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

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Summary of differences between hamburgers and mcDonald's cheeseburgers

Hamburgers have more vitamin B12, protein, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and monounsaturated fat, while mcDonald's cheeseburgers have more calcium.
Hamburgers cover your daily need for vitamin B12 24% more than mcDonald's cheeseburgers.
Hamburgers contain 2 times more monounsaturated fat than mcDonald's cheeseburgers. While hamburgers contain 5.495g of monounsaturated fat, mcDonald's cheeseburgers contain only 3.631g.
The amount of sodium in hamburgers is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and McDONALD'S, Cheeseburger.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Hamburger

McDonald's cheeseburger

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13%
Contains more IronIron	+22.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+63.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~140mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.23mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Hamburger

McDonald's cheeseburger

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.223mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~59µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	0.86µg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg		16%
Zinc	2.87mg	1.91mg	9%
Sodium	414mg	626mg	9%
Protein	17.08g	12.97g	8%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	4.026mg	8%
Calcium	102mg	167mg	7%
Iron	2.88mg	2.35mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg		6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	3.631g	5%
Fats	14.36g	11.79g	4%
Cholesterol	47mg	35mg	4%
Saturated fat	5.096g	4.435g	3%
Calories	295kcal	263kcal	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Carbs	24.1g	27.81g	1%
Potassium	226mg	200mg	1%
Fiber	0.9g	1.1g	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.097mg	1%
Phosphorus	136mg	140mg	1%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.223mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.26mg	1%
Folate	56µg	59µg	1%
Fructose	2.03g	2.59g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	4.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	173kcal	203kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	0.9	N/A
Net carbs	23.2g	26.71g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g	6.22g	N/A
Trans fat	0.814g	0.647g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	0.355g	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg		0%
Threonine	0.666mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg		0%
Leucine	1.319mg		0%
Lysine	1.226mg		0%
Methionine	0.37mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg		0%
Valine	0.823mg		0%
Histidine	0.505mg		0%