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

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Important differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and glutinous rice

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

The food varieties used in the comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1710%
Contains more IronIron +1328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +365.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1425%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.2%

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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1507.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1066.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.19g 23%
Iron 2mg 0.14mg 23%
Sodium 460mg 5mg 20%
Protein 11.82g 2.02g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.29mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.039g 17%
Phosphorus 122mg 8mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.013mg 15%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.41mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.02mg 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 1µg 11%
Calcium 116mg 2mg 11%
Selenium 5.6µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.07g 9%
Calories 257kcal 97kcal 8%
Copper 0.098mg 0.049mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 5mg 4%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.262mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.069g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 20.09g N/A
Carbs 20.08g 21.09g 0%
Sugar 3.97g 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +485.1%
Contains more FatsFats +7773.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2528.6%
Contains more WaterWater +49.4%
~equal in Carbs ~21.09g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4862.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +343.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/nutrients

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

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