Why this score
engineered against fullnessFat 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
What pulls it down
Per 100 g
- Calories
- 240
- Protein
- (19%)
- 12 g
- Fat
- (29%)
- 8 g
- Carbohydrates
- (52%)
- 32 g
- of which sugar
- 7 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 490 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-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.
- 16Canadayou are hereHamburger240 kcal/100 g240 kcal serving
- 13AustraliaHAMBURGER249 kcal/100 g294 kcal serving
- 18DenmarkHamburger242 kcal/100 g256 kcal serving
- 18United KingdomHamburger243 kcal/100 g255 kcal serving
- 18IrelandHamburger243 kcal/100 g255 kcal serving
- 19NetherlandsHamburger240 kcal/100 g247 kcal serving
- 24New ZealandHamburger243 kcal/100 g267 kcal serving
- 14United StatesHamburger256 kcal/100 g251 kcal serving
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., 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.





