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Butter cookie vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between butter cookie and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B2; however, mcDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, zinc, and calcium.
  • Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 36% more.
  • Butter cookie has 4 times more vitamin A than mcDonald's Big Mac. Butter cookie has 673IU of vitamin A, while mcDonald's Big Mac has 188IU.
  • McDonald's Big Mac is lower in cholesterol.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index than butter cookie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
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 CopperCopper +104.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +402.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.2%
~equal in Iron ~2mg

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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +65.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.384mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 3.803g 33%
Cholesterol 117mg 36mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.88µg 22%
Vitamin A 165µg 18%
Carbs 68.9g 20.08g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.176mg 16%
Selenium 8.4µg 15%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.91mg 14%
Calories 467kcal 257kcal 11%
Copper 0.2mg 0.098mg 11%
Protein 6.1g 11.82g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.209mg 10%
Calcium 29mg 116mg 9%
Folate 76µg 46µg 8%
Sodium 282mg 460mg 8%
Fats 18.8g 14.96g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.306g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 3.474g 5%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 1.6g 3%
Iron 2.22mg 2mg 3%
Phosphorus 102mg 122mg 3%
Potassium 111mg 181mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Magnesium 12mg 20mg 2%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.206mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 3.384mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 68.1g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 20.24g 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 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 FatsFats +25.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1015.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +59%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.6%

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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. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.