The Big Mac is a Rip-Off

Based on a McDonalds menu from:
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Prices are in US Dollars
Restaurant Meal Taxes not included
Weights are approximate before cooking
Analysis performed in December 2015

Big Mac                 2 Cheese Burgers        
Price $3.75             Price $2.00 Total          Analysis
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2 45.4 g Beef patties   2 45.4 g Beef patties      Identical Trade
2 14.0 g Cheese slices  2 14.0 g Cheese slices     Identical Trade
4 3.0 g Pickle slices   4 3.0 g Pickle slices      Identical Trade
6.0 g Lettuce           2nd Bun Top                Fair Trade
2.5 g Onion flakes      2.5 g Onion flakes         Identical Trade 
16.0 g Special Sauce    12.0 g Ketchup and Mustard Fair Trade              
Bun Top                 1st Bun Top                Even Trade
Bun Middle              1st Bun Bottom             Even Trade
Bun Bottom              2nd Bun Bottom             Even Trade 
2.0 g Seseame Seeds     Not Available              No Trade
0.5 g Salt and Pepper   0.5 g Salt and Pepper      Indentical Trade 

1 Big Mac        $3.75
2 Cheese Burgers $2.00
                ------
Difference       $1.75

Result:
 
With one Big Mac vs. two Cheese Burgers, you are essentailly paying $1.75 for about 2.0 g of seseame seeds in a Big Mac.

The Big Mac's lettuce and Special Sauce do have a better taste and texure than 2 Cheese Burgers can offer, however, the
nutritional value is slighlty better with the 2 Cheese Burgers (bun bottom vs. lettuce), the small amount of seseame seeds 
yields almost no nutritional gain. 

Special Sauce can be added to a Cheese Burger (for a $0.25 charge) and lettuce can be requested as well, but McDonalds
purposely "slows down" when serving special orders in attempt to discurage them.  The extra wait is not worth the flavor gain.

Conclusion:
Two Cheese Burgers are a better all-around value than a single Big Mac.

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