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
- 521
- Protein
- (23%)
- 30 g
- Fat
- (45%)
- 26 g
- Carbohydrates
- (32%)
- 42 g
- of which sugar
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 1,142 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.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 18United Statesyou are hereQuarter Pounder* with Cheese259 kcal/100 g521 kcal serving
- 18CanadaQuarter 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
Ingredients
Ingredients: 100% Pure Usda Inspected Beef; No Fillers, No Extenders.prepared With Grill Seasoning (salt, Black Pepper).*weight Before Cooking 4 Oz., Sesame Seed Bun 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: Sesame Seeds, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Dextrose, Guar Gum, Vinegar, Vegetable Proteins (pea, Potato, Rice), Sunflower And/or Canola Oil, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, May Contain One Or More Dough Conditioners (datem, Ascorbic Acid, Mono And Diglycerides, Enzymes), Modified Food Starch. Contains: Wheat, Sesame., Pasteurized Process American Cheese Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Color Added.
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.