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Marrow-stem Kale vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marrow-stem Kale and mcDonald's Big Mac different?

  • Marrow-stem Kale is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and manganese, while mcDonald's Big Mac is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Marrow-stem Kale covers your daily need for vitamin A, 97% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Marrow-stem Kale contains 88 times more vitamin C than mcDonald's Big Mac. Marrow-stem Kale contains 35.3mg of vitamin C, while mcDonald's Big Mac contains 0.4mg.
  • Marrow-stem Kale is lower in sodium.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index (66) than marrow-stem Kale (32).

Collards, raw and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC types were 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% 70% 19% 18% 15% 5.7% 11% 2.2% 86% 7.1%
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 +35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +219.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +325.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +113%
Contains more ZincZinc +809.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +388%

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 118% 84% 45% 0% 14% 30% 14% 16% 38% 0% 1093% 97% 13%
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 +8725%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +180.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +356.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marrow-stem Kale McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Vitamin K 437.1µg 364%
Vitamin C 35.3mg 0.4mg 39%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Vitamin A 251µg 28%
Fats 0.61g 14.96g 22%
Folate 129µg 46µg 21%
Manganese 0.658mg 0.206mg 20%
Iron 0.47mg 2mg 19%
Sodium 17mg 460mg 19%
Protein 3.02g 11.82g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.742mg 3.384mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.055g 3.803g 17%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 15%
Zinc 0.21mg 1.91mg 15%
Phosphorus 25mg 122mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Calcium 232mg 116mg 12%
Calories 32kcal 257kcal 11%
Fiber 4g 1.6g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.176mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 3.474g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.209mg 6%
Copper 0.046mg 0.098mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.267mg 5%
Carbs 5.42g 20.08g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Selenium 1.3µg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 20mg 2%
Potassium 213mg 181mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.201g 0.306g 1%
Net carbs 1.42g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.1mg 0%
Leucine 0.151mg 0%
Lysine 0.117mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.087mg 0%
Valine 0.12mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 0.61 g
Carbs: 5.42 g
Water: 89.62 g
Other: 1.33 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 WaterWater +74.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +291.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2352.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +270.5%
Contains more OtherOther +38.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.055 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.201 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 -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11480%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.2%

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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. Marrow-stem Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170406/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.

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