Introduction: This dataset contains nutritional information on every item of the McDonald's Menu. Although it was last updated five years ago, this information is believed to be accurate because it was published and maintained directly by the McDonald's corporation. The original dataset was downloaded from https://www.kaggle.com/mcdonalds/nutrition-facts
Structure of the dataset: There are 260 observations in this dataset, one for each menu item at McDonald's. For each observation, there are 24 variables; each variable represents a nutritional attribute about the given menu item or specifies information about the given menu item.
Data Dictionary:
18 of the key variables we will be exploring in this statistical analysis include:
Category: The type of food or beverage that the menu item is
Item: The name of the menu item
Serving Size: The amount in ounces of an average serving of this menu item
Calories: The total amount of calories of one serving
Calories from Fat: The total amount of calories from fat of one serving
Total Fat: The total fat content in grams of one serving
Saturated Fat: The total saturated fat content in grams of one serving
Trans Fat: The total trans fat content in grams of one serving
Cholesterol: The total amount of dietary cholesterol in milligrams of one serving
Sodium: The total amount of sodium in milligrams of one serving
Carbohydrates: The total amount of carbohydrates in grams of one serving
Dietary Fiber: The total amount of dietary fiber in grams of one serving
Sugars: The total amount of sugar in grams of one serving
Protein: The total amount of protein in grams of one serving
Vitamin A (as % of Daily Value): The amount of vitamin A contained in one serving relative to daily recommendation
Vitamin C (as % of Daily Value): The amount of vitamin C contained in one serving relative to daily recommendation
Calcium (as % of Daily Value): The amount of calcium contained in one serving relative to daily recommendation
Iron (as % of Daily Value): The amount of iron contained in one serving relative to daily recommendation