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

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Differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and tikka Masala

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, while tikka Masala has more fiber.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 28% higher.
  • Tikka Masala contains 5 times less cholesterol than mcDonald's Big Mac. McDonald's Big Mac contains 36mg of cholesterol, while tikka Masala contains 8mg.

The food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and KASHI Pizza, Tikka Masala, single serve, frozen, unprepared.

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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 0% 29% 21% 53% 0% 14% 33% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19.6%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +282%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.3%
~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%
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% 50% 23% 47% 0% 9.2% 25% 0% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +340%
Contains more FolateFolate +84%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~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 Tikka Masala DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0.2µg 28%
Fiber 1.6g 6g 18%
Fats 14.96g 5.9g 14%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.5mg 13%
Copper 0.098mg 11%
Cholesterol 36mg 8mg 9%
Sodium 460mg 247mg 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 9%
Saturated fat 3.803g 2.1g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.1mg 8%
Iron 2mg 1.4mg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 2.5mg 6%
Phosphorus 122mg 77mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 1.5g 5%
Magnesium 20mg 5%
Folate 46µg 25µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 1g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Calories 257kcal 191kcal 3%
Carbs 20.08g 29.5g 3%
Protein 11.82g 10.2g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.2mg 2%
Potassium 181mg 236mg 2%
Calcium 116mg 97mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 18.48g 23.5g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 4g N/A
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
10% 6% 30% 49% 5%
Protein: 10.2 g
Fats: 5.9 g
Carbs: 29.5 g
Water: 49 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.9%
Contains more FatsFats +153.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.9%
Contains more OtherOther +193.5%
~equal in Water ~49g

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
46% 33% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.8%

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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

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

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