Protein at McDonald's
Every chain menu in America is required to show you calories. Not one is required to print protein on the menu. So here it is — 15 McDonald's items, using the figures McDonald's publishes.
Source: each item's own nutrition page on mcdonalds.com — linked from the item name — read between 12 October 2026 and 22 October 2026.
Ranked by protein
This operator publishes protein but not serving weights, so protein per 100 g — the figure that tells you how dense a plate is — cannot be worked out from their numbers. These are ranked by total protein, and nothing here is estimated to fill the gap.
| Item | Protein |
|---|---|
| Double Quarter Pounder with Cheesetwo quarter-pound beef patties with two slices of cheese | 48 g |
| McCrispy Strips (3 pc)three crispy chicken strips | 31 g |
| Quarter Pounder with Cheesefresh beef quarter-pound burger with cheese | 30 g |
| Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxequarter pounder with lettuce and tomato | 30 g |
| Deluxe McCrispycrispy chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato | 27 g |
| McCrispycrispy chicken sandwich | 26 g |
| Big Mactwo beef patties, cheese, sesame bun | 25 g |
| 10 piece Chicken McNuggetswhite-meat chicken nuggets | 23 g |
| McDoubletwo beef patties, one slice of cheese | 22 g |
| Sausage McMuffin with Eggsausage patty, egg and cheese on an English muffin | 20 g |
| Egg McMuffinegg, Canadian bacon and cheese on an English muffin | 17 g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuitbacon, egg and cheese on a biscuit | 17 g |
| Filet-O-Fishfish sandwich with cheese | 16 g |
| Cheeseburgersingle beef patty with cheese | 15 g |
| McChickencrispy chicken sandwich, classic build | 14 g |
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