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

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How are mcDonald's Big Mac and longan different?

  • McDonald's Big Mac is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 93% higher.
  • Longan has less sodium.
  • Longan has a lower glycemic index (45) than mcDonald's Big Mac (66).

McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Longans, raw are the varieties 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%
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11500%
Contains more IronIron +1438.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3720%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +481%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +296.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~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%
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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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +467.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1028%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20900%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 84mg 93%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.1g 23%
Iron 2mg 0.13mg 23%
Protein 11.82g 1.31g 21%
Sodium 460mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.3mg 19%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.05mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.803g 17%
Phosphorus 122mg 21mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.031mg 12%
Folate 46µg 12%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 116mg 1mg 12%
Calories 257kcal 60kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 9%
Copper 0.098mg 0.169mg 8%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.052mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.14mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 266mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 1.1g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2%
Carbs 20.08g 15.14g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Net carbs 18.48g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +802.3%
Contains more FatsFats +14860%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.6%
Contains more OtherOther +162.9%
Contains more WaterWater +61.3%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/nutrients

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

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