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

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Differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and Mexican tea

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 126% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in Mexican tea is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Epazote, 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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +505%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +249.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1403.9%
~equal in Iron ~1.88mg

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +429.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +367.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.206mg 3.098mg 126%
Folate 46µg 215µg 42%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Magnesium 20mg 121mg 24%
Protein 11.82g 0.33g 23%
Fats 14.96g 0.52g 22%
Sodium 460mg 43mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.803g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.639mg 17%
Calcium 116mg 275mg 16%
Potassium 181mg 633mg 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.028mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.348mg 11%
Calories 257kcal 32kcal 11%
Copper 0.098mg 0.19mg 10%
Fiber 1.6g 3.8g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 9%
Zinc 1.91mg 1.1mg 7%
Phosphorus 122mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Carbs 20.08g 7.44g 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.6mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Iron 2mg 1.88mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Net carbs 18.48g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3481.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2776.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.9%
Contains more WaterWater +73.9%
Contains more OtherOther +35.9%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.