McDonald's vs. Burger King veggie burger?

thecharon
thecharon Posts: 569 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is the new McDonald's veggie burger (in Norway) a bang or a bust. Which one would you choose and why.
McDonalds 448 cals, 22gfat, 11 sugar http://www.mcdonalds.fi/fi/product/mcvegan.html
Burger King 390 cals, 7gfat, 9 sugar https://www.bk.com/menu-item/veggie-burger less if mayo taken out
And if anyone can tell me the sodium on the micky d's one, let me know.

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  • pogiguy05
    pogiguy05 Posts: 1,583 Member
    edited December 2017
    So the Mcdonalds one says this "spread between the familiar rolls of bacon" way to make it non veggie burger you clown. bwhahahahahahaha

    At least that is what the translator says.
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    Why not try both and see which one you like? for 60 calories difference, taste would be the only deciding factor there
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I don't eat eggs or dairy, so I'd pick the McDonald's version.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    thecharon wrote: »
    Is the new McDonald's veggie burger (in Norway) a bang or a bust. Which one would you choose and why.
    McDonalds 448 cals, 22gfat, 11 sugar http://www.mcdonalds.fi/fi/product/mcvegan.html
    Burger King 390 cals, 7gfat, 9 sugar https://www.bk.com/menu-item/veggie-burger less if mayo taken out
    And if anyone can tell me the sodium on the micky d's one, let me know.

    As for the sodium, it shows 2.5g of salt (suolaa) in the McVegan. That translates to ~969 mg of sodium.

    And the BK one has more protein (22g vs 19 g) than the McD one, and has fewer Cals, so I'd go with the BK.
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    thecharon wrote: »
    BK looks better to me also. Take out the mayo and bk is only about 300 calories. McDonalds with 22 grams of fat is tough to swallow. For healthy, I'd rather have a grilled chicken sandwich.

    Not everyone is on a low fat diet though . . . 22 grams of fat is less than what I had in my lunch today.

    Is the McVegan being specifically marketed as a low fat or healthy option? I would imagine the target audience is people who are uncomfortable with a grilled chicken sandwich for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with fat consumption or health.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,860 Member
    I really enjoy this vegan salad from a local place if I happen to buy lunch. It has 490 cal and 29 g of fat (more than the McVegan), and I don't consider that a reason to avoid it. (Ingredients are tofu, hemp seed blend, chickpeas, avocado, carrot, creamy chia dressing, and a mix of greens.) 29 g of fat isn't hard to fit in, especially as I often have one lower fat meal and anyway don't limit fat (some sources of fat, sure).

    And yeah, I assume the idea is to have an entree that works for someone avoiding animal products (as well as something non-breakfasty for a vegetarian).
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