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Flavor:
Cheeseburger
Ingredients:
Regular Bun Ingredients: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Wheat Gluten, Potato Flour, Vinegar, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch, Vegetable Proteins (Pea, Potato, Rice And/or Faba Bean), Sunflower And/or Canola Oil, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, May Contain One Or More Dough Conditioners (DATEM, Ascorbic Acid, Mono And Diglycerides, Enzymes). 100% Beef Patty Ingredients: 100% Pure USDA Inspected Beef; No Fillers, No Extenders. Pasteurized Process American Cheese Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Color Added. Ketchup Ingredients: Tomato Concentrate From Red Ripe Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Natural Flavors. Pickle Slices Ingredients: Cucumbers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Alum, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Natural Flavors, Polysorbate 80, Extractives Of Turmeric (Color). Onions Mustard Ingredients: Distilled Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice Extractive.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the McDonald’s Menu Cheeseburger falls short of meeting the criteria for cleaner food options. This rating reflects the use of numerous non-organic and potentially GMO ingredients, coupled with a variety of added sugars and harmful additives. The cheeseburger is not organic, thus detracting from its overall score. Furthermore, the absence of non-GMO ingredients contributes to its lower rating.
The regular bun contains enriched flour and added sugars, including sugar and dextrose, which are detractors in the context of cleaner eating. The bun also includes soybean oil, a commonly used oil that raises concerns due to its processing methods and potential health implications. Among the bun’s ingredients, natural flavors and dough conditioners like DATEM are present, which are considered potentially harmful additives.
The 100% beef patty, while free from fillers and extenders, does not offset the negative aspects found in other components of the cheeseburger. The pasteurized process American cheese includes additives such as sodium citrate and soy lecithin, as well as added color, which contribute to the product’s low score.
Ketchup and pickle slices introduce high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup, both of which are significant detractors due to their association with negative health effects. Potassium sorbate, used as a preservative in the pickles, is another ingredient that negatively impacts the product’s rating.
The cheeseburger’s use of various ingredients that have been identified as harmful, such as maltodextrin in the bun and high fructose corn syrup in the ketchup, leads to a strong recommendation to avoid this product. These ingredients, along with harmful oils like canola and soybean oil, solidify the cheeseburger’s position at the lowest end of the green leaf rating scale. The McDonald’s Menu Cheeseburger, with its 1/5 green leaves rating, is advised against for those seeking cleaner, healthier food choices.
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