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

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Differences between McDonald's Quarter Pounder and egg McMUFFIN

McDonald's Quarter Pounder has more zinc, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat, while egg McMUFFIN has more phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, and folate.
Egg McMUFFIN's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 42% higher.
Egg McMUFFIN contains 2 times less zinc than McDonald's Quarter Pounder. McDonald's Quarter Pounder contains 2.69mg of zinc, while egg McMUFFIN contains 1.29mg.
The amount of sodium in McDonald's Quarter Pounder is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER and McDONALD'S, Egg McMUFFIN.

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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 Quarter Pounder

Egg McMUFFIN

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+108.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Iron ~2.3mg

~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 Quarter Pounder

Egg McMUFFIN

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+43.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.1%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.368mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.28µg		53%
Cholesterol	39mg	165mg	42%
Vitamin B5		0.836mg	17%
Zinc	2.69mg	1.29mg	13%
Vitamin B6		0.145mg	11%
Phosphorus	124mg	200mg	11%
Calcium	84mg	192mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.283g	1.735g	10%
Sodium	427mg	617mg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.452mg	3.102mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.262mg	7%
Folate	56µg	79µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.202g	2.721g	4%
Vitamin E		0.59mg	4%
Copper	0.107mg	0.084mg	3%
Fats	11.55g	9.66g	3%
Potassium	227mg	173mg	2%
Fiber	1.6g	1.1g	2%
Saturated fat	4.008g	3.592g	2%
Fructose	2.2g	0.43g	2%
Manganese	0.199mg	0.235mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.344mg	0.368mg	2%
Calories	244kcal	228kcal	1%
Protein	14.1g	13.64g	1%
Iron	2.41mg	2.3mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	1.2mg	0%
Carbs	22.17g	21.67g	0%
Net carbs	20.57g	20.57g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	5.13g	2.13g	N/A
Trans fat	0.724g	0.109g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.114g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.416g	N/A