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McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Nutrition Facts

A McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese contains 540 calories, 28 grams of fat and 42 grams of carbohydrates.

Keep reading to see the full nutrition facts and Weight Watchers points for a Quarter Pounder® with Cheese from McDonald's.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Nutrition Facts


Serving Size	1 sandwich
Calories	540	See analysis
Calories From Fat	250
	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value*
Total Fat	28g	43%
Saturated Fat	13.0g	65%
Trans Fat	1.5g
Cholesterol	100mg	33%
Sodium	1120mg	47%
Total Carbohydrates	42g	14%
Dietary Fiber	3g	12%
Sugars	10g
Protein	31g	62%
Vitamin A		20%
Vitamin C		6%
Calcium		15%
Iron		25%

*All percent daily value figures are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional information source: McDonald's

Calorie analysis

There are 540 calories in a Quarter Pounder® with Cheese from McDonald's. Most of those calories come from fat (46%).

To burn the 540 calories in a Quarter Pounder® with Cheese, you would have to run for 47 minutes or walk for 77 minutes.

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Allergens

Contains

gluten

milk

soy

wheat

Does Not Contain*

egg

fish

peanuts

shellfish

tree nuts

Unknown

glutamates

MSG

mustard

nitrates

seeds

sesame

sulfites

Allergy Information: a McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese contains gluten, milk, soy and wheat. a McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese does not contain egg, fish, peanuts, shellfish or tree nuts.*

* Please keep in mind that most fast food restaurants cannot guarantee that any product is free of allergens as they use shared equipment for prepping foods.

Ingredients

A Quarter Pounder® with Cheese from McDonald's contains the following ingredients:

Quarter Pound 100% Beef Patty*
Ingredients: 100% Pure USDA Inspected Beef; No Fillers, No Extenders.
Prepared with Grill Seasoning (Salt, Black Pepper).*Weight Before Cooking 4 oz.

Quarter Pound 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.

Pasteurized Process American Cheese
Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Color Added.
Contains: Milk, Soy.

Ketchup
Ingredients: Tomato Concentrate from Red Ripe Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Natural Flavors.

Pickle Slices
Ingredients: Cucumbers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Alum, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Natural Flavors, Polysorbate 80, Extractives of Turmeric (Color).

Onions
Ingredients: Onions.

Mustard
Ingredients: Distilled Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice Extractive.