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

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Summary of differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and marshmallow

  • Marshmallow has less vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • McDonald's Big Mac covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 37% more than marshmallow.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Candies, marshmallows.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3520%
Contains more IronIron +769.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +4675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1425%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2475%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4238.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Marshmallow DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.2g 23%
Iron 2mg 0.23mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.078mg 21%
Protein 11.82g 1.8g 20%
Carbs 20.08g 81.3g 20%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.056g 17%
Sodium 460mg 80mg 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.04mg 17%
Phosphorus 122mg 8mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.001mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.001mg 15%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 1µg 11%
Calcium 116mg 3mg 11%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.008mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.08g 8%
Fiber 1.6g 0.1g 6%
Potassium 181mg 5mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 2mg 4%
Calories 257kcal 318kcal 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.047g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 57.56g N/A
Copper 0.098mg 0.097mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +556.7%
Contains more FatsFats +7380%
Contains more WaterWater +212.8%
Contains more OtherOther +513.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.9%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4242.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +551.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients

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

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