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

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Important differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and black tea

  • Black tea has less vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% more.
  • Black tea is lower in cholesterol.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index than black tea.

The food varieties used in the comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +389.2%
Contains more IronIron +9900%
Contains more CopperCopper +880%
Contains more ZincZinc +9450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.219mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1392.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +820%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Black tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Iron 2mg 0.02mg 25%
Protein 11.82g 0g 24%
Fats 14.96g 0g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0mg 21%
Sodium 460mg 3mg 20%
Phosphorus 122mg 1mg 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.02mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.002g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.014mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0mg 15%
Calories 257kcal 1kcal 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 116mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 5µg 10%
Copper 0.098mg 0.01mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.001g 9%
Carbs 20.08g 0.3g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Caffeine 20mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 3mg 4%
Potassium 181mg 37mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.004g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.219mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 0.3g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 0g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.011mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Choline 0.4mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6593.3%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +94.3%

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
29% 14% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +347300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7550%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Black tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/nutrients

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

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