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

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Summary of differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and watermelon

  • Watermelon has less vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • McDonald's Big Mac covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 37% more than watermelon.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Watermelon, 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1557.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.6%
Contains more IronIron +733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1810%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1009.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +442.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +895.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1801.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1925%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Fats 14.96g 0.15g 23%
Protein 11.82g 0.61g 22%
Iron 2mg 0.24mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.178mg 20%
Sodium 460mg 1mg 20%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.016g 17%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.1mg 16%
Phosphorus 122mg 11mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.021mg 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.033mg 12%
Folate 46µg 3µg 11%
Calories 257kcal 30kcal 11%
Calcium 116mg 7mg 11%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 8.1mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.037g 9%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.038mg 7%
Copper 0.098mg 0.042mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0.4g 5%
Carbs 20.08g 7.55g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.05g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 3.36g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 181mg 112mg 2%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1837.7%
Contains more FatsFats +9873.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166%
Contains more OtherOther +666.7%
Contains more WaterWater +78.3%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9289.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +512%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 26% 42% 8% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.69 g
Lactose: 0.32 g
Maltose: 0.49 g
Galactose: 0 g
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +716.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +163%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +51.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +98.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients

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

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