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

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What are the differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and leberkäse?

  • Leberkäse is richer than mcDonald's Big Mac in vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, copper, and zinc.
  • Leberkäse's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 986% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in mcDonald's Big Mac is lower.
  • The glycemic index of leberkäse is lower.

We used McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Liver cheese, pork types 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 8.6% 2.4% 20% 406% 128% 101% 89% 160% 26% 199%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.9%
Contains more IronIron +441.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.2mg

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 10% 1751% 0% 0% 53% 514% 221% 212% 108% 3069% 0% 78% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +965.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2689.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.1%
~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 Leberkäse DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 24.55µg 986%
Vitamin A 5252µg 584%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 2.227mg 155%
Iron 2mg 10.83mg 110%
Vitamin B5 3.536mg 71%
Selenium 36.5µg 66%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 11.768mg 52%
Cholesterol 36mg 174mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.47mg 36%
Sodium 460mg 1225mg 33%
Copper 0.098mg 0.383mg 32%
Saturated fat 3.803g 8.96g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 12.26g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 3.42g 21%
Zinc 1.91mg 3.7mg 16%
Fats 14.96g 25.6g 16%
Folate 46µg 104µg 15%
Phosphorus 122mg 207mg 12%
Calcium 116mg 8mg 11%
Protein 11.82g 15.2g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Carbs 20.08g 2.1g 6%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.212mg 3%
Calories 257kcal 304kcal 2%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Potassium 181mg 226mg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 2.1g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Manganese 0.206mg 0.2mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.206mg 0%
Threonine 0.651mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.631mg 0%
Leucine 1.331mg 0%
Lysine 1.178mg 0%
Methionine 0.342mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.716mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 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
15% 26% 2% 54% 4%
Protein: 15.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 2.1 g
Water: 53.6 g
Other: 3.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +856.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.6%
Contains more FatsFats +71.1%
Contains more OtherOther +90.2%
~equal in Water ~53.6g

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
36% 50% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.26 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +252.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1017.6%

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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. Leberkäse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173869/nutrients

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

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