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Garden cress vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between garden cress and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, and potassium; however, mcDonald's Big Mac is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin A needs 135% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has 173 times less vitamin C than garden cress. Garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, while mcDonald's Big Mac has 0.4mg.
  • Garden cress contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cress, garden, raw 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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +234.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +168.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.2%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +730.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.5%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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 +17150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +238.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 0.4mg 76%
Vitamin A 346µg 38%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Fats 0.7g 14.96g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 19%
Sodium 14mg 460mg 19%
Protein 2.6g 11.82g 18%
Saturated fat 0.023g 3.803g 17%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.91mg 15%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3.384mg 15%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.206mg 15%
Potassium 606mg 181mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Calories 32kcal 257kcal 11%
Iron 1.3mg 2mg 9%
Folate 80µg 46µg 9%
Copper 0.17mg 0.098mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 3.474g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.176mg 8%
Phosphorus 76mg 122mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Carbs 5.5g 20.08g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Calcium 81mg 116mg 4%
Magnesium 38mg 20mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.209mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.6g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.306g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.588g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 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 +74.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +354.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2037.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +265.1%
~equal in Other ~1.84g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 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 -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1353.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.2%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.