McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 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 (60%), protein (60%), sodium (50%), fat (33%) and cholesterol (32%). Add it up with other items in the McDonald’s nutrition calculator.

Allergens

According to McDonald’s, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese contains milk, 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

Quarter Pound 100% Beef Patty*: 100% pure USDA inspected beef; no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper).*weight before cooking 4 oz. | Quarter Pound 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, 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. | Pasteurized Process American Cheese: Milk, cream, water, sodium citrate, salt, cheese cultures, citric acid, enzymes, soy lecithin, color added. | Ketchup: Tomato concentrate from red ripe tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, salt, natural flavors. | Pickle Slices: Cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors, polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color). | Onions: Onions. | Mustard: Distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spice extractive.

Other items in Burgers at McDonald’s

By calories, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese ranks 6 of 10 in McDonald’s Burgers section, from lowest to highest.

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Cheeseburgers at other chains

McDonald’s is one of 7 chains on this site that sell cheeseburgers. Of the 13 at other chains, 10 have fewer calories and 3 have the same or more than the Quarter Pounder with Cheese, comparing each at its first listed size; portions differ, so check the serving on each item’s page.

Compare all cheeseburgers side by side (14 items at 7 chains)