Egg McMUFFIN vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between egg McMUFFIN and hot dogs?

Egg McMUFFIN is richer than hot dogs in vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B5, calcium, and manganese.
Egg McMUFFIN's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 29% more.
Egg McMUFFIN has 13 times more folate than hot dogs. While egg McMUFFIN has 79µg of folate, hot dogs have only 6µg.
The amount of cholesterol in hot dogs is lower.

We used McDONALD'S, Egg McMUFFIN and Frankfurter, meat types in this article.

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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.

Egg McMUFFIN

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+93.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.8%
Contains more IronIron	+111%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+422.2%

Contains more CopperCopper

+15.5%

~equal in Zinc ~1.2mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~206mg

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.

Egg McMUFFIN

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+376.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+204.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+169.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1216.7%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+14.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		1.57µg	65%
Cholesterol	165mg	77mg	29%
Fats	9.66g	25.76g	25%
Selenium		12.5µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	2.721g	11.386g	22%
Sodium	617mg	1090mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.368mg	0.121mg	19%
Saturated fat	3.592g	7.666g	19%
Folate	79µg	6µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.735g	4.404g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.262mg	0.055mg	17%
Iron	2.3mg	1.09mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.836mg	0.31mg	11%
Calcium	192mg	99mg	9%
Manganese	0.235mg	0.045mg	8%
Protein	13.64g	10.26g	7%
Carbs	21.67g	4.17g	6%
Fiber	1.1g	0g	4%
Vitamin B3	3.102mg	2.665mg	3%
Calories	228kcal	290kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.59mg	0.19mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.145mg	0.166mg	2%
Fructose	0.43g		1%
Zinc	1.29mg	1.2mg	1%
Copper	0.084mg	0.097mg	1%
Potassium	173mg	152mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Phosphorus	200mg	206mg	1%
Net carbs	20.57g	4.17g	N/A
Sugar	2.13g		N/A
Trans fat	0.109g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.111mg	0%
Threonine		0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.53mg	0%
Leucine		0.907mg	0%
Lysine		0.963mg	0%
Methionine		0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.445mg	0%
Valine		0.555mg	0%
Histidine		0.331mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.114g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.416g		N/A