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

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What are the main differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and chicken meat?

  • McDonald's Big Mac is richer in vitamin B12, folate, calcium, vitamin B1, iron, and manganese, while chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3 and phosphorus.
  • Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 32% higher.
  • Chicken meat has 10 times less manganese than mcDonald's Big Mac. McDonald's Big Mac has 0.206mg of manganese, while chicken meat has 0.02mg.
  • Chicken meat is lower in sodium.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index (66) than chicken meat (0).

We used McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +673.3%
Contains more IronIron +58.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +930%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
~equal in Zinc ~1.94mg

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +179.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +193.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +820%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Chicken meat DV% diff.
Selenium 23.9µg 43%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 8.487mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 31%
Protein 11.82g 27.3g 31%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0.3µg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2.97g 18%
Cholesterol 36mg 88mg 17%
Sodium 460mg 82mg 16%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Calcium 116mg 15mg 10%
Folate 46µg 5µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.063mg 9%
Phosphorus 122mg 182mg 9%
Iron 2mg 1.26mg 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.02mg 8%
Carbs 20.08g 0g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 5.34g 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 5%
Copper 0.098mg 0.066mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.168mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Fats 14.96g 13.6g 2%
Calories 257kcal 239kcal 1%
Potassium 181mg 223mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 3.97g 0g N/A
Zinc 1.91mg 1.94mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Saturated fat 3.803g 3.79g 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-625.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +131%
Contains more WaterWater +15.9%
~equal in Fats ~13.6g

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
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +870.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.79g

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.