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Cheeseburger vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cheeseburgers and table salt?

  • Cheeseburgers have more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and zinc than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1663% higher.
  • Table salt is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than table salt (0).

We used Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Salt, table types in this comparison.

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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 19% 36% 17% 102% 37% 68% 69% 67% 41% 107%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +395.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2350%
Contains more IronIron +721.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +270%
Contains more ZincZinc +2390%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +216%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19500%

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% 17% 10% 1.5% 73% 84% 98% 33% 53% 95% 11% 53% 16%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheeseburger Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 515mg 38758mg 1663%
Selenium 19.6µg 0.1µg 35%
Protein 16.51g 0g 33%
Vitamin B3 5.217mg 0mg 33%
Vitamin B12 0.76µg 0µg 32%
Iron 2.71mg 0.33mg 30%
Saturated fat 6.473g 0g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.293mg 0mg 24%
Fats 14.72g 0g 23%
Phosphorus 161mg 0mg 23%
Zinc 2.49mg 0.1mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.228mg 0mg 18%
Folate 70µg 0µg 18%
Calories 308kcal 0kcal 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.413g 0g 14%
Cholesterol 43mg 0mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.658g 0g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 0mg 11%
Calcium 119mg 24mg 10%
Copper 0.111mg 0.03mg 9%
Carbs 28.03g 0g 9%
Manganese 0.316mg 0.1mg 9%
Starch 19.87g 8%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Potassium 196mg 8mg 6%
Magnesium 26mg 1mg 6%
Choline 28.9mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.52mg 0mg 3%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 26.03g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.88g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.57g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.571mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.755mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.316mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.784mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.377mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.755mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.881mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.445mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.125g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.322g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 15% 28% 39% 2%
Protein: 16.51 g
Fats: 14.72 g
Carbs: 28.03 g
Water: 38.63 g
Other: 2.11 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +19215%
Contains more OtherOther +4629.9%

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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. Cheeseburger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170690/nutrients
  2. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.