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McDonald's Quarter Pounder vs. BURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are McDonald's Quarter Pounder and bURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese different?

  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and folate; however, bURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese is richer in iron, zinc, vitamin B1, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for bURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese is 36% higher.
  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder contains 2 times more folate than bURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese. While McDonald's Quarter Pounder contains 56µg of folate, bURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese contains only 27µg.
  • McDonald's Quarter Pounder has less saturated fat.

McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER and BURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese are the varieties used 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 23% 17% 199% 26% 95% 55% 50% 18% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.1%
Contains more IronIron +119.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.1%
~equal in Calcium ~78mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~128mg
~equal in Sodium ~387mg

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 3% 0% 0% 0% 46% 79% 83% 0% 0% 160% 0% 42%
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 0.67% 0% 1.2% 0% 67% 48% 56% 12% 26% 0% 29% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +107.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient McDonald's Quarter Pounder BURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.28µg 53%
Iron 2.41mg 5.3mg 36%
Selenium 17µg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.283g 2.987g 18%
Saturated fat 4.008g 6.998g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.344mg 0.21mg 10%
Vitamin K 11.5µg 10%
Vitamin B3 4.452mg 3mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 9%
Fats 11.55g 17.06g 8%
Zinc 2.69mg 3.5mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.267mg 7%
Folate 56µg 27µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.202g 6.298g 5%
Starch 10.1g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 4%
Carbs 22.17g 13.52g 3%
Cholesterol 39mg 47mg 3%
Copper 0.107mg 0.078mg 3%
Manganese 0.199mg 0.14mg 3%
Sodium 427mg 387mg 2%
Calories 244kcal 266kcal 1%
Protein 14.1g 14.47g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.2mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 19mg 1%
Calcium 84mg 78mg 1%
Potassium 227mg 189mg 1%
Phosphorus 124mg 128mg 1%
Fructose 2.2g 1.27g 1%
Net carbs 20.57g 11.92g N/A
Sugar 5.13g 3.61g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.6g 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Trans fat 0.724g 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.59mg 0%
Leucine 1.06mg 0%
Lysine 1.01mg 0%
Methionine 0.29mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.61mg 0%
Valine 0.69mg 0%
Histidine 0.37mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.392g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
14% 17% 14% 53% 2%
Protein: 14.47 g
Fats: 17.06 g
Carbs: 13.52 g
Water: 53.28 g
Other: 1.67 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64%
Contains more FatsFats +47.7%
~equal in Protein ~14.47g
~equal in Water ~53.28g
~equal in Other ~1.67g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 49% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.202 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.283 g
43% 39% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.998 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.298 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.987 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +955.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
74% 9% 9% 4% 4%
Starch: 10.1 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 1.27 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 0.55 g
Galactose: 0.51 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +73.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +32.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +450%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0.07g

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 Quarter Pounder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170321/nutrients
  2. BURGER KING, DOUBLE WHOPPER, with cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170730/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.