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

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Significant differences between mcDonald's Big Mac and winter melon

  • McDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, winter melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • McDonald's Big Mac covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 37% more than winter melon.

Specific food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, BIG MAC and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +510.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2916.7%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +326.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +213.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +542.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +255.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.9%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +746%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +820%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Big Mac Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.88µg 0µg 37%
Protein 11.82g 0.4g 23%
Fats 14.96g 0.2g 23%
Iron 2mg 0.4mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.384mg 0.4mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.803g 0.016g 17%
Phosphorus 122mg 19mg 15%
Sodium 460mg 111mg 15%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 13mg 14%
Cholesterol 36mg 0mg 12%
Zinc 1.91mg 0.61mg 12%
Calories 257kcal 13kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.04mg 11%
Folate 46µg 5µg 10%
Calcium 116mg 19mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 0.037g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.11mg 8%
Copper 0.098mg 0.023mg 8%
Manganese 0.206mg 0.058mg 6%
Carbs 20.08g 3g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 2.9g 5%
Potassium 181mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 0.087g 1%
Net carbs 18.48g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2855%
Contains more FatsFats +7380%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +569.3%
Contains more OtherOther +513.3%
Contains more WaterWater +87.3%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9289.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +251.7%
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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.