Premium Beef Quarter Pounder

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

McDonald's Premium Beef Quarter Pounder scores 53/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

McDonald's Premium Beef Quarter Pounder lists 9 ingredients, starting with Beef, Beef Fat, Fortified Wheat Flour, Water and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 53/100 McDonald's Premium Beef Quarter Pounder lands mid-scale — below the typical score in fresh meat, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in fresh meat is Simply Nature Organic 100% Grass Fed Ground Beef 85% Lean 15% Fat at 100/100.