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Wheat Bread vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat Bread and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Wheat Bread has more manganese, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fiber, and copper; however, mcDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 51% more.
  • Wheat Bread has 3 times more fiber than mcDonald's Big Mac. Wheat Bread has 4.7g of fiber, while mcDonald's Big Mac has 1.6g.
  • Wheat Bread is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, wheat, toasted 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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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 +195%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.2%
Contains more IronIron +104.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +102%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +568.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.5%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +149.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +87%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 61%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.206mg 51%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Iron 4.09mg 2mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.176mg 22%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 3.384mg 18%
Fats 4.27g 14.96g 16%
Saturated fat 0.989g 3.803g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.209mg 13%
Fiber 4.7g 1.6g 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Carbs 55.77g 20.08g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 12%
Copper 0.198mg 0.098mg 11%
Folate 86µg 46µg 10%
Magnesium 59mg 20mg 9%
Phosphorus 188mg 122mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.306g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 9%
Sodium 601mg 460mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 3.474g 6%
Calcium 165mg 116mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Zinc 1.47mg 1.91mg 4%
Calories 313kcal 257kcal 3%
Protein 12.96g 11.82g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 181mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 +177.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50.5%
Contains more FatsFats +250.4%
Contains more WaterWater +111.7%
~equal in Protein ~11.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 -74%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +462.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240.9%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.