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There are 73 questions about “Nutritional content” in the “What's in the food?” topic.
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- 1. please can you tell me how much iron is in you happy meal cheeseburgers and quarter pounder cheese meals. thank you
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There is approximately 1.4mg of iron in a McDonald’s Cheeseburger. If you add this with a portion of Small French Fries and a Strawberry Milkshake the total iron from the meal would be approximately 2.2mg. In a Quarter Pounder with Cheese There is approx 2.9mg of iron. If you add to this a portion of Medium French Fries and a Medium Coke the total iron from the meal would be approximately 3.7mg.
(June 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 2. Do you have any data regarding the calorific content of core menu items (eg: big mac) over time. This is not available at mcdonaldsmenu.info. Many thanks.
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The energy value of a Big Mac has not changed significantly over the last seven years. Hope that helps to put this into context for you.
(May 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 3. I would say that i have a pretty balanced meal every day i start off with a sausage and egg mcmuffin and two hash browns with a fruitopia then i have a double cheese burger with a large fri and large coke for lunch. And for dinner i will eat three junior chickens a large frii and two strawberry smmothies i will usually have two apple pies for desert. Do u think that that is a balanced meal for the day, oh and please answer this is my fifth time asking and getting no answer.
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Firstly, McDonald's apologises if you have not received an answer to your earlier questions. There have been volumes of questions pouring in and the team are doing everything possible to answer them. McDonald's does not feel it is right to tell people what they should or shouldn’t eat. However, McDonald’s is a supporter of the importance of variety and moderation, and combining this with regular physical activity. The McDonald's menu has more variety than ever and is always changing to bring customers the best in quality and taste, for example with recent additions such as the Toasted Deli Sandwiches, Tropicana Orange Juice, Vittel Mineral Water and Fruit bags. The company also provides comprehensive nutritional content information to help you when making dietary choices. You can find information on McDonald's food items in restaurants on the reverse of trayliners, as well as online at www.mcdonalds.co.uk and www.mcdonaldsmenu.info. Perhaps you should check these lists (assuming you are writing this question in the UK) and work out your intake for the day's diet you describe in your question. Then you can make the decision for yourself.
(January 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 4. How many calories are there in the M Burger medium meal, if you have a diet soda? thankis
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McDonald's UK is unsure of the M Burger meal you are referring to. However, you can find nutritional content information for all McDonald's menu items in other countries by visiting www.mcdonalds.com and using the links to select the country of your local restaurant and navigating your way to the nutritional link.
(June 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 5. Hi again, thirdly, i have heard coke company uses very very minute percentage of pig in preparing the coke supplied in UK (wakefield-Yorkshire). what u say about that? thks& rgds
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Rest assured that there is no truth to this.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 6. how much fat is there in all of McDonalds food???
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As you are likely to know, there is a bounty choice available on the McDonald's menu. From muffins and bagels on the breakfast menu, to Hamburgers and the legendary Big Mac on the main menu there is something for everyone to enjoy. This being the case, it would be difficult to give you fat and other nutritional content for every item. However, you can find comprehensive nutritional information on all McDonald's food in the 'Nutrition Counter' which is in the 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk. Or you can visit www.mcdonaldsmenu.info for further nutritional and allergen information.
(February 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 7. how many calories is there in mcdonalds fries ? as my self and other young people are now seeing a more healthy approach from mcdonalds please could you send us some addtional information on healthy eating. please could you send us some mcdonalds vouchers.
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Firstly apologies for the late reply, due to some technical issues a few questions slipped through the net. However the team are now back on track.
In regards to your question, it would all depend on the size that you order. For example, a large portion of French Fries contains approximately 470 (KCals), while a portion of medium French Fries contains 325. Unfortunately McDonald's cannot send you any information. However, you can find a wealth of nutritional facts and information in booklets and leaflets that can be found in restaurants, as well as nutritional information on the reverse of the trayliners and some food packaging. You can also find extensive information of all McDonald's menu available in the 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk and at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info.
(March 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 8. Can u provide me with detailed ingredients of the childrens meals i.e. chicken nuggets, burgers etc as my child has many allergies. I understand that u do not use sunflowe oil but vegetable oil; my child is allegic to some vegetables also. Thanks in anticipation
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Firstly apologies for the slow reply to your question, there have been some recent technical fixes that have been done on the site which caused a slight delay in answering your question, but the team are back on track.
In regards to your question, you will probably know that the McDonald's Happy Meal menu is full of options that you can choose from, and McDonald's has all the nutritional information for all its food menu items available in the 'Eat Smart'; section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk and you can also find extensive allergen information at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info.
(March 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 9. You state that the FSA encourages people to eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, and that McDonalds offers some great vegetarian options. What you don't say is to what extent McDonald options provide one (or more) of those portions.
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Firstly McDonald's apologises unreservedly for the late reply to your question. There were some technical problems which caused some questions to slip through.
Regarding your question; Thanks for your question. Here are a couple of facts: The McDonald's Garden Side Salad, Fruit Bags and Carrot Sticks each count as one portion, while any salads from McDonald's Premium Salad range count as two of your daily five portions. There are a few different ways to see how different McDonald's food items contribute to the FSA recommended 5-A-Day fruit and veg portion amounts. You can find information on the reverse of trayliners in restaurants, There is also a free guide called 'Our Food, nutrition and you', which not only provides information regarding 5-A-Day portions, but also has some nutritional and GDA (Guideline Daily Amounts) information too. You can also find comprehensive nutritional information about all McDonald's food at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info. We hope this helps.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 10. What percentage of the RDA of the following is contained in a Big Mac, Fries and large Coke? Sugar, sodium and/or salt, staurated fat and calories for the average man and woman.
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Thank you for your question
The GDA's (Guideline Daily Amount) for Big Mac, Fries, and Coke are as follows:
Big Mac
Calories 25 percent
Saturated Fat 41 percent
Salt 40 percent
Sugar 9 percent
Medium Fries
Calories 16 percent
Saturated Fat 7 percent
Salt 10 percent
Sugar 0.5 percent
Large Coke
Calories 11 percent
Saturated Fat 2 percent
Salt 11 percent
Sugar 58 percent
These are based on a sedentary woman aged 20-30.
If you visit www.mcdonaldsmenu.info (United Kingdom section), you can input your own gender/weight/physical activity level etc and find out your own personal GDA information and stats.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 11. is there a web page that tells us all the amounts of fat, calories ect of all the products mcdonalds sell.
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Yes there is, you can find nutritional content on all McDonald's food in the 'Nutrition Counter' which is in the 'Eat Smart' section which is at www.mcdonalds.co.uk. You can also find comprehensive neutrino and allergen information at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info.
(February 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 12. hya can u plez tell me your fat and salt content in your best selling products its for my courseworrk n a realiy need thios info xxxx
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The most popular item on the menu is the Big Mac and the Big Mac Meal. The meal consists of the legendary Big Mac, a portion of Medium French fries and a beverage of your choice, most people choose a Coca Cola. The fat and salt contents for these items are as follows: Big Mac: 24g of fat/2g of salt; Medium French fries: 16g of fat/0.5g of salt; Coca Cola: 0g of fat/0.1g of salt. Chicken McNuggets are also a popular item on the menu, a portion of 6 contain 14g of fat and 0.7g of salt. You can find this and further nutritional content on all McDonald's food in the 'Nutrition Counter' which is in the 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
(February 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 13. I've just seen the Big Tasty with Bacon Meal advertised, but a Big Tasty with Bacon + Medium Coke + Medium Fries contains 111% RDA for fat and 110% RDA for salt. So if you have just one of them for your lunch, you've already used all your salt and fat intake for the day and part of the following day, regardless of what you had for breakfast or will have for dinner or inbetween! Even if you eat at McDonald's just once a week, that much fat and salt in one serving is very bad for you! What gives?
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You're right that the Big Tasty Meal that you mention is one of the more indulgent choices on the menu. However, the Big Tasty is a promotional item and is only available for limited periods at certain times of the year. The Big Tasty is more suitable for adult customers who are looking for a filling meal. McDonald's is aware of customers' concerns about the nutritional content of its food, and tries to help customers to make better informed choices by providing comprehensive nutritional content information on the reverse of trayliners in restaurants, and online in the 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk, and at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info.
(November 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 14. How much fat is there in 20 Chicken Nugget, and how does that compare to a Chicken Sandwich meal?
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McDonald's no longer have Chicken McNuggets available in a portion of 20 on the menu, 9 McNuggets is now the largest. There are 21g of fat in a portion of 9 nuggets 3g of which are saturated. In a meal consisting of a McChicken Sandwich, medium French Fries and a medium Coca Cola, there is 33g of fat with 4g being saturated. For further nutritional information on all McDonald's food use the 'Nutrition Counter' which is in the’ Eat Smart' section on www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
(November 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 15. How often should my three year old eat a Cheeseburger happy meal with fries at McDonald's in one month?
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McDonald’s regards diet as an individual choice. What and when people eat depends on lots of factors and it would be wrong to prescribe how often people should eat McDonald’s food. People should enjoy McDonald’s as part of a varied and balanced diet.
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society. (December 2007)
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