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McDonald's Big Mac vs. Sun-dried tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and sun-dried tomato

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12; however, sun-dried tomato is higher in vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin A, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Sun-dried tomato covers your daily need for vitamin C, 113% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Sun-dried tomato has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of mcDonald's Big Mac is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained.

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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 58% 14% 138% 101% 158% 21% 60% 35% 61% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +305%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +764.6%
Contains more IronIron +34%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.2%

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 339% 21% 0% 0% 48% 88% 68% 29% 74% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.193mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.63mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Sun-dried tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 101.8mg 113%
Copper 0.098mg 0.473mg 42%
Potassium 181mg 1565mg 41%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.319mg 25%
Fiber 1.6g 5.8g 17%
Magnesium 20mg 81mg 15%
Protein 11.82g 5.06g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.383mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 8.663g 13%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2.06g 12%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.466mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 10%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.78mg 10%
Saturated fat 3.803g 1.893g 9%
Iron 2mg 2.68mg 9%
Sodium 460mg 266mg 8%
Calcium 116mg 47mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 7%
Folate 46µg 23µg 6%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Calories 257kcal 213kcal 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 3.63mg 2%
Phosphorus 122mg 139mg 2%
Fats 14.96g 14.08g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.193mg 1%
Carbs 20.08g 23.33g 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 17.53g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.185mg 0%
Lysine 0.186mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.131mg 0%
Valine 0.13mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
5% 14% 23% 54% 4%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 14.08 g
Carbs: 23.33 g
Water: 53.83 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.2%
Contains more OtherOther +101.1%
~equal in Fats ~14.08g
~equal in Water ~53.83g

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
15% 69% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.663 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +149.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +573.2%

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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. Sun-dried tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169384/nutrients

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

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