg 460mg 20%
Magnesium 100mg 20mg 19%
Carbs 73.4g 20.08g 18%
Fats 4.4g 14.96g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 15%
Saturated fat 0.769g 3.803g 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Manganese 0.206mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.306g 9%
Potassium 437mg 181mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 3.474g 6%
Calories 379kcal 257kcal 6%
Zinc 2.4mg 1.91mg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0.4mg 2%
Protein 12.2g 11.82g 1%
Folate 43µg 46µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 3.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
12% 15% 20% 51% 2%
Protein: 11.82 g
Fats: 14.96 g
Carbs: 20.08 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 1.84 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +265.5%
Contains more OtherOther +79.3%
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more WaterWater +665.7%
~equal in Protein ~11.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
50% 46% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.803 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +454.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. McDonald's Big Mac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170720/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.