Help us turn our website into an app, Support our Fundraiser!

McDonalds Menu

Flavor:

Hamburger: The Classic McDonald's Burger

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. 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

Ingredient Score:

Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the McDonald’s Menu Hamburger: The Classic McDonald’s Burger presents a less desirable choice for those seeking clean food options. The product is not organic and includes genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, which immediately lowers its standing according to our criteria. The inclusion of added sugars, such as sugar and fructose, further detracts from its healthfulness. More concerning is the presence of dextrose and corn syrup, which are considered more harmful types of added sugars.

This hamburger’s ingredient list contains a range of potentially harmful additives like natural flavors, flavorings, diglycerides, enriched flour, and potassium sorbate. Maltodextrin, identified as a known harmful additive, is also present and contributes to the product’s low score. The use of oils such as canola and soybean oil, which are considered harmful in our evaluation, negatively impacts the hamburger’s rating.

A significant deduction stems from the presence of high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener linked to various health issues and heavily penalized in our scoring system. This ingredient alone substantially lowers the product’s overall score.

The McDonald’s Hamburger is a product that falls short of the clean eating standards set by our website. It relies on non-organic, GMO ingredients and includes multiple types of added sugars and harmful additives. The use of concerning oils and the inclusion of high fructose corn syrup make this classic burger an option to avoid for those prioritizing cleaner, healthier food choices. The 1/5 green leaves rating reflects its position at the lower end of the health spectrum and underscores the need for caution among health-conscious consumers.