Digestion Index Glossary

The Big Mac


A Big Mac is composed of: "Two all beef patties (largely proteins and triglyceride, or neutral fat), special sauce (??), lettuce (cellulose, which you cannot assimilate to any great extent), cheese (again, protein and triglyceride), pickles (cellulose, starch), onions (cellulose, starch) on a sesame seed bun (starch)."

In terms of raw materials, a 219 gram Big Mac consists of roughly:

  • 25 grams of protein
  • 30 grams of fat
  • 47 grams of carbohydrate

Add these all up and you get a total of 560 Calories.


Index of: Fundamental Physiology and Anatomy of the Digestive System

Last updated on May 27, 2006
Author: R. Bowen
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