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McDonald's Big Mac vs. Adzuki bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mcDonald's Big Mac and adzuki bean different?

  • McDonald's Big Mac is richer in vitamin B12, while adzuki bean is higher in folate, copper, manganese, fiber, iron, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Adzuki bean covers your daily need for folate, 144% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index (66) than adzuki bean (29).

McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw 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 14% 35% 16% 75% 33% 52% 52% 60% 27% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 91% 20% 111% 187% 365% 137% 163% 0.65% 226% 17%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +535%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +592.8%
Contains more IronIron +149%
Contains more CopperCopper +1016.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +212.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +739.8%

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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 44% 48% 63% 0% 0% 110% 0% 35% 0%
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% 0.33% 0% 0% 114% 51% 49% 88% 81% 0% 0% 467% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1252.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Adzuki bean DV% diff.
Folate 46µg 622µg 144%
Copper 0.098mg 1.094mg 111%
Manganese 0.206mg 1.73mg 66%
Fiber 1.6g 12.7g 44%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Phosphorus 122mg 381mg 37%
Iron 2mg 4.98mg 37%
Potassium 181mg 1254mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.471mg 29%
Zinc 1.91mg 5.04mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.351mg 27%
Magnesium 20mg 127mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.455mg 23%
Fats 14.96g 0.53g 22%
Sodium 460mg 5mg 20%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.191g 16%
Protein 11.82g 19.87g 16%
Carbs 20.08g 62.9g 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.05g 9%
Selenium 3.1µg 6%
Calcium 116mg 66mg 5%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 2.63mg 5%
Calories 257kcal 329kcal 4%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.113g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 50.2g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.191mg 0%
Threonine 0.674mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.791mg 0%
Leucine 1.668mg 0%
Lysine 1.497mg 0%
Methionine 0.21mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.052mg 0%
Valine 1.023mg 0%
Histidine 0.524mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
20% 63% 13% 3%
Protein: 19.87 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 62.9 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 3.26 g
Contains more FatsFats +2722.6%
Contains more WaterWater +281.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +213.2%
Contains more OtherOther +77.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 46% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.803 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
54% 14% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6848%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +170.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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. McDonald's Big Mac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170720/nutrients
  2. Adzuki bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173727/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.