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Fast food vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fast food and mousse different?

  • Fast food has more vitamin B3, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and manganese than mousse.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for mousse is 36% higher.
  • Fast food contains 38 times more vitamin B3 than mousse. While fast food contains 5.617mg of vitamin B3, mousse contains only 0.146mg.
  • Fast food has less saturated fat.
  • Mousse has a lower glycemic index (42) than fast food (66).

Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.8%
Contains more IronIron +456.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +293.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +505.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +174.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%

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 0% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +604.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3747.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +265.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +89.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +206.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1455.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.2%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.533mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast food Mousse DV% diff.
Cholesterol 33mg 140mg 36%
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 0.146mg 34%
Iron 3.06mg 0.55mg 31%
Protein 16.52g 4.14g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 0.045mg 23%
Selenium 20.3µg 7.4µg 23%
Saturated fat 4.493g 9.151g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 0.47µg 18%
Zinc 2.52mg 0.64mg 17%
Folate 80µg 15µg 16%
Vitamin A 9µg 140µg 15%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.059mg 13%
Sodium 331mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0.205mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.058mg 12%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Choline 34.4mg 6%
Fats 12.01g 16g 6%
Carbs 31.5g 16.07g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 0.879g 5%
Copper 0.121mg 0.075mg 5%
Calories 297kcal 225kcal 4%
Fiber 1.7g 0.6g 4%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Calcium 62mg 96mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 1.6µg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 20mg 2%
Potassium 197mg 143mg 2%
Phosphorus 134mg 117mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.51mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 29.8g 15.47g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 4.88g 14.81g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 0.533mg 0%
Trans fat 0.514g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 5.027g 0%
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 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g 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
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +299%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96%
Contains more OtherOther +78.8%
Contains more FatsFats +33.2%
Contains more WaterWater +63.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 g
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~5.027g

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/nutrients
  2. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients

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

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