McDonald’s Big Mac: nutrition and allergens

Nutrition facts

Percentages are the share of the FDA Daily Value for adults and children 4 and over, worked out from McDonald’s published amounts (how % Daily Value works). A dash means McDonald’s does not publish that value for this item.

Using the FDA’s rule of thumb that 5% of the Daily Value or less per serving is low and 20% or more is high, one serving is high in saturated fat (55%), protein (50%), sodium (46%), fat (44%) and cholesterol (28%). Add it up with other items in the McDonald’s nutrition calculator.

Allergens

According to McDonald’s, the Big Mac contains milk, egg, wheat, soy and sesame.

McDonald’s provides supplier ingredient information for the nine major US food allergens (egg, milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame), but warns that its kitchens share cooking and preparation areas, equipment and utensils, so any item may come into contact with other foods, including allergens. It does not claim any US menu item as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal or kosher.

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Ingredients

Big Mac Bun: 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, potato starch, salt, dextrose, corn starch, modified food starch, vinegar, vegetable proteins (pea, potato, rice and/or faba bean), sunflower and/or canola oil, maltodextrin, wheat gluten, natural flavors, dough conditioners (enzymes, ascorbic acid). | 100% Beef Patty: 100% pure USDA inspected beef; no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper). | Shredded Lettuce: Lettuce. | Big Mac Sauce: Soybean oil, sweet relish (diced pickles, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, corn syrup, xanthan gum, calcium chloride, spice extractives), water, egg yolks, distilled vinegar, spices, onion powder, salt, propylene glycol alginate, garlic powder, vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat), sugar, caramel color, turmeric, extractives of paprika, soy lecithin. | Pasteurized Process American Cheese: Milk, cream, water, sodium citrate, salt, cheese cultures, citric acid, enzymes, soy lecithin, color added. | Pickle Slices: Cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors, polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color). | Onions: Onions.

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