Cheeseburger McDonalds vs McChicken: Nutrition Guide

Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

Cheeseburger McDonalds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

McChicken vs McDonalds cheeseburger: Nutrition Comparison

per 100g	Cheeseburger McDonalds	McChicken
Calories	263	273
Carbohydrates	27.81 g	27.97 g
Fat	11.79 g	13.21 g
Dietary fiber	1.1 g	1.3 g
Protein	12.97 g	10.43 g
Water	45 g	46.11 g
Calcium	167 mg	88 mg
Iron	2.35 mg	1.74 mg
Magnessium	20 mg	20 mg
Phosphorus	0.86 mg	0.19 mg
Potassium	200 mg	173 mg
Sodium	626 mg	624 mg
Zink	0.86 mg	0.19 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.223 mg	0.212 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.26 mg	0.2 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	4.026 mg	3.942 mg

Less Calories in McDonalds cheeseburger

At first glance, you can see that in McDonalds cheeseburger is just a little less calories than in McChicken.

McDonalds cheeseburger has 263 kcal per 100g and McChicken 273 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in McDonalds cheeseburger cames from carbs and in McChicken from fat.

See tables below to compare McDonalds cheeseburger with McChicken in details.

McDonalds cheeseburger And McChicken Nutrition Difference

Calories:
McChicken - 4% more than McDonalds cheeseburger
Carbohydrates:
McChicken - 1% more than McDonalds cheeseburger
Fat:
McChicken - 12% more than McDonalds cheeseburger
Dietary fiber:
McChicken - 18% more than McDonalds cheeseburger
Protein:
McDonalds cheeseburger - 24% more than McChicken
Water:
McChicken - 2% more than McDonalds cheeseburger

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More protein in McDonalds cheeseburger

It is aslo easy to see see that in McDonalds cheeseburger is more protein than in McChicken.

There is 10.43g per 100g of McChicken and 12.97g per 100g of McDonalds cheeseburger so using simple math we can see that difference is about 24%.

Less carbohydrates in McDonalds cheeseburger

In McDonalds cheeseburger is less carbohydrates than in McChicken.

There is 27.97g/100g of carbohydrates in McChicken and 27.81g/100g in McDonalds cheeseburger so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 1%.

Less fat in McDonalds cheeseburger

In McDonalds cheeseburger is less fats than in McChicken.

The tables above show us that there is 13.21g/100g of fats in McChicken and 11.79g/100g in McDonalds cheeseburger. In this case difference is about 12%.