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

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Important differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% more.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Cucumber, with peel, raw.

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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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +139%
Contains more ZincZinc +855%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +408.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +551.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3353.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +557.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.11g 23%
Protein 11.82g 0.65g 22%
Iron 2mg 0.28mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.098mg 21%
Sodium 460mg 2mg 20%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.037g 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.2mg 16%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.033mg 14%
Phosphorus 122mg 24mg 14%
Calories 257kcal 15kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.027mg 12%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 7µg 10%
Calcium 116mg 16mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.005g 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.079mg 6%
Copper 0.098mg 0.041mg 6%
Carbs 20.08g 3.63g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.032g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fructose 1.69g 0.87g 1%
Potassium 181mg 147mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1718.5%
Contains more FatsFats +13500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +453.2%
Contains more OtherOther +384.2%
Contains more WaterWater +85.6%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69380%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +856.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 26% 42% 8% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.69 g
Lactose: 0.32 g
Maltose: 0.49 g
Galactose: 0 g
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1433.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +36.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +94.3%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +4800%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients

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

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