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

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Summary of differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and italian sausage raw

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more iron, calcium, folate, manganese, and fiber; however, italian sausage raw is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Italian sausage raw covers your daily need for saturated fat, 37% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Sausage, Italian, pork, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +544.4%
Contains more IronIron +69.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +255.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.4%
~equal in Zinc ~1.79mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +475%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.91µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Selenium 24.8µg 45%
Saturated fat 3.803g 11.27g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.568mg 33%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 14.34g 27%
Fats 14.96g 31.33g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 4.03g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 23%
Cholesterol 36mg 76mg 13%
Sodium 460mg 731mg 12%
Folate 46µg 8µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.51mg 10%
Calcium 116mg 18mg 10%
Iron 2mg 1.18mg 10%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.058mg 6%
Carbs 20.08g 0.65g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Protein 11.82g 14.25g 5%
Calories 257kcal 346kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.168mg 3%
Phosphorus 122mg 142mg 3%
Potassium 181mg 253mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2mg 2%
Copper 0.098mg 0.08mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0.91µg 1%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 3.25mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 14mg 1%
Zinc 1.91mg 1.79mg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 0.65g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.477mg 0%
Valine 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.411mg 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
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2989.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.6%
Contains more FatsFats +109.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.2%
~equal in Water ~51.08g

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
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +312.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1217%

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 sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/nutrients

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

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