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Quarter Pounder BLT

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Quarter Pounder BLT

31 g protein · 610 cals · 231 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

20% of kcal
52% water
5 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

5%
32%

How scores work

Per

Calories
610
Protein
(20%)
31 g
Fat
(52%)
35 g
Carbohydrates
(28%)
43 g
of which sugar
11 g
Fiber
3 g
Sodium
1,190 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

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

Ingredients

QUARTER POUNDER BEEF PATTY 100% PURE BEEF., SESAME SEED BUN ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGARS (SUGAR, CORN DEXTROSE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN), YEAST, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOY), SESAME SEEDS, VEGETABLE PROTEINS (PEA, POTATO, FAVA BEAN), SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, MAY CONTAIN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN VARYING PROPORTIONS: WHEAT GLUTEN, GUAR GUM, DOUGH CONDITIONER (MONOGLYCERIDES, DATEM, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES), TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOUR, CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR., TOMATO SLICE SLICED TOMATO., KETCHUP TOMATO PASTE, SUGARS (SUGAR/GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE), WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOUR., 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., BACON SLICE PORK, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVOURING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE., LEAF LETTUCE LEAF LETTUCE., MAYONNAISE-STYLE SAUCE SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, LIQUID EGG YOLK, VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, MUSTARD SEEDS, MUSTARD BRAN, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA., SLIVERED ONIONS ONIONS., PICKLE SLICES CUCUMBERS, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), ALUMINUM SULPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOUR (PLANT SOURCE), POLYSORBATE 80, EXTRACTIVES OF TUMERIC (COLOUR)., GRILL SEASONING SALT, SPICE (PEPPER), SUNFLOWER OIL (USED AS A PROCESSING AID)., MUSTARD WATER, VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOUR (PLANT SOURCE), SPICE..

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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