Why this score
easy to overeatFat 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
- 548
- Protein
- (21%)
- 28 g
- Fat
- (47%)
- 28 g
- Carbohydrates
- (32%)
- 42 g
- of which sugar
- 9 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 932 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 “Hamburgare” in Sweden.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 23Swedenyou are hereBig Mac232 kcal/100 g548 kcal serving
- 17AustraliaBIG MAC255 kcal/100 g621 kcal serving
- 22DenmarkBig Mac233 kcal/100 g549 kcal serving
- 23FinlandBig Mac232 kcal/100 g545 kcal serving
- 24United KingdomBig Mac231 kcal/100 g508 kcal serving
- 24IrelandBig Mac231 kcal/100 g508 kcal serving
- 22NetherlandsBig Mac229 kcal/100 g523 kcal serving
- 32New ZealandBig Mac267 kcal/100 g571 kcal serving
- 15United StatesBig Mac268 kcal/100 g581 kcal serving
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.