Egg McMUFFIN vs. McDonald's cheeseburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between egg McMUFFIN and mcDonald's cheeseburgers

Egg McMUFFIN has more phosphorus, vitamin B2, and polyunsaturated fat; however, mcDonald's cheeseburgers are richer in vitamin B3, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Egg McMUFFIN covers your daily cholesterol needs 43% more than mcDonald's cheeseburgers.
McDonald's cheeseburgers have 5 times less polyunsaturated fat than egg McMUFFIN. Egg McMUFFIN has 1.735g of polyunsaturated fat, while mcDonald's cheeseburgers have 0.355g.
McDonald's cheeseburgers contain less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, Egg McMUFFIN 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.

Egg McMUFFIN

McDonald's cheeseburger

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Iron ~2.35mg

~equal in Sodium ~626mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.23mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

McDonald's cheeseburger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.9%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+29.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	165mg	35mg	43%
Vitamin B12		0.86µg	36%
Vitamin B5	0.836mg		17%
Vitamin B6	0.145mg		11%
Phosphorus	200mg	140mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.735g	0.355g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.368mg	0.26mg	8%
Zinc	1.29mg	1.91mg	6%
Vitamin B3	3.102mg	4.026mg	6%
Folate	79µg	59µg	5%
Saturated fat	3.592g	4.435g	4%
Vitamin E	0.59mg		4%
Calcium	192mg	167mg	3%
Fats	9.66g	11.79g	3%
Fructose	0.43g	2.59g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.262mg	0.223mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.721g	3.631g	2%
Calories	228kcal	263kcal	2%
Carbs	21.67g	27.81g	2%
Protein	13.64g	12.97g	1%
Copper	0.084mg	0.097mg	1%
Iron	2.3mg	2.35mg	1%
Potassium	173mg	200mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.6mg	1%
Net carbs	20.57g	26.71g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	2.13g	6.22g	N/A
Fiber	1.1g	1.1g	0%
Sodium	617mg	626mg	0%
Manganese	0.235mg	0.23mg	0%
Trans fat	0.109g	0.647g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.021g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.114g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g		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