Nutrition for Quarter Pounder

Quarter Pounder Nutrition Summary

One burger of quarter pounder (171 grams or 0.4 lb) contains 417 calories and 24.1 grams of protein. Quarter pounder consist of 50% water, 22% carbohydrates, 14% protein, and 12% fat.

Quarter pounder is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, potassium, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, thiamin, folate, phosphorus, zinc, copper and manganese.

In one burger of quarter pounder:

• Calories: 417
• Protein: 24.1 g
• Sugar: 8.8 g
• Dietary fiber: 2.7 g
• Fat: 19.8 g, (Saturated: 6.9 g)
• Cholesterol: 66.7 mg
• Sodium: 730.2 mg

See the Quarter Pounder Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER.

Calories in Quarter Pounder

Quarter pounder has 417 calories per burger or 244 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat, carbohydrates and protein.

42% of calories in quarter pounder are from fat, 36% of calories are from carbohydrates and 23% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Quarter Pounder

Some other fast foods with similar calories to quarter pounder by weight:

• Big Mac: +22 calories
• Filet O Fish: +65 calories
• Fries: +116 calories

Protein in Quarter Pounder

An excellent source of protein, a single burger of Quarter Pounder contains 48% of recommended daily values or 24.1 grams of protein. However, the protein in quarter pounder is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, quarter pounder is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine and histidine.

• Protein: 24.11 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in quarter pounder.

Protein Similar to Quarter Pounder

Some other fast foods with similar amounts of protein to quarter pounder by weight:

• Big Mac: -3.9 grams
• Filet O Fish: -4.9 grams
• Fries: -18 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Quarter Pounder

An good source of many nutrients, quarter pounder contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, potassium, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12. In fact, a single burger of quarter pounder contains 91% of recommended daily values or 2.2 ug of Vitamin B12. Also an excellent source of niacin, a single burger of quarter pounder contains 54% of recommended daily values or 7.6 milligrams of niacin.

Vitamins in quarter pounder (1 burger):

• Vitamin a: 28.7 ug
• Thiamin: 0.3 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.6 mg
• Niacin: 7.6 mg
• Vitamin c: 1.5 mg
• Folate: 95.8 ug
• Vitamin b12: 2.2 ug

Minerals in quarter pounder (1 burger):

• Calcium: 143.6 mg
• Potassium: 388.2 mg
• Iron: 4.1 mg
• Magnesium: 37.6 mg
• Zinc: 4.6 mg
• Phosphorus: 212 mg
• Copper: 0.2 mg
• Manganese: 0.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of selenium, choline, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6, vitamin e or vitamin k in quarter pounder.

Similar to Quarter Pounder for Vitamin B12

Here are some other fast foods with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin B12 to quarter pounder:

• Filet O Fish: -0.34 UG
• Big Mac: -0.68 UG
• Fries: -2.2 UG

Quarter Pounder Nutrition Chart