McDonald's cheeseburger vs. McDonald's Quarter Pounder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mcDonald's cheeseburgers and McDonald's Quarter Pounder?

McDonald's cheeseburgers are higher in calcium, yet McDonald's Quarter Pounder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B2.
McDonald's Quarter Pounder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 18% more.
McDonald's cheeseburgers have 2 times more calcium than McDonald's Quarter Pounder. While mcDonald's cheeseburgers have 167mg of calcium, McDonald's Quarter Pounder has only 84mg.
The amount of sodium in McDonald's Quarter Pounder is lower.

We used McDONALD'S, Cheeseburger and McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER types in this article.

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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.

McDonald's cheeseburger

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+98.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Iron ~2.41mg

~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.

McDonald's cheeseburger

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+21.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+48.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~56µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.86µg	1.28µg	18%
Sodium	626mg	427mg	9%
Calcium	167mg	84mg	8%
Zinc	1.91mg	2.69mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.344mg	6%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	4.452mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.223mg	0.183mg	3%
Phosphorus	140mg	124mg	2%
Saturated fat	4.435g	4.008g	2%
Carbs	27.81g	22.17g	2%
Fiber	1.1g	1.6g	2%
Protein	12.97g	14.1g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.631g	4.202g	1%
Folate	59µg	56µg	1%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.199mg	1%
Calories	263kcal	244kcal	1%
Copper	0.097mg	0.107mg	1%
Iron	2.35mg	2.41mg	1%
Potassium	200mg	227mg	1%
Cholesterol	35mg	39mg	1%
Fats	11.79g	11.55g	0%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0.9mg	0%
Net carbs	26.71g	20.57g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	6.22g	5.13g	N/A
Trans fat	0.647g	0.724g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.355g	0.283g	0%
Fructose	2.59g	2.2g	0%