Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
quarter pounder
versus
mango
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in quarter pounder and mango:
Quarter pounder is high in calories and mango has 75% less calories than quarter pounder - mango has 60 calories per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 244 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, quarter pounder is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to mango per calorie. Quarter pounder has a macronutrient ratio of 23:36:42 and for mango, 5:90:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
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Protein | 23% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 36% | 90% |
Fat | 42% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mango has 32% less carbohydrates than quarter pounder - mango has 15g of total carbs per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 22.2g of carbohydrates.
Mango and quarter pounder contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - mango has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 1.6g of dietary fiber.
Quarter pounder has 62% less sugar than mango - mango has 13.7g of sugar per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 5.1g of sugar.
Quarter pounder is an excellent source of protein and it has 16 times more protein than mango - mango has 0.82g of protein per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 14.1g of protein.
Mango has signficantly less saturated fat than quarter pounder - mango has 0.09g of saturated fat per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 4g of saturated fat.
Mango has less cholesterol than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 39mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and mango does not contain significant amounts.
Mango is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 39 times more Vitamin C than quarter pounder - mango has 36.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 0.9mg of Vitamin C.
Mango has more Vitamin A than quarter pounder - mango has 54ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and quarter pounder does not contain significant amounts.
Mango has more Vitamin E than quarter pounder - mango has 0.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and quarter pounder does not contain significant amounts.
Mango and quarter pounder contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mango has 4.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and quarter pounder does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12, however, mango contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both quarter pounder and mango contain significant amounts of folate.
Quarter Pounder | Mango | |
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Thiamin | 0.183 MG | 0.028 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.344 MG | 0.038 MG |
Niacin | 4.452 MG | 0.669 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.197 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.119 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 43 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.28 UG | ~ |
Quarter pounder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 664% more calcium than mango - mango has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 84mg of calcium.
Quarter pounder is a great source of iron and it has 14 times more iron than mango - mango has 0.16mg of iron per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 2.4mg of iron.
Quarter pounder is a great source of potassium and it has 35% more potassium than mango - mango has 168mg of potassium per 100 grams and quarter pounder has 227mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Quarter Pounder (McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER) and Mango (Mangos, raw) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||