McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Nutrition Facts

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.

According to our website visitors, a Quarter Pounder® with Cheese is not a healthy and nutritious option from McDonald's, with only 24% of voters finding it to be healthy.

Let us know what you think! Review the nutrition facts below and then vote on whether you think a Quarter Pounder® with Cheese is healthy or not.

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 Calories

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

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McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 sandwich
Calories 540
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

McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Weight Watchers Points

18
SmartPoints
14
PointsPlus
18
Freestyle

There are 18 Weight Watchers Freestyle Points, 18 WW SmartPoints and 14 WW PointsPlus in a serving of Quarter Pounder® with Cheese from McDonald's.

Weight Watchers points for
the full McDonald's menu

Is the Quarter Pounder® with Cheese healthy?

 
 
24% of voters think the Quarter Pounder® with Cheese is healthy.

Vote:  
304 980

Does the Quarter Pounder® with Cheese taste good?

 
 
88% of voters think the Quarter Pounder® with Cheese tastes good.

Vote:  
1089 155

McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese 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.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese 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.