McDonald's Big Mac vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mcDonald's Big Mac and chicken soup different?
- McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin B3 than chicken soup.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mcDonald's Big Mac is 37% higher.
- McDonald's Big Mac contains 39 times more calcium than chicken soup. While mcDonald's Big Mac contains 116mg of calcium, chicken soup contains only 3mg.
- Chicken soup has less cholesterol.
- Chicken soup has a lower glycemic index (52) than mcDonald's Big Mac (66).
McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +400% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3766.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +72.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +852.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +81.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1264.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +351.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -68.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +402.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +145.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +113.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +820% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.88µg | 0µg | 37% |
Iron | 2mg | 0.21mg | 22% |
Fats | 14.96g | 1.2g | 21% |
Protein | 11.82g | 2.52g | 19% |
Saturated fat | 3.803g | 0.321g | 16% |
Zinc | 1.91mg | 0.14mg | 16% |
Sodium | 460mg | 143mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 122mg | 27mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.176mg | 0.035mg | 12% |
Calories | 257kcal | 36kcal | 11% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.384mg | 1.584mg | 11% |
Cholesterol | 36mg | 3mg | 11% |
Calcium | 116mg | 3mg | 11% |
Folate | 46µg | 5µg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.209mg | 0.085mg | 10% |
Manganese | 0.206mg | 9% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 3.474g | 0.582g | 7% |
Carbs | 20.08g | 3.53g | 6% |
Fiber | 1.6g | 0g | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.061mg | 5% | |
Copper | 0.098mg | 0.054mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 4mg | 4% |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 4% | |
Choline | 9.2mg | 2% | |
Fructose | 1.69g | 2% | |
Potassium | 181mg | 105mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.306g | 0.213g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 18.48g | 3.53g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.97g | 1.58g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0% | |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0% | |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.588g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
11.82 g
Fats:
14.96 g
Carbs:
20.08 g
Water:
51.3 g
Other:
1.84 g
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
3.53 g
Water:
92.15 g
Other:
0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +369% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1146.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +468.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +206.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +79.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.803 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
3.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.306 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +496.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +43.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91.6% |