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

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How are mcDonald's Big Mac and cellophane noodles different?

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, zinc, phosphorus, folate, and calcium than cellophane noodles.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mcDonald's Big Mac is 37% higher.
  • Cellophane noodles have less cholesterol.
  • Cellophane noodles have a lower glycemic index (39) than mcDonald's Big Mac (66).

McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated are the varieties 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 2.1% 7.5% 0.88% 81% 27% 11% 14% 1.3% 13% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +364%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1710%
Contains more CopperCopper +21%
Contains more ZincZinc +365.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +281.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
~equal in Iron ~2.17mg

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% 2.6% 0% 38% 0% 3.8% 6% 12% 0% 0% 1.5% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1592%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Cellophane noodles DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.06g 23%
Protein 11.82g 0.16g 23%
Carbs 20.08g 86.09g 22%
Sodium 460mg 10mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.2mg 20%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.017g 17%
Choline 93.2mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0mg 16%
Selenium 7.9µg 14%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.41mg 14%
Phosphorus 122mg 32mg 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 2µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.008g 9%
Calcium 116mg 25mg 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.1mg 5%
Calories 257kcal 351kcal 5%
Potassium 181mg 10mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 3mg 4%
Fiber 1.6g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 4%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.15mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.018g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2mg 2.17mg 2%
Copper 0.098mg 0.081mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 85.59g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.005mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.007mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.011mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.01mg 0%
Valine 0.008mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 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
86% 13%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 86.09 g
Water: 13.42 g
Other: 0.27 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7287.5%
Contains more FatsFats +24833.3%
Contains more WaterWater +282.3%
Contains more OtherOther +581.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328.7%

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
40% 19% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.018 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43325%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Cellophane noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174258/nutrients

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

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