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McDonald's · Featured Items

Cheeseburger

12
Cheeseburger

14 g protein · 290 cals · 113 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

19% of kcal
47% water
7 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

6%
48%

How scores work

Per

Calories
290
Protein
(19%)
14 g
Fat
(37%)
12 g
Carbohydrates
(44%)
32 g
of which sugar
7 g
Fiber
2 g
Sodium
670 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Featured Items” in Canada.

The same item, other countries

Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.

Ingredients

REGULAR BUN ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGARS (SUGAR, CORN DEXTROSE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN), YEAST, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOY), VEGETABLE PROTEINS (PEA, POTATO, FABA BEAN), SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, MAY CONTAIN AND OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN VARYING PROPORTIONS: WHEAT GLUTEN, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONOGLYCERIDES, DATEM, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES), VINEGAR., BEEF PATTY 100% PURE BEEF., PROCESSED CHEESE CHEESE (MILK, PARTLY SKIMMED MILK, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MICROBIAL ENZYME, LIPASE, ANNATTO), MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, WATER, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, BETA-CAROTENE, PAPRIKA, SOY LECITHIN., KETCHUP TOMATO PASTE, SUGARS (SUGAR/GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE), WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOUR., PICKLE SLICES CUCUMBERS, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), ALUMINUM SULPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOUR (PLANT SOURCE), POLYSORBATE 80, EXTRACTIVES OF TUMERIC (COLOUR)., ONIONS (DEHYDRATED) 100% ONIONS., MUSTARD WATER, VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOUR (PLANT SOURCE), SPICE., GRILL SEASONING SALT, SPICE (PEPPER), SUNFLOWER OIL (USED AS A PROCESSING AID)..

Nutrition as published by McDonald's — check it yourself. Product photograph © McDonald's, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.

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