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

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A recap on the differences between mcDonald's cheeseburgers and taco

McDonald's cheeseburgers have more vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, folate, and calcium; however, taco is higher in fiber and phosphorus.
McDonald's cheeseburgers cover your daily vitamin B2 needs 15% more than taco.
Taco contains 4 times less vitamin B1 than mcDonald's cheeseburgers. McDonald's cheeseburgers contain 0.223mg of vitamin B1, while taco contains 0.05mg.
Taco has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are McDONALD'S, Cheeseburger and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell.

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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

Taco

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.6%
Contains more IronIron	+97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.6%

~equal in Potassium ~209mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.75mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.249mg

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

Taco

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+346%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+144%
Contains more FolateFolate	+210.5%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.93µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.355g	3.042g	18%
Selenium		9.2µg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.06mg	15%
Iron	2.35mg	1.19mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	1.65mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.223mg	0.05mg	14%
Vitamin K		15.3µg	13%
Fiber	1.1g	3.9g	11%
Sodium	626mg	397mg	10%
Folate	59µg	19µg	10%
Protein	12.97g	8.86g	8%
Calcium	167mg	89mg	8%
Vitamin B6		0.09mg	7%
Choline		32mg	6%
Starch		14.78g	6%
Phosphorus	140mg	178mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Fructose	2.59g	0.3g	3%
Magnesium	20mg	32mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.86µg	0.93µg	3%
Carbs	27.81g	19.85g	3%
Vitamin A		20µg	2%
Copper	0.097mg	0.077mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.631g	4.411g	2%
Cholesterol	35mg	28mg	2%
Calories	263kcal	226kcal	2%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.249mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Zinc	1.91mg	1.75mg	1%
Fats	11.79g	12.7g	1%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	26.71g	15.95g	N/A
Potassium	200mg	209mg	0%
Sugar	6.22g	0.9g	N/A
Trans fat	0.647g	0.467g	N/A
Saturated fat	4.435g	4.384g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.708g	N/A