McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER: nutrition per 100 g
Food group: Fast Foods.
What 100 g gives you in pregnancy
| Folate | 56 mcg — 9% of the daily need in pregnancy |
- Folate lowers the risk of neural tube defects, which form in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country, so these percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They describe 100 g of this food, not a meal plan.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 244 kcal |
| Protein | 14.1 g |
| Fat | 11.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 22.2 g |
| Fibre | 1.6 g |
| Iron | 2.4 mg |
| Calcium | 84 mg |
| Folate | 56 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 0.9 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.3 mcg |
| Zinc | 2.7 mg |
| Sodium | 427 mg |
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McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER is a notable source of folate, iron and calcium — see what each does in pregnancy.
More fast foods: ARBY'S, roast beef sandwich, classic, BURGER KING, Cheeseburger, BURGER KING, Chicken Strips, BURGER KING, CROISSAN'WICH with Egg and Cheese, BURGER KING, CROISSAN'WICH with Sausage and Cheese, BURGER KING, CROISSAN'WICH with Sausage, Egg and Cheese.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central (public domain). Values are per 100 g, from the sr legacy food dataset.
Composition varies with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation, so treat these as typical values rather than exact ones for the item in your kitchen.
Educational reference, not medical advice.