Quarter Pounder
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| McDonald's Quarter Pounder | |
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| Quarter Pounder with Cheese | |
| Serving size | 1 sandwich (171g) |
| Energy | 420 (21% USRDA) cal |
| Energy from fat | 160 cal |
| Total fat | 18g (27%) |
| Saturated fat | 7g (37%) |
| Trans fat | 1g |
| Cholesterol | 70mg (23%) |
| Sodium | 730mg (30%) |
| Dietary fiber | 3g (11%) |
| Sugars | 8g |
| Protein | 24g (43%) |
| Vitamin A | 30 IU (2%) |
| Vitamin C | 2mg (2%) |
| Calcium | 250mg (25%) |
| Iron | 2mg (25%) |
| Source | McDonalds |
| Notes | May vary outside US market. USRDA based on 2000 calorie diet. |
A Quarter Pounder is a McDonald's hamburger made from approximately 1/4 pound (4 ounces or 114 grams) of beef, weighed before cooking (in Australia, it is 113.4 grams [1]; a quarter of a pound is approximately 113.398 grams). It was introduced in Fremont, California in 1971-1972 and became part of the national menu in 1973. It is sold with or without two slices of processed cheese, but the Quarter Pounder with Cheese is by far the more popular item.
In most markets unfamiliar with Imperial measurements, the Quarter Pounder is known as the Hamburger Royale, or variants thereof, as famously explained in the film Pulp Fiction. In metric Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden the sandwich retains the Quarter Pounder name; Quarteirão com Queijo is used in metric Brazil.
In the Simpsons episode "22 Short Films About Springfield", it is implied that the Krusty Burger is in fact, a rip-off of the Quarter Pounder.
[edit] Other quarter-pound hamburgers
Although they are most commonly associated with McDonald's, many other hamburger outlets sell or have sold quarter-pound hamburgers. As "Quarter Pounder" is a trademark, they have generally used similar names, such as the British Wimpy chain's "Quarterpounder." [2] Also, the four-ounce hamburger is often the standard size of a hamburger served in a sit-down restaurant.
