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

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The main differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and shallot

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

Food types used in this article are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +213.5%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +377.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

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% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +945%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1592%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 27%
Fats 14.96g 0.1g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.2mg 20%
Protein 11.82g 2.5g 19%
Sodium 460mg 12mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.017g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.02mg 15%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.4mg 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Iron 2mg 1.2mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.06mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.014g 9%
Phosphorus 122mg 60mg 9%
Calories 257kcal 72kcal 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 8mg 8%
Calcium 116mg 37mg 8%
Fiber 1.6g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Potassium 181mg 334mg 5%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.292mg 4%
Folate 46µg 34µg 3%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.039g 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Carbs 20.08g 16.8g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Copper 0.098mg 0.088mg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 13.6g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 3.97g 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +372.8%
Contains more FatsFats +14860%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.5%
Contains more OtherOther +130%
Contains more WaterWater +55.6%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24714.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +684.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients

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

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