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

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Differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and chocolate brownie

McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and calcium, while chocolate brownie has more copper, manganese, vitamin A, and magnesium.
Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 32% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 6 times less vitamin B12 than mcDonald's Big Mac. McDonald's Big Mac contains 0.88µg of vitamin B12, while chocolate brownie contains 0.16µg.
The amount of saturated fat in mcDonald's Big Mac is lower.
Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate brownie is 42, while the glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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.

McDonald's Big Mac

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+103.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+165%
Contains more CopperCopper	+295.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185%

~equal in Potassium ~176mg

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~132mg

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.

McDonald's Big Mac

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+244.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.306g	9.412g	61%
Copper	0.098mg	0.388mg	32%
Vitamin B12	0.88µg	0.16µg	30%
Fats	14.96g	29.1g	22%
Selenium		11.5µg	21%
Vitamin A		176µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	3.474g	10.839g	18%
Manganese	0.206mg	0.587mg	17%
Saturated fat	3.803g	7.319g	16%
Vitamin B3	3.384mg	0.982mg	15%
Cholesterol	36mg	73mg	12%
Protein	11.82g	6.2g	11%
Carbs	20.08g	50.2g	10%
Calories	257kcal	466kcal	10%
Zinc	1.91mg	0.97mg	9%
Magnesium	20mg	53mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.328mg	7%
Vitamin B6		0.094mg	7%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Calcium	116mg	57mg	6%
Sodium	460mg	343mg	5%
Folate	46µg	29µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.176mg	0.141mg	3%
Iron	2mg	1.84mg	2%
Fructose	1.69g		2%
Vitamin B2	0.209mg	0.19mg	1%
Phosphorus	122mg	132mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	18.48g	50.2g	N/A
Potassium	181mg	176mg	0%
Sugar	3.97g		N/A
Trans fat	0.588g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.078mg	0%
Threonine		0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.265mg	0%
Leucine		0.447mg	0%
Lysine		0.283mg	0%
Methionine		0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.298mg	0%
Valine		0.323mg	0%
Histidine		0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A