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

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Summary of differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and cardamom

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12; however, cardamom is higher in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, copper, potassium, calcium, and vitamin C.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 1208% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • The glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Spices, cardamom.

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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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1045%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +518.2%
Contains more IronIron +598.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +291.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13492.2%
~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%
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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Cardamom DV% diff.
Manganese 0.206mg 28mg 1208%
Iron 2mg 13.97mg 150%
Fiber 1.6g 28g 106%
Zinc 1.91mg 7.47mg 51%
Magnesium 20mg 229mg 50%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Copper 0.098mg 0.383mg 32%
Potassium 181mg 1119mg 28%
Calcium 116mg 383mg 27%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 21mg 23%
Sodium 460mg 18mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 18%
Carbs 20.08g 68.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 1.102mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.68g 14%
Fats 14.96g 6.7g 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 12%
Phosphorus 122mg 178mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.87g 7%
Calories 257kcal 311kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.182mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.198mg 2%
Protein 11.82g 10.76g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.43g 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 40.47g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g 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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +123.3%
Contains more WaterWater +519.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +241%
Contains more OtherOther +214.7%
~equal in Protein ~10.76g

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
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +299.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.5%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/nutrients

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

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