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

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How are tarragon and mcDonald's Big Mac different?

  • Tarragon is higher than mcDonald's Big Mac in iron, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin A, magnesium, copper, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Tarragon covers your daily need for iron, 379% more than mcDonald's Big Mac.
  • Tarragon contains 125 times more vitamin C than mcDonald's Big Mac. Tarragon contains 50mg of vitamin C, while mcDonald's Big Mac contains 0.4mg.
  • McDonald's Big Mac has a higher glycemic index (66) than tarragon (0).

Spices, tarragon, dried and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC types were 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 248% 342% 266% 1211% 226% 106% 134% 8.1% 1039% 24%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1635%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +881.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1568.5%
Contains more IronIron +1515%
Contains more CopperCopper +590.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3767.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 167% 70% 0% 0% 63% 309% 168% 0% 556% 0% 0% 206% 0%
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 +12400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +540.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +495.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tarragon McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Iron 32.3mg 2mg 379%
Manganese 7.967mg 0.206mg 337%
Vitamin B6 2.41mg 185%
Calcium 1139mg 116mg 102%
Vitamin B2 1.339mg 0.209mg 87%
Potassium 3020mg 181mg 84%
Magnesium 347mg 20mg 78%
Copper 0.677mg 0.098mg 64%
Folate 274µg 46µg 57%
Vitamin C 50mg 0.4mg 55%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Vitamin B3 8.95mg 3.384mg 35%
Phosphorus 313mg 122mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.698g 0.306g 23%
Vitamin A 210µg 23%
Fiber 7.4g 1.6g 23%
Protein 22.77g 11.82g 22%
Zinc 3.9mg 1.91mg 18%
Sodium 62mg 460mg 17%
Fats 7.24g 14.96g 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Carbs 50.22g 20.08g 10%
Saturated fat 1.881g 3.803g 9%
Selenium 4.4µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.474g 3.474g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.251mg 0.176mg 6%
Calories 295kcal 257kcal 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Net carbs 42.82g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.588g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 7% 50% 8% 12%
Protein: 22.77 g
Fats: 7.24 g
Carbs: 50.22 g
Water: 7.74 g
Other: 12.03 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 +92.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150.1%
Contains more OtherOther +553.8%
Contains more FatsFats +106.6%
Contains more WaterWater +562.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 8% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.881 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.698 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1108.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +632.9%

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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. Tarragon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170937/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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