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

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The main differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and garden rhubarb

  • McDonald's Big Mac is richer than garden rhubarb in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mcDonald's Big Mac is 37% higher.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index than mcDonald's Big Mac.

Food types used in this article are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Rhubarb, 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.9%
Contains more IronIron +809.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1810%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +771.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.196mg

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +596.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1028%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +557.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Fats 14.96g 0.2g 23%
Protein 11.82g 0.9g 22%
Iron 2mg 0.22mg 22%
Sodium 460mg 4mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.3mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.053g 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.1mg 16%
Phosphorus 122mg 14mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.03mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.02mg 13%
Calories 257kcal 21kcal 12%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Folate 46µg 7µg 10%
Copper 0.098mg 0.021mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.039g 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 8mg 8%
Carbs 20.08g 4.54g 5%
Potassium 181mg 288mg 3%
Calcium 116mg 86mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.099g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 1.1g N/A
Manganese 0.206mg 0.196mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1213.3%
Contains more FatsFats +7380%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +342.3%
Contains more OtherOther +145.3%
Contains more WaterWater +82.5%

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8807.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +209.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/nutrients

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

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