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

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Summary of differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and cutlet

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and calcium; however, cutlet is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Cutlet covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 143% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Cutlet has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and WORTHINGTON Multigrain Cutlets, canned, unprepared.

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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%
Cutlet
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 6.6% 9.3% 64% 0% 27% 24% 48% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +427.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.4%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +91%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.3%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
Cutlet
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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% 362% 0% 13% 307% 493% 0% 115% 0% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +252%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +676.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Cutlet DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 26.29mg 143%
Vitamin E 18.09mg 121%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 1.33mg 86%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 38%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Protein 11.82g 23.29g 23%
Fats 14.96g 1.5g 21%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.3g 16%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 1.6g 4.5g 12%
Folate 46µg 2µg 11%
Copper 0.098mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.05mg 11%
Calcium 116mg 22mg 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 9%
Phosphorus 122mg 56mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.2g 8%
Zinc 1.91mg 1mg 8%
Calories 257kcal 117kcal 7%
Sodium 460mg 371mg 4%
Iron 2mg 1.7mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 3mg 4%
Carbs 20.08g 7.3g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.8g 3%
Potassium 181mg 105mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 2.8g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 0.2g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g 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
Cutlet
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23% 7% 67%
Protein: 23.29 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 66.69 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +897.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +175.1%
Contains more OtherOther +50.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97%
Contains more WaterWater +30%

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
Cutlet
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23% 15% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1637%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +161.4%

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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

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

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