Hamburger vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hamburgers and chocolate brownie

Hamburgers have more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, and vitamin B6; however, chocolate brownie has more copper, vitamin A, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for hamburgers is 53% higher.
Chocolate brownie has 5 times less vitamin B3 than hamburgers. Hamburgers have 5.365mg of vitamin B3, while chocolate brownie has 0.982mg.
Hamburgers are lower in saturated fat.
Hamburgers have a higher glycemic index than chocolate brownie.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Hamburger

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.4%
Contains more IronIron	+56.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+195.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+165%
Contains more CopperCopper	+326.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+170.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~132mg

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.

Hamburger

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+446.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+93.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.328mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	9.412g	60%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	0.16µg	53%
Copper	0.091mg	0.388mg	33%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	0.982mg	27%
Fats	14.36g	29.1g	23%
Protein	17.08g	6.2g	22%
Selenium		11.5µg	21%
Vitamin A	0µg	176µg	20%
Zinc	2.87mg	0.97mg	17%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.587mg	16%
Iron	2.88mg	1.84mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	10.839g	13%
Saturated fat	5.096g	7.319g	10%
Cholesterol	47mg	73mg	9%
Carbs	24.1g	50.2g	9%
Calories	295kcal	466kcal	9%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.094mg	8%
Magnesium	20mg	53mg	8%
Folate	56µg	29µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.141mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.19mg	5%
Calcium	102mg	57mg	5%
Fiber	0.9g		4%
Sodium	414mg	343mg	3%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Potassium	226mg	176mg	1%
Phosphorus	136mg	132mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	23.2g	50.2g	N/A
Sugar	4.15g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.328mg	0%
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A