Figures from McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , collected by Boone
Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese as published, seen four ways.
3 of 3 limits are over 30% in one burger, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 20g is 100% of an adult’s daily 20g in one burger.
Lower saturated fatMayo Chicken →1g saturated fat (5%), 282 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 47% for an adult to 93% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 2.8g is 93% of the day’s 3g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapMayo Chicken →0.92g salt, 31% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 2.8g is 56% of the day’s 5g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapMayo Chicken →0.92g salt, 18% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 2.8g is 47% of the day’s 6g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapMayo Chicken →0.92g salt, 15% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 100% of the adult limit.
50g of protein, #5 on the menu. Per calorie the Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives more: 7.0g per 100 kcal against 6.7g.
Most protein per calorieChicken Selects (5 pieces) →39g protein in 560 kcalHere the 1,120mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
36g of carbohydrate, with 53% of the energy from fat.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 151 McDonald's items.
More protein per calorie than 92% of the 151 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 28% of the 151 items on the menu.
McDonald's does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this burger is less healthy: it scores 17, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #105 of 109 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →53 ingredients across 7 parts; 15 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Big Mac 27g protein, 2g salt509
Quarter Pounder with Cheese 31g protein, 2.3g salt514
Triple Cheeseburger 35g protein, 2.9g salt577
Cheese & Bacon McCrispy 33g protein, 2.7g salt578
Hot Honey McCrispy 36g protein, 2.9g salt624
Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese 50g protein, 2.8g salt749
Big Arch 57g protein, 4.1g salt1,057
Big Arch with Bacon 62g protein, 4.5g salt1,103749 kcal as published. 749 kcal is 37% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 93% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 58% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mayo Chicken has 0.92g of salt, 31% of that salt limit.
11g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 11g of it is free sugar, from dextrose, maltodextrin, sugar in the sesame bun, fructose, glucose-fructose in the tomato ketchup: 2.8 teaspoons and 37% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
50g, 6.7g per 100 kcal. It ranks #5 of 146 items on the menu for protein. The Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives the most protein for the calories, 7.0g per 100 kcal.
17 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes emulsifiers, emulsifying salts, preservatives and colours.
As published, wheat, sesame, milk and mustard. Rye and barley may be present.
Source. McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from McDonald's’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
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