Wendy's chicken sandwich vs. Egg McMUFFIN — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wendy's chicken sandwich and egg McMUFFIN

Wendy's chicken sandwich has more copper, while egg McMUFFIN has more vitamin B2, calcium, iron, vitamin B5, zinc, and phosphorus.
Egg McMUFFIN's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 45% higher.
Egg McMUFFIN contains 2 times less copper than wendy's chicken sandwich. Wendy's chicken sandwich contains 0.135mg of copper, while egg McMUFFIN contains 0.084mg.
The amount of sodium in wendy's chicken sandwich is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are WENDY'S, Homestyle Chicken Fillet Sandwich 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.

Wendy's chicken sandwich

Egg McMUFFIN

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+734.8%
Contains more IronIron	+53.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.2%

~equal in Manganese ~0.235mg

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.

Wendy's chicken sandwich

Egg McMUFFIN

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.102mg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	31mg	165mg	45%
Selenium	24.4µg		44%
Folate		79µg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.368mg	18%
Calcium	23mg	192mg	17%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg		14%
Iron	1.5mg	2.3mg	10%
Sodium	401mg	617mg	9%
Vitamin K	10.7µg		9%
Saturated fat	1.618g	3.592g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.086g	1.735g	9%
Starch	16.1g		7%
Copper	0.135mg	0.084mg	6%
Zinc	0.61mg	1.29mg	6%
Phosphorus	161mg	200mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.526mg	0.836mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.59mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.189mg	0.145mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.295mg	0.262mg	3%
Potassium	228mg	173mg	2%
Fats	8.1g	9.66g	2%
Fructose	1.14g	0.43g	1%
Calories	214kcal	228kcal	1%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	3.102mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	1.2mg	1%
Fiber	1.3g	1.1g	1%
Magnesium	24mg	20mg	1%
Protein	13.78g	13.64g	0%
Carbs	21.55g	21.67g	0%
Net carbs	20.25g	20.57g	N/A
Sugar		2.13g	N/A
Manganese	0.23mg	0.235mg	0%
Trans fat	0.514g	0.109g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.921g	2.721g	0%
Tryptophan	0.15mg		0%
Threonine	0.5mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.54mg		0%
Leucine	0.93mg		0%
Lysine	0.83mg		0%
Methionine	0.29mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.51mg		0%
Valine	0.59mg		0%
Histidine	0.38mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.233g	0.114g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Arachidonic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.705g	1.416g	N/A