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Pork chop vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork chop and mcDonald's Big Mac?

  • Pork chop is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and zinc, yet mcDonald's Big Mac is higher in iron, folate, vitamin B12, and manganese.
  • Pork chop's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 28% more.
  • Pork chop has 3 times more vitamin B1 than mcDonald's Big Mac. While pork chop has 0.49mg of vitamin B1, mcDonald's Big Mac has only 0.176mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in mcDonald's Big Mac is lower.
  • The glycemic index of pork chop is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC types 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 14% 17% 28% 33% 35% 86% 103% 9.7% 1.3% 199%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 35% 16% 75% 33% 52% 52% 60% 27% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.1%
Contains more IronIron +129.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1960%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg
~equal in Copper ~0.098mg

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 0% 1.3% 4.2% 15% 123% 72% 149% 66% 113% 83% 0% 0% 37%
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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 44% 48% 63% 0% 0% 110% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork chop McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Selenium 36.4µg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.489mg 38%
Vitamin B3 7.927mg 3.384mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.49mg 0.176mg 26%
Protein 23.72g 11.82g 24%
Vitamin B5 1.104mg 22%
Sodium 74mg 460mg 17%
Phosphorus 241mg 122mg 17%
Iron 0.87mg 2mg 14%
Cholesterol 78mg 36mg 14%
Choline 67.5mg 12%
Folate 0µg 46µg 12%
Zinc 3.15mg 1.91mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.894g 0.306g 11%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.206mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.66µg 0.88µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.313mg 0.209mg 8%
Carbs 0g 20.08g 7%
Calcium 56mg 116mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 40IU 5%
Potassium 315mg 181mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.887g 3.474g 4%
Saturated fat 4.339g 3.803g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Calories 231kcal 257kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fats 14.35g 14.96g 1%
Copper 0.105mg 0.098mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 18.48g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 0g 3.97g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.066g 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.282mg 0%
Threonine 1.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.123mg 0%
Leucine 1.952mg 0%
Lysine 2.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.65mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.985mg 0%
Valine 1.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.965mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.922g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 14% 61%
Protein: 23.72 g
Fats: 14.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 61.45 g
Other: 0.48 g
12% 15% 20% 51% 2%
Protein: 11.82 g
Fats: 14.96 g
Carbs: 20.08 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 1.84 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +283.3%
~equal in Fats ~14.96g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.339 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.894 g
50% 46% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.803 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +519%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.4%

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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. Pork chop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167824/nutrients
  2. McDonald's Big Mac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170720/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.