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Sweet and sour vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet and sour and mcDonald's Big Mac?

  • Sweet and sour is higher in manganese, yet mcDonald's Big Mac is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • McDonald's Big Mac's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% more.
  • Sweet and sour has 4 times more manganese than mcDonald's Big Mac. While sweet and sour has 0.761mg of manganese, mcDonald's Big Mac has only 0.206mg.

We used Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 less SodiumSodium -19.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +269.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1060%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.8%
Contains more IronIron +852.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2022.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1642.9%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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 CVitamin C +2075%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1709.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +475%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.206mg 24%
Fats 0.02g 14.96g 23%
Protein 0.27g 11.82g 23%
Iron 0.21mg 2mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 3.384mg 20%
Saturated fat 0g 3.803g 17%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.91mg 17%
Phosphorus 7mg 122mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.209mg 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Calcium 10mg 116mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.176mg 11%
Folate 8µg 46µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 3.474g 9%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.4mg 9%
Fiber 0.1g 1.6g 6%
Carbs 38.22g 20.08g 6%
Calories 150kcal 257kcal 5%
Sodium 371mg 460mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 20mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.306g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 2%
Copper 0.079mg 0.098mg 2%
Potassium 99mg 181mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 38.12g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 3.97g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Choline 2.4mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 CarbsCarbs +90.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4277.8%
Contains more FatsFats +74700%
Contains more OtherOther +50.8%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.

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