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Béchamel sauce vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between béchamel sauce and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Béchamel sauce has less vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, copper, folate, and manganese.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 24% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, homemade, white, thin 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 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
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 less SodiumSodium -28.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11%
Contains more IronIron +852.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +653.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +354.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +758.3%
~equal in Calcium ~116mg

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 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1196.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +193.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +411.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.88µg 24%
Iron 0.21mg 2mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 3.384mg 20%
Protein 3.77g 11.82g 16%
Zinc 0.42mg 1.91mg 14%
Fats 6.73g 14.96g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.176mg 10%
Copper 0.013mg 0.098mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.306g 9%
Folate 9µg 46µg 9%
Cholesterol 8mg 36mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.152g 3.803g 8%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.206mg 8%
Vitamin A 73µg 8%
Calories 105kcal 257kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 7%
Fiber 0.1g 1.6g 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 6%
Sodium 328mg 460mg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Carbs 7.4g 20.08g 4%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Phosphorus 101mg 122mg 3%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 3.474g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.209mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 126mg 116mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 181mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 7.3g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 4.78g 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 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 WaterWater +57.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +213.5%
Contains more FatsFats +122.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171.4%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 42% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.586 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 -43.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +418.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30.1%

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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. 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.