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

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Significant differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and teff

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, zinc, and folate; however, teff is richer in manganese, copper, and magnesium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 115% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Teff contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Teff, cooked.

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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1288.3%
~equal in Iron ~2.05mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~120mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.183mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.206mg 2.86mg 115%
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.65g 22%
Sodium 460mg 8mg 20%
Saturated fat 3.803g 17%
Protein 11.82g 3.87g 16%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.909mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.033mg 14%
Copper 0.098mg 0.226mg 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 9%
Calories 257kcal 101kcal 8%
Calcium 116mg 49mg 7%
Zinc 1.91mg 1.11mg 7%
Folate 46µg 18µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 7%
Magnesium 20mg 50mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Potassium 181mg 107mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.183mg 1%
Iron 2mg 2.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 17.06g N/A
Carbs 20.08g 19.86g 0%
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Phosphorus 122mg 120mg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2201.5%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more WaterWater +46.1%
~equal in Carbs ~19.86g

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.