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

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Important differences between mcDonald's french fries and McDonald's Quarter Pounder

  • McDonald's french fries have more potassium, fiber, and vitamin C; however, McDonald's Quarter Pounder has more vitamin B2, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, and calcium.
  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 24% more.
  • McDonald's french fries have 6 times more vitamin C than McDonald's Quarter Pounder. McDonald's french fries have 5.6mg of vitamin C, while McDonald's Quarter Pounder has 0.9mg.
  • McDonald's french fries are lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are McDONALD'S, french fries and McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER.

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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 26% 5.7% 53% 30% 38% 14% 54% 25% 32% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 25% 20% 90% 36% 73% 53% 56% 26% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +342.1%
Contains more IronIron +201.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +427.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.107mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~124mg

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 19% 0% 28% 0% 45% 8.5% 60% 35% 88% 0% 40% 0% 22%
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 3% 0% 0% 0% 46% 79% 83% 0% 0% 160% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +522.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +829.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's french fries McDonald's Quarter Pounder DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.28µg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.727g 0.283g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.38mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.344mg 24%
Protein 3.41g 14.1g 21%
Iron 0.8mg 2.41mg 20%
Zinc 0.51mg 2.69mg 20%
Starch 38.23g 16%
Folate 56µg 14%
Cholesterol 39mg 13%
Vitamin K 16µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.59mg 12%
Potassium 596mg 227mg 11%
Sodium 189mg 427mg 10%
Fiber 3.9g 1.6g 9%
Vitamin E 1.38mg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.22mg 4.452mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 7.379g 4.202g 8%
Saturated fat 2.271g 4.008g 8%
Calcium 19mg 84mg 7%
Choline 39.8mg 7%
Carbs 42.58g 22.17g 7%
Fats 15.47g 11.55g 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0.9mg 5%
Magnesium 37mg 22mg 4%
Calories 323kcal 244kcal 4%
Fructose 0g 2.2g 3%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.199mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Copper 0.114mg 0.107mg 1%
Net carbs 38.68g 20.57g N/A
Sugar 0.21g 5.13g N/A
Phosphorus 127mg 124mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.183mg 0%
Trans fat 0.064g 0.724g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.382g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.031g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.251g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 43% 37% 2%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 15.47 g
Carbs: 42.58 g
Water: 36.63 g
Other: 1.91 g
14% 12% 22% 50% 2%
Protein: 14.1 g
Fats: 11.55 g
Carbs: 22.17 g
Water: 50.37 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +33.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +313.5%
Contains more WaterWater +37.5%
~equal in Other ~1.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 51% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.271 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.379 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.727 g
47% 49% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.202 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.283 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1570.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Starch: 38.23 g
Sucrose: 0.21 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
4% 37% 43% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.22 g
Glucose: 1.91 g
Fructose: 2.2 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 0.73 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~0.22g
~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 french fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170721/nutrients
  2. McDonald's Quarter Pounder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170321/nutrients

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

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