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

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A recap on differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and bisque

  • McDonald's Big Mac is higher than bisque in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • McDonald's Big Mac covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 37% more than bisque.
  • McDonald's Big Mac contains 18 times more cholesterol than bisque. While mcDonald's Big Mac contains 36mg of cholesterol, bisque contains only 2mg.

Food varieties used in this article are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Soup, tomato bisque, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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%
Bisque
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 4.8% 15% 12% 17% 6.5% 10% 55% 14% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +625%
Contains more IronIron +506.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +695.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +408.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.1%
~equal in Potassium ~169mg
~equal in Sodium ~424mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
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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 8% 6% 0% 0% 6.8% 6.7% 8.7% 3% 8.3% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +551.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +620.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +627.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Bisque DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Protein 11.82g 0.92g 22%
Fats 14.96g 1.02g 21%
Iron 2mg 0.33mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.465mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.22g 16%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.24mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.029mg 14%
Phosphorus 122mg 24mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.027mg 12%
Cholesterol 36mg 2mg 11%
Folate 46µg 6µg 10%
Calories 257kcal 50kcal 10%
Calcium 116mg 16mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.28g 8%
Fiber 1.6g 0.2g 6%
Copper 0.098mg 0.052mg 5%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.104mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 3%
Carbs 20.08g 9.6g 3%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2.4mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Sodium 460mg 424mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.45g 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 9.4g N/A
Potassium 181mg 169mg 0%
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.051mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
Bisque
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10% 87%
Protein: 0.92 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 9.6 g
Water: 87.17 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1184.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1366.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.2%
Contains more OtherOther +42.6%
Contains more WaterWater +69.9%

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
Bisque
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23% 29% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.28 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.45 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1140.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.1%

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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. McDonald's Big Mac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170720/nutrients
  2. Bisque - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171574/nutrients

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

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