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

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Differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and savoy cabbage

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B2, while savoy cabbage has more vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% higher.
  • Savoy cabbage has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of savoy cabbage is 32, while the glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Cabbage, savoy, 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 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +231.4%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +607.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%

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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +596.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1028%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7650%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Savoy cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 68.8µg 57%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 31mg 34%
Fats 14.96g 0.1g 23%
Protein 11.82g 2g 20%
Iron 2mg 0.4mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.3mg 19%
Sodium 460mg 28mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.013g 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.27mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.03mg 14%
Calories 257kcal 27kcal 12%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Phosphorus 122mg 42mg 11%
Folate 46µg 80µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.007g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.07mg 9%
Calcium 116mg 35mg 8%
Vitamin A 50µg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 3.1g 6%
Carbs 20.08g 6.1g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.187mg 4%
Copper 0.098mg 0.062mg 4%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 28mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.049g 2%
Potassium 181mg 230mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 3g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 2.27g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.101mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.085mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 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% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +491%
Contains more FatsFats +14860%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.2%
Contains more OtherOther +130%
Contains more WaterWater +77.4%

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.049 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49528.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +524.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/nutrients

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

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