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

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Significant differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and ladyfinger

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B3 and zinc; however, ladyfinger is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
  • Ladyfinger covers your daily cholesterol needs 62% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Ladyfinger has 3 times less sodium than mcDonald's Big Mac. McDonald's Big Mac has 460mg of sodium, while ladyfinger has 147mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind.

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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 8.6% 14% 10% 134% 32% 31% 74% 19% 31% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.5%
Contains more IronIron +79%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.095mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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% 56% 0% 0% 71% 99% 39% 67% 28% 94% 0% 58% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +67.4%
~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 Ladyfinger DV% diff.
Cholesterol 36mg 221mg 62%
Vitamin B5 1.116mg 22%
Iron 2mg 3.58mg 20%
Vitamin A 167µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.428mg 17%
Sodium 460mg 147mg 14%
Carbs 20.08g 59.7g 13%
Fats 14.96g 9.1g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.284mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.122mg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 2.104mg 8%
Folate 46µg 77µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 1.423g 7%
Zinc 1.91mg 1.14mg 7%
Phosphorus 122mg 173mg 7%
Calcium 116mg 47mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0.75µg 5%
Calories 257kcal 363kcal 5%
Saturated fat 3.803g 3.022g 4%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1g 2%
Protein 11.82g 10.6g 2%
Potassium 181mg 113mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.24mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 3.745g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 58.7g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Copper 0.098mg 0.095mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.133mg 0%
Threonine 0.467mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.516mg 0%
Leucine 0.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.268mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.511mg 0%
Valine 0.579mg 0%
Histidine 0.248mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.036g 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
11% 9% 60% 20%
Protein: 10.6 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 59.7 g
Water: 19.5 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.5%
Contains more FatsFats +64.4%
Contains more WaterWater +163.1%
Contains more OtherOther +67.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.3%

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
37% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.745 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.423 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +365%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~3.745g

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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. Ladyfinger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172821/nutrients

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

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