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McDonald's Filet-O-Fish vs. McFlurry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mcDonald's Filet-O-Fish and mcFlurry

  • McDonald's Filet-O-Fish has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin E; however, mcFlurry is richer in vitamin B2.
  • McDonald's Filet-O-Fish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 20% more than mcFlurry.
  • McFlurry has 16 times less vitamin B3 than mcDonald's Filet-O-Fish. McDonald's Filet-O-Fish has 2.22mg of vitamin B3, while mcFlurry has 0.139mg.
  • McFlurry contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH and McDONALD'S, McFLURRY with M&M'S CANDIES.

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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 19% 36% 19% 59% 22% 16% 59% 57% 34% 139%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 18% 10% 15% 15% 50% 7% 6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more IronIron +477.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
~equal in Potassium ~208mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

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% 0% 23% 0% 53% 30% 42% 0% 0% 135% 12% 16% 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% 1.6% 0% 13% 56% 2.6% 44% 12% 75% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +313.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1497.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Filet-O-Fish McFlurry DV% diff.
Selenium 25.5µg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.952g 0.282g 38%
Vitamin B12 1.08µg 0.6µg 20%
Sodium 434mg 54mg 17%
Iron 1.56mg 0.27mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.73mg 15%
Protein 11.26g 4.02g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.211mg 0.051mg 13%
Fats 14.64g 6.46g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.22mg 0.139mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.243mg 9%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.046mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.17mg 0.08mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.005g 1.67g 6%
Folate 21µg 3µg 5%
Calories 282kcal 177kcal 5%
Fiber 1.4g 0.2g 5%
Cholesterol 32mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 4%
Phosphorus 137mg 116mg 3%
Saturated fat 2.833g 3.402g 3%
Fructose 1.93g 0.21g 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.044mg 2%
Calcium 120mg 135mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Carbs 26.39g 26.82g 0%
Net carbs 24.99g 26.62g N/A
Potassium 220mg 208mg 0%
Sugar 3.67g 24.37g N/A
Zinc 0.58mg 0.54mg 0%
Trans fat 0.128g 0.281g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.061g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.614g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.106g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 15% 26% 46% 2%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 14.64 g
Carbs: 26.39 g
Water: 45.76 g
Other: 1.95 g
4% 6% 27% 62%
Protein: 4.02 g
Fats: 6.46 g
Carbs: 26.82 g
Water: 61.74 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +180.1%
Contains more FatsFats +126.6%
Contains more OtherOther +103.1%
Contains more WaterWater +34.9%
~equal in Carbs ~26.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 31% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.833 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.952 g
64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.282 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +139.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2010.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 27% 53% 5% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1 g
Fructose: 1.93 g
Lactose: 0.2 g
Maltose: 0.43 g
Galactose: 0 g
69% 3% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 16.9 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.21 g
Lactose: 6.23 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +33.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +819%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +53.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +16800%
Contains more LactoseLactose +3015%
~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 Filet-O-Fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170319/nutrients
  2. McFlurry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173303/nutrients

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

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