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

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What are the main differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and herbal tea?

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 than herbal tea.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% higher.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index (66) than herbal tea (0).

We used McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed types in this comparison.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +805%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +4675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +131.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8360%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Herbal tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Protein 11.82g 0g 24%
Iron 2mg 0.08mg 24%
Fats 14.96g 0g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.04mg 21%
Sodium 460mg 4mg 20%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.04mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0g 17%
Phosphorus 122mg 1mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0mg 15%
Calories 257kcal 0kcal 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.477mg 12%
Folate 46µg 1µg 11%
Calcium 116mg 8mg 11%
Copper 0.098mg 0mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0g 9%
Carbs 20.08g 0g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Potassium 181mg 20mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 3mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 0g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Choline 0.4mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +338.1%
Contains more WaterWater +94.1%

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.