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

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Differences between McDonald's Quarter Pounder and mcDonald's Big Mac

McDonald's Quarter Pounder has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, protein, and iron, while mcDonald's Big Mac has more fats.
McDonald's Quarter Pounder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 17% higher.
McDonald's Big Mac contains 2 times less vitamin B2 than McDonald's Quarter Pounder. McDonald's Quarter Pounder contains 0.344mg of vitamin B2, while mcDonald's Big Mac contains 0.209mg.

The food types used in this comparison are McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

McDonald's Big Mac

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.4%
Contains more IronIron	+20.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+38.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Copper ~0.098mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~122mg

~equal in Sodium ~460mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.206mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

McDonald's Big Mac

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.176mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.28µg	0.88µg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.344mg	0.209mg	10%
Zinc	2.69mg	1.91mg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.452mg	3.384mg	7%
Protein	14.1g	11.82g	5%
Fats	11.55g	14.96g	5%
Iron	2.41mg	2mg	5%
Calcium	84mg	116mg	3%
Folate	56µg	46µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.202g	3.474g	2%
Calories	244kcal	257kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.4mg	1%
Carbs	22.17g	20.08g	1%
Cholesterol	39mg	36mg	1%
Potassium	227mg	181mg	1%
Copper	0.107mg	0.098mg	1%
Sodium	427mg	460mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.176mg	1%
Saturated fat	4.008g	3.803g	1%
Fructose	2.2g	1.69g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	173kcal	217kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	39g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	0.99	N/A
Net carbs	20.57g	18.48g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	5.13g	3.97g	N/A
Fiber	1.6g	1.6g	0%
Phosphorus	124mg	122mg	0%
Manganese	0.199mg	0.206mg	0%
Trans fat	0.724g	0.588g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.283g	0.306g	0%