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

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A recap on differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and poblano

  • McDonald's Big Mac is higher in vitamin B12, yet poblano is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, fiber, potassium, manganese, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Poblano covers your daily vitamin A needs 405% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.

Food varieties used in this article are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Peppers, ancho, dried.

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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 81% 18% 213% 410% 169% 39% 86% 5.6% 167% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +465%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1232%
Contains more IronIron +446.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +418.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +520.9%

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 6.7% 341% 0% 0% 45% 520% 120% 120% 816% 0% 0% 52% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +978.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +89.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.179mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Poblano DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 3.535mg 272%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 2.255mg 157%
Vitamin A 1022µg 114%
Iron 2mg 10.93mg 112%
Fiber 1.6g 21.6g 80%
Potassium 181mg 2411mg 66%
Manganese 0.206mg 1.279mg 47%
Copper 0.098mg 0.508mg 46%
Vitamin B5 1.993mg 40%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 4.511g 28%
Magnesium 20mg 113mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 6.403mg 19%
Sodium 460mg 43mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.82g 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Phosphorus 122mg 201mg 11%
Carbs 20.08g 51.42g 10%
Fats 14.96g 8.2g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.492g 7%
Calcium 116mg 61mg 6%
Folate 46µg 69µg 6%
Selenium 2.9µg 5%
Zinc 1.91mg 1.42mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Calories 257kcal 281kcal 1%
Protein 11.82g 11.86g 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 29.82g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.179mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.425mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.373mg 0%
Leucine 0.605mg 0%
Lysine 0.515mg 0%
Methionine 0.142mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.361mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 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
12% 8% 51% 23% 6%
Protein: 11.86 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 51.42 g
Water: 22.63 g
Other: 5.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +82.4%
Contains more WaterWater +126.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.1%
Contains more OtherOther +220.1%
~equal in Protein ~11.86g

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
14% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.82 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.492 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.511 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +606.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1374.2%

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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. Poblano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169396/nutrients

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

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