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

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What are the main differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and pea soup?

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, and phosphorus than pea soup.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% higher.

We used McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water types in this comparison.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.9%
Contains more IronIron +174%
Contains more ZincZinc +198.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +49%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.9%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +736%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +632.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Pea soup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 1.09g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.462mg 18%
Protein 11.82g 3.2g 17%
Iron 2mg 0.73mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.524g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.025mg 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.64mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.04mg 11%
Phosphorus 122mg 47mg 11%
Folate 46µg 1µg 11%
Calcium 116mg 12mg 10%
Calories 257kcal 61kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.372g 8%
Selenium 3.6µg 7%
Copper 0.098mg 0.146mg 5%
Sodium 460mg 336mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 71mg 3%
Carbs 20.08g 9.88g 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.245mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.9g 1%
Magnesium 20mg 15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.142g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 3.19g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +269.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1272.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.2%
Contains more OtherOther +43.8%
Contains more WaterWater +64.8%

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +833.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +115.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.