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Rainbow trout vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rainbow trout and mcDonald's Big Mac?

  • Rainbow trout is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, yet mcDonald's Big Mac is higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B2, calcium, and folate.
  • Rainbow trout's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 143% more.
  • Rainbow trout has 2 times more phosphorus than mcDonald's Big Mac. While rainbow trout has 226mg of phosphorus, mcDonald's Big Mac has only 122mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in rainbow trout is lower.
  • The glycemic index of rainbow trout is lower.

We used Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, raw and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 33% 12% 15% 12% 97% 6.7% 1.4% 129%
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 +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +364%
Contains more IronIron +545.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +113%
Contains more ZincZinc +324.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1772.7%

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 9.7% 28% 47% 239% 30% 21% 104% 100% 78% 538% 0.25% 8.3% 35%
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 +625%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +318.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rainbow trout McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.3µg 0.88µg 143%
Vitamin D 15.9µg 80%
Vitamin D 635IU 79%
Selenium 23.6µg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.667mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 26%
Iron 0.31mg 2mg 21%
Sodium 51mg 460mg 18%
Protein 19.94g 11.82g 16%
Vitamin E 2.34mg 16%
Phosphorus 226mg 122mg 15%
Vitamin B3 5.567mg 3.384mg 14%
Fats 6.18g 14.96g 14%
Zinc 0.45mg 1.91mg 13%
Choline 65mg 12%
Saturated fat 1.383g 3.803g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.209mg 9%
Folate 11µg 46µg 9%
Vitamin A 84µg 9%
Calcium 25mg 116mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.507g 0.306g 8%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.206mg 8%
Cholesterol 59mg 36mg 8%
Carbs 0g 20.08g 7%
Calories 141kcal 257kcal 6%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Potassium 377mg 181mg 6%
Copper 0.046mg 0.098mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.12mg 0.176mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.979g 3.474g 4%
Vitamin C 2.9mg 0.4mg 3%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Magnesium 25mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.97g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.047g 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.915mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.962mg 0%
Leucine 1.696mg 0%
Lysine 1.916mg 0%
Methionine 0.618mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.815mg 0%
Valine 1.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.614mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.217g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.516g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.059g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.466g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 74%
Protein: 19.94 g
Fats: 6.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.8 g
Other: 0.08 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 ProteinProtein +68.7%
Contains more WaterWater +43.9%
Contains more FatsFats +142.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2200%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 41% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.979 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.507 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 -63.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +392.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.5%

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. Rainbow trout - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173717/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.