Quarter Pounder with Cheese, McDonald's

USDA composition for quarter pounder with cheese, mcdonald's, and what a Nutrition Facts panel would print at the serving you choose — rounded by the FDA’s own declaration rules.

Also calledQPC McDonaldsMcD quarter pounder cheesequarter pound cheeseburger McDonaldsMcDonalds QPCcheeseburgerquarter pound cheeseburgerqpcbeefburgerhamburguesa con queso

Reference basis

Label serving

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Calories

540

Protein

30 g

Total fat

29 g

Sodium

1,180 mg

Nutrient
Calories	538 kcal	540 kcal	—
Total Fat	28.8 g	29 g	37%
Saturated Fat	14.06 g	14 g	70%
Trans Fat	not reported	—	—	—
Cholesterol	96 mg	95 mg	32%
Sodium	1,182 mg	1,180 mg	51%
Total Carbohydrate	39.4 g	39 g	14%
Dietary Fiber	2.4 g	2 g	9%
Total Sugars	7.2 g	7 g	—
Added Sugars	not reported	—	—	—
Protein	30.4 g	30 g	61%
Vitamin D	0.2 mcg	0.2 mcg	2%
Calcium	358 mg	360 mg	30%
Iron	2.04 mg	2 mg	10%
Potassium	446 mg	450 mg	10%

Label declares applies the rounding rules in 21 CFR 101.9(c) to the measured amount at this serving. Select any rounding rule for the band and its citation; select a column heading to hide that column.

Insights

Every figure below has a formula — select any heading to see it. These are properties of the ingredient, so they do not move with serving size: 48% of quarter pounder with cheese, mcdonald's’ calories come from fat whether you weigh out Quantity not specified or 1 cheeseburger.

These are descriptive ratios, not nutrient content claims. A claim such as “good source of calcium” or “high protein” is evaluated per RACC serving under 21 CFR 101.54 — a different calculation, on a different basis, which this page does not make.

5.7 g

22.6%

48.2%

29.3%

2.69 kcal/g

18.50 g

16.42

2.65

0.98

0.18

1.03

8.18

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Composition

USDA FoodData Central

FDC 2706900 · FNDDS · released 2024-10-31

Rounding & %DV

FDA 21 CFR 101.9

§ 101.9(c), § 101.9(d)(7) · eCFR snapshot 2026-02-12

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Naming & ratios

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