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
- Calories
- 530
- Protein
- (22%)
- 29 g
- Fat
- (47%)
- 27 g
- Carbohydrates
- (31%)
- 41 g
- of which sugar
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 1,050 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.
- 18Canadayou are hereQuarter Pounder with Cheese264 kcal/100 g530 kcal serving
- 24FinlandQuarter Pounder with Cheese257 kcal/100 g542 kcal serving
- 23United KingdomQuarter Pounder with Cheese256 kcal/100 g514 kcal serving
- 23IrelandQuarter Pounder with Cheese256 kcal/100 g514 kcal serving
- 18United StatesQuarter Pounder* with Cheese259 kcal/100 g521 kcal serving
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., 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)., SLIVERED ONIONS 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.





