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

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A recap on the differences between chicken fingers and McDonald's Quarter Pounder

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3 and phosphorus; however, McDonald's Quarter Pounder is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B2, folate, and calcium.
  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 47% more than chicken fingers.
  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder contains 2 times less phosphorus than chicken fingers. Chicken fingers contain 282mg of phosphorus, while McDonald's Quarter Pounder contains 124mg.
  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, chicken tenders and McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER.

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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 16% 25% 20% 90% 36% 73% 53% 56% 26% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +394.1%
Contains more IronIron +230.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +278.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.5%

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 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 3% 0% 0% 0% 46% 79% 83% 0% 0% 160% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +194.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers McDonald's Quarter Pounder DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 1.28µg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.283g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 33%
Selenium 17.5µg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 25%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 4.452mg 24%
Phosphorus 282mg 124mg 23%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Iron 0.73mg 2.41mg 21%
Zinc 0.71mg 2.69mg 18%
Sodium 769mg 427mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.344mg 13%
Protein 19.22g 14.1g 10%
Folate 19µg 56µg 9%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Calcium 17mg 84mg 7%
Saturated fat 2.493g 4.008g 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.183mg 6%
Potassium 373mg 227mg 4%
Fats 13.95g 11.55g 4%
Copper 0.069mg 0.107mg 4%
Cholesterol 48mg 39mg 3%
Fructose 0g 2.2g 3%
Fiber 1.2g 1.6g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 4.202g 2%
Carbs 17.25g 22.17g 2%
Calories 271kcal 244kcal 1%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.199mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.9mg 0%
Net carbs 16.05g 20.57g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 5.13g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g 0.724g 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
14% 12% 22% 50% 2%
Protein: 14.1 g
Fats: 11.55 g
Carbs: 22.17 g
Water: 50.37 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.3%
Contains more FatsFats +20.8%
Contains more OtherOther +62.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.5%
~equal in Water ~50.37g

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
47% 49% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.202 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.283 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1943.5%

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% 37% 43% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.22 g
Glucose: 1.91 g
Fructose: 2.2 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 0.73 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +81.8%
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 Quarter Pounder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170321/nutrients

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

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