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McDonald's Big Mac vs. Beef Liver raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and beef Liver raw

  • McDonald's Big Mac has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.
  • Beef Liver raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2434% more.
  • McDonald's Big Mac is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, raw.

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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 13% 1.5% 28% 184% 3252% 109% 166% 9% 40% 217%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.9%
Contains more IronIron +145%
Contains more CopperCopper +9854.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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 4.3% 1656% 7.6% 18% 47% 636% 247% 430% 250% 7413% 7.8% 218% 182%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1218.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +289.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +6638.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +530.4%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.189mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Beef Liver raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 59.3µg 2434%
Copper 0.098mg 9.755mg 1073%
Vitamin A 4968µg 552%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 2.755mg 196%
Vitamin B5 7.173mg 143%
Vitamin B6 1.083mg 83%
Cholesterol 36mg 275mg 80%
Selenium 39.7µg 72%
Folate 46µg 290µg 61%
Choline 333.3mg 61%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 13.175mg 61%
Phosphorus 122mg 387mg 38%
Iron 2mg 4.9mg 36%
Zinc 1.91mg 4mg 19%
Protein 11.82g 20.36g 17%
Sodium 460mg 69mg 17%
Fats 14.96g 3.63g 17%
Saturated fat 3.803g 1.233g 12%
Calcium 116mg 5mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.479g 7%
Calories 257kcal 135kcal 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.31mg 5%
Carbs 20.08g 3.89g 5%
Potassium 181mg 313mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.465g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.189mg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 3.89g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 3.97g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0.17g N/A
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.869mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.967mg 0%
Leucine 1.91mg 0%
Lysine 1.607mg 0%
Methionine 0.543mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.084mg 0%
Valine 1.26mg 0%
Histidine 0.629mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.299g N/A

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% 4% 4% 71%
Protein: 20.36 g
Fats: 3.63 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 70.81 g
Other: 1.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +312.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +416.2%
Contains more OtherOther +40.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.3%
Contains more WaterWater +38%

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
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.479 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.465 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52%

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. Beef Liver raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169451/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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