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
- 255
- Protein
- (21%)
- 13 g
- Fat
- (33%)
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- (46%)
- 29 g
- of which sugar
- 7 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 440 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
The serving weight is worked out from McDonald's own two sets of figures — what one serving contains, against what 100 g contains — so it is their number, not our guess.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Burgers” in United Kingdom.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 18United Kingdomyou are hereHamburger243 kcal/100 g255 kcal serving
- 13AustraliaHAMBURGER249 kcal/100 g294 kcal serving
- 16CanadaHamburger240 kcal/100 g240 kcal serving
- 18DenmarkHamburger242 kcal/100 g256 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 - Best Burger EITHER: <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Sugar, Cream Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, <strong>WHEAT</strong> Fibre, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Pea Protein, <strong>WHEAT</strong> Starch, <strong>WHEAT</strong> Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Maize Maltodextrin, Maize Starch. <br>OR: <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Glaze (Water, Pea Protein, Dextrose, Maize Starch), Salt, Yeast, <strong>WHEAT</strong> Fibre, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid). <br><span class="offscreen">Potential Allergen Ingredient: </span> N.B. All the above may contain traces of sesame seeds<strong>*</strong>, milk, barley and rye. <br><strong>*</strong>Please note all our buns, rolls and tortilla wraps are toasted in the same toaster as buns topped with sesame seeds. (Gluten, Wheat), Beef Patty 100% Pure Beef. <br />No additives, fillers, binders, preservatives or flavour enhancers. Just pure forequarter and flank. A little salt and pepper is added to season after cooking. (Celery, Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Milk, Molluscs, Mustard, Peanut, Sesame Seeds, Shellfish, Soy, Sulphites, Tree Nuts, Wheat), Tomato Ketchup 60% Tomato Puree (equivalent to 168g tomatoes per 100g ketchup), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Spice Extracts., Pickle Slices Gherkins, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride), Natural Flavouring, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)., Onions 100% Onion., Mustard Water, Spirit Vinegar, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>MUSTARD</strong> Seed (14%), Salt, Spices, Spice Extract. (Mustard).
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.





