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

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Significant differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and endive

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, endive is richer in vitamin A and folate.
  • Endive covers your daily vitamin A needs 40% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Endive contains less cholesterol.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is 66, while the glycemic index of endive is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Endive, 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%
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +123.1%
Contains more IronIron +141%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +335.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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%
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +746%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1525%
Contains more FolateFolate +208.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Endive DV% diff.
Vitamin K 231µg 193%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Folate 46µg 142µg 24%
Fats 14.96g 0.2g 23%
Protein 11.82g 1.25g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.4mg 19%
Sodium 460mg 22mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.048g 17%
Iron 2mg 0.83mg 15%
Phosphorus 122mg 28mg 13%
Calories 257kcal 17kcal 12%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin A 108µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.075mg 10%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.79mg 10%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.42mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.004g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.08mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 6.5mg 7%
Carbs 20.08g 3.35g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 3.1g 6%
Calcium 116mg 52mg 6%
Potassium 181mg 314mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 3%
Choline 16.8mg 3%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.087g 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 0.25g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 0.25g N/A
Copper 0.098mg 0.099mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.072mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +845.6%
Contains more FatsFats +7380%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +499.4%
Contains more OtherOther +30.5%
Contains more WaterWater +82.8%

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
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +86750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +251.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/nutrients

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

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