Fast food vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fast food and merlot different?
- Fast food has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, zinc, folate, and phosphorus than merlot.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for fast food is 37% higher.
- Fast food contains 102 times more selenium than merlot. While fast food contains 20.3µg of selenium, merlot contains only 0.2µg.
- Merlot has less sodium.
- Merlot has a lower glycemic index (15) than fast food (66).
Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot are the varieties used 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +125% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +675% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +55.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +565.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1000% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1700% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +482.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +170.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +10050% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +6240% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1071% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2407.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1666.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +271.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +7900% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 20.3µg | 0.2µg | 37% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.89µg | 0µg | 37% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.617mg | 0.224mg | 34% |
| Protein | 16.52g | 0.07g | 33% |
| Iron | 3.06mg | 0.46mg | 33% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.363mg | 0.031mg | 26% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.317mg | 0.005mg | 26% |
| Zinc | 2.52mg | 0.14mg | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 4.493g | 20% | |
| Folate | 80µg | 1µg | 20% |
| Fats | 12.01g | 0g | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 134mg | 23mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 331mg | 4mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.121mg | 0.011mg | 12% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.835g | 12% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.212mg | 0.057mg | 12% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.68g | 11% | |
| Calories | 297kcal | 83kcal | 11% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% | |
| Carbs | 31.5g | 2.51g | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.357mg | 0.132mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.53mg | 0.03mg | 10% |
| Starch | 22.87g | 9% | |
| Fiber | 1.7g | 0g | 7% |
| Choline | 34.4mg | 6% | |
| Calcium | 62mg | 8mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 27mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 4.9µg | 4% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.38mg | 3% | |
| Fructose | 2.27g | 3% | |
| Potassium | 197mg | 127mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin A | 9µg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 29.8g | 2.51g | N/A |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
| Sugar | 4.88g | 0.62g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.514g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.144mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.46mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.642mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.13mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.785mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.306mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.67mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.728mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.402mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.121g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.009g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.009g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.003g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 1.391g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +23500% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1155% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +125.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +612.5% |
