A McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese is a sandwich available at McDonald's restaurants. It consists of a beef patty, American cheese, ketchup, mustard, pickle slices and slivered onions on a sesame seed bun.
Calories
A McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese is high in calories. According to the McDonald's nutrition information website, one sandwich contains 510 calories, 230 of which are fat calories.
Fat
One McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese sandwich contains 26 g of fat. The amount of saturated fat is 12 g.
Other Nutrition Information
A McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese contains 90 mg of cholesterol, 1,190 mg of sodium and 40 g of carbohydrates. It also provides 3 g of dietary fiber and 29 g of protein.
Considerations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans states that adults should get 20 to 35 percent of their total daily calories from fat. Saturated fat should make up less than 10 percent of your total daily calories. If you include a McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese in your diet, you should monitor your additional fat intake carefully to stay within the recommended guidelines.
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