Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
boiled egg
versus
big mac
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in boiled egg and big mac:
Both big mac and boiled egg are high in calories. Big mac has 66% more calories than boiled egg - big mac has 257 calories per 100 grams and boiled egg has 155 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, boiled egg is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to big mac per calorie. Boiled egg has a macronutrient ratio of 34:3:64 and for big mac, 18:31:51 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Boiled Egg | Big Mac | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 34% | 18% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 31% |
Fat | 64% | 51% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Boiled egg has 16.9 times less carbohydrates than big mac - big mac has 20.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and boiled egg has 1.1g of carbohydrates.
Big mac has signficantly more dietary fiber than boiled egg - big mac has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and boiled egg does not contain significant amounts.
Big mac and boiled egg contain similar amounts of sugar - big mac has 4g of sugar per 100 grams and boiled egg has 1.1g of sugar.
Both big mac and boiled egg are high in protein. Big mac is very similar to big mac for protein - big mac has 11.8g of protein per 100 grams and boiled egg has 12.6g of protein.
Big mac and boiled egg contain similar amounts of saturated fat - big mac has 3.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and boiled egg has 3.3g of saturated fat.
Boiled egg is high in cholesterol and big mac has 90% less cholesterol than boiled egg - big mac has 36mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and boiled egg has 373mg of cholesterol.
Big mac and boiled egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - big mac has 0.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and boiled egg does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than big mac - boiled egg has 149ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than big mac - boiled egg has 87iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg has more Vitamin E than big mac - boiled egg has 1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg and big mac contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - boiled egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Big mac has more thiamin and niacin, however, boiled egg contains more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both boiled egg and big mac contain significant amounts of folate and Vitamin B12.
Boiled Egg | Big Mac | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.066 MG | 0.176 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.513 MG | 0.209 MG |
Niacin | 0.064 MG | 3.384 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.398 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.121 MG | ~ |
Folate | 44 UG | 46 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.11 UG | 0.88 UG |
Both big mac and boiled egg are high in calcium. Big mac has 132% more calcium than boiled egg - big mac has 116mg of calcium per 100 grams and boiled egg has 50mg of calcium.
Big mac has 68% more iron than boiled egg - big mac has 2mg of iron per 100 grams and boiled egg has 1.2mg of iron.
Big mac has 44% more potassium than boiled egg - big mac has 181mg of potassium per 100 grams and boiled egg has 126mg 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: Boiled Egg (Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled) and Big Mac (McDONALD'S, BIG MAC) .
Cooked Boiled Egg 136g
(
cup
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Big Mac 219g
(
burger 7.6 oz
)
|
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211KCAL 11% |
|
5% | calories | 167% |
|
563KCAL 28% | |
1.5G 1% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | >999% |
|
44G 18% | |
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
3.5G 14% | ||
1.5G | 5% | sugar | 480% | 8.7G | |||
14G 23% |
|
5% | total fat | 136% |
|
33G 51% | |
4.4G 25% |
|
5% | saturated fat | 89% |
|
8.3G 46% | |
5.5G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 38% | 7.6G | |||
1.9G | 184% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.67G | |||
507MG | 542% | cholesterol | 5% | 79MG | |||
169MG 11% |
|
5% | sodium | 496% |
|
1007MG 67% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
203UG 29% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
||
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
0.88MG 1% | ||
118IU 24% |
|
>999% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
||
68MG 7% |
|
5% | calcium | 274% |
|
254MG 25% | |
1.6MG 9% |
|
5% | iron | 175% |
|
4.4MG 24% | |
14MG 4% |
|
5% | magnesium | 214% |
|
44MG 14% | |
171MG 8% |
|
5% | potassium | 132% |
|
396MG 17% | |
0.09MG 8% |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 333% |
|
0.39MG 35% | |
0.7MG 63% |
|
52% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.46MG 42% | |
0.09MG 1% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | >999% |
|
7.4MG 53% | |
0.16MG 13% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
||
1.9MG 38% |
|
>999% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
||
60UG 15% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 68% |
|
101UG 25% | |
1.5UG 63% |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | 27% |
|
1.9UG 80% | |
1.4MG 9% |
|
>999% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
||
0.41UG 1% |
|
>999% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
||
17G 34% |
|
5% | protein | 53% |
|
26G 52% | |
400MG 94% |
|
>999% | choline | 5% |
|
||
0.02MG 2% |
|
5% | copper | 945% |
|
0.21MG 18% | |
6.5UG 0.2% |
|
>999% | fluoride | 5% |
|
||
0.04MG 2% |
|
5% | manganese | >999% |
|
0.45MG 25% | |
234MG 33% |
|
5% | phosphorus | 14% |
|
267MG 38% | |
42UG 76% |
|
>999% | selenium | 5% |
|
||
1.4MG 18% |
|
5% | zinc | 200% |
|
4.2MG 52% | |
101G | 5% | Water | 11% | 112G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |