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Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mexican Cheese queso chihuahua and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and zinc, yet mcDonald's Big Mac is richer in vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, folate, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mexican Cheese queso chihuahua is 75% higher.
  • Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua contains 6 times more calcium than mcDonald's Big Mac. Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua contains 651mg of calcium, while mcDonald's Big Mac contains 116mg.
  • McDonald's Big Mac contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC.

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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 16% 195% 4.6% 18% 8% 95% 189% 80% 9.3% 79%
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 +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +461.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +262.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +248.1%
Contains more IronIron +325.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +308.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +190.1%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 7.5% 19% 5.2% 4.5% 52% 2.8% 17% 13% 129% 6.3% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 44% 48% 63% 0% 0% 110% 0% 35%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +17%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2156%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.209mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.843g 3.803g 68%
Calcium 651mg 116mg 54%
Phosphorus 442mg 122mg 46%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Fats 29.68g 14.96g 23%
Cholesterol 105mg 36mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 3.384mg 20%
Protein 21.56g 11.82g 19%
Iron 0.47mg 2mg 19%
Zinc 3.5mg 1.91mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.176mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 8.443g 3.474g 12%
Folate 2µg 46µg 11%
Copper 0.024mg 0.098mg 8%
Sodium 617mg 460mg 7%
Calories 374kcal 257kcal 6%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin A 56µg 6%
Manganese 0.071mg 0.206mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.279mg 6%
Vitamin B12 1.03µg 0.88µg 6%
Carbs 5.56g 20.08g 5%
Potassium 52mg 181mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.055mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.892g 0.306g 4%
Vitamin D* 22 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.225mg 0.209mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.8g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 173kcal 217kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 39g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.5 0.99 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 5.56g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 5.56g 3.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.588g N/A
Tryptophan 0.198mg 0%
Threonine 0.818mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.076mg 0%
Leucine 2.017mg 0%
Lysine 1.536mg 0%
Methionine 0.608mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.037mg 0%
Valine 1.266mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 30% 6% 39% 4%
Protein: 21.56 g
Fats: 29.68 g
Carbs: 5.56 g
Water: 39.13 g
Other: 4.07 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 +82.4%
Contains more FatsFats +98.4%
Contains more OtherOther +121.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +261.2%
Contains more WaterWater +31.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.843 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.443 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.892 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 +143%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +191.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%

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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. Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173438/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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