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
- 251
- Protein
- (19%)
- 12 g
- Fat
- (33%)
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- (48%)
- 30 g
- of which sugar
- 5 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 512 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 States.
- Double Quarter Pounder* with Cheese48 g protein · 740 cals · 278 g
26 - Quarter Pounder* with Cheese Deluxe30 g protein · 630 cals · 254 g
19 - Quarter Pounder* with Cheese Bacon36 g protein · 630 cals · 221 g
18 - Daily Double22 g protein · 491 cals · 163 g
18 - Quarter Pounder* with Cheese30 g protein · 521 cals · 201 g
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The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 14United Statesyou are hereHamburger256 kcal/100 g251 kcal serving
- 13AustraliaHAMBURGER249 kcal/100 g294 kcal serving
- 16CanadaHamburger240 kcal/100 g240 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
Ingredients
Ingredients: Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch, Wheat Gluten, Vinegar, Vegetable Proteins (pea, Potato, Rice And/or Faba), Sunflower And/or Canola Oil, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Dough Conditioners (enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Monoglycerides).
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.