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Chicken fingers vs. McDonald's cheeseburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken fingers and mcDonald's cheeseburgers

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3 and phosphorus; however, mcDonald's cheeseburgers have more vitamin B12, iron, calcium, zinc, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mcDonald's cheeseburgers is 29% higher.
  • McDonald's cheeseburgers have 2 times less vitamin B3 than chicken fingers. Chicken fingers have 8.217mg of vitamin B3, while mcDonald's cheeseburgers have 4.026mg.
  • Chicken fingers are lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, chicken tenders and McDONALD'S, Cheeseburger.

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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 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 50% 18% 88% 32% 52% 60% 82% 30% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +882.4%
Contains more IronIron +221.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +169%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.23mg

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 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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% 0% 0% 0% 56% 60% 75% 0% 0% 108% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +102.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +437.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +210.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers McDonald's cheeseburger DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.355g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 33%
Selenium 17.5µg 32%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.86µg 29%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 4.026mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 25%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Iron 0.73mg 2.35mg 20%
Phosphorus 282mg 140mg 20%
Calcium 17mg 167mg 15%
Protein 19.22g 12.97g 13%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.91mg 11%
Folate 19µg 59µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.223mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.493g 4.435g 9%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.26mg 6%
Sodium 769mg 626mg 6%
Potassium 373mg 200mg 5%
Cholesterol 48mg 35mg 4%
Carbs 17.25g 27.81g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 3.631g 3%
Copper 0.069mg 0.097mg 3%
Fructose 0g 2.59g 3%
Fats 13.95g 11.79g 3%
Magnesium 28mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Calories 271kcal 263kcal 0%
Net carbs 16.05g 26.71g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 6.22g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.1g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.23mg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g 0.647g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.439g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 g
13% 12% 28% 45% 2%
Protein: 12.97 g
Fats: 11.79 g
Carbs: 27.81 g
Water: 45 g
Other: 2.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.2%
Contains more FatsFats +18.3%
Contains more OtherOther +21%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.2%
~equal in Water ~45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 37% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.83 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.783 g
53% 43% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.435 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.631 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.355 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1529%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98% 2%
Starch: 17.03 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
4% 32% 42% 9% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 2.01 g
Fructose: 2.59 g
Lactose: 0.54 g
Maltose: 0.84 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +66.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Chicken fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/nutrients
  2. McDonald's cheeseburger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170320/nutrients

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

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