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

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How are mcDonald's Big Mac and italian ice different?

  • McDonald's Big Mac is higher than italian ice in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • McDonald's Big Mac covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 37% more than italian ice.

McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Frozen novelties, ice type, italian, restaurant-prepared types were used in this article.

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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 0% 0.3% 0.53% 3.4% 3.3% 0.82% 0% 0.52% 2.6% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2916.7%
Contains more IronIron +2122.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +880%
Contains more ZincZinc +6266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +930%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 2.3% 13% 0.3% 0.46% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1990%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +820%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Italian ice DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Iron 2mg 0.09mg 24%
Protein 11.82g 0.03g 24%
Fats 14.96g 0.02g 23%
Sodium 460mg 4mg 20%
Phosphorus 122mg 0mg 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.03mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.715mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.01mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.005mg 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 116mg 1mg 12%
Folate 46µg 5µg 10%
Calories 257kcal 53kcal 10%
Copper 0.098mg 0.01mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0g 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.02mg 8%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Potassium 181mg 6mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 20.08g 13.5g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 13.5g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 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
14% 86%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 13.5 g
Water: 86.4 g
Other: 0.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39300%
Contains more FatsFats +74700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.7%
Contains more OtherOther +3580%
Contains more WaterWater +68.4%

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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
  2. Italian ice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168812/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.