Restaurants

McDonald'sMenu Calories & Nutrition

McDonald's is the world's largest burger chain and one of the most-logged restaurants in any food tracker, from Big Macs to Egg McMuffins. Because the menu is highly standardized, its published US nutrition numbers are unusually reliable — a Big Mac is ~590 calories almost anywhere you order it. The menu spans roughly 15 calories (apple slices) to well over 1,000 for large shakes and bundled meals, so item-by-item logging matters.

How to track McDonald's accurately

  • Log the sandwich, fries, and drink as three separate entries — a 'Big Mac Meal' database entry often assumes a medium Coke and medium fries (~1,100 kcal total) even if you ordered a Diet Coke.
  • Sauces are not included in nugget calories: each dipping cup (Sweet 'N Sour, BBQ, Honey Mustard) adds roughly 50 kcal, and Creamy Ranch adds ~110 kcal.
  • Fry sizes are a common logging miss: small (230 kcal), medium (320 kcal), and large (480 kcal) differ by 250 kcal, so confirm the size before picking a database match.
  • Removing or adding ingredients moves the math meaningfully — skipping mayo on a McChicken saves ~90 kcal, adding a slice of cheese to anything adds ~50 kcal, and adding bacon adds ~45-90 kcal.
  • Breakfast items look small but are sodium-dense: an Egg McMuffin is a reasonable 310 kcal, while biscuit-based sandwiches run 460-530 kcal with 1,100+ mg sodium.

Burgers

ItemCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Big Mac59025g46g34g
Quarter Pounder with Cheese52030g41g26g
Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese74048g42g42g
McDouble40022g33g20g
Double Cheeseburger45025g34g24g
Cheeseburger30015g32g13g
Hamburger25012g31g9g

Chicken & Sandwiches

ItemCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
McChicken40014g39g21g
McCrispy47026g46g20g
Spicy McCrispy53026g48g26g
Filet-O-Fish39016g39g19g
Chicken McNuggets (6 piece)25014g15g15g
Chicken McNuggets (10 piece)41023g25g24g

Sides

ItemCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
World Famous Fries (Small)2303g30g11g
World Famous Fries (Medium)3205g43g15g
World Famous Fries (Large)4807g65g23g
Apple Slices150g4g0g

Breakfast

ItemCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Egg McMuffin31017g30g13g
Sausage McMuffin with Egg48020g30g31g
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit46019g38g26g
Sausage Biscuit with Egg53017g38g35g
Sausage Burrito30012g25g16g
Hash Browns1401g18g8g
Hotcakes5809g102g15g

Desserts

ItemCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
McFlurry with Oreo Cookies (Regular)51012g80g16g
Vanilla Cone2005g32g5g
Baked Apple Pie2302g33g11g

Drinks

ItemCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Chocolate Shake (Medium)62014g101g17g
Coca-Cola (Medium)2000g55g0g

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the lowest-calorie meal at McDonald's?
A hamburger (250 kcal) with apple slices (15 kcal) and a zero-calorie drink comes in around 265 kcal. For more protein at breakfast, an Egg McMuffin (310 kcal, 17g protein) is the classic lighter pick. A 6-piece McNuggets without sauce is 250 kcal with 14g protein.
How many calories are in a Big Mac meal?
A Big Mac (590 kcal) with medium fries (320 kcal) and a medium Coca-Cola (200 kcal) totals about 1,110 kcal. Swapping to a Diet Coke or water cuts that to ~910 kcal, and a small fries instead of medium saves another 90 kcal.
How accurate are McDonald's published calories?
Very accurate by fast-food standards — builds are standardized and portioned by weight, so most items land within about 10-20 kcal of the published number. The biggest real-world variance is fries (fill level of the carton) and customizations like extra sauce or cheese, which the base listing doesn't capture.
What's the highest-protein option at McDonald's?
The Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese leads at about 48g protein (740 kcal). For a better protein-to-calorie ratio, a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets has 23g protein for 410 kcal, and an Egg McMuffin gives 17g for 310 kcal.