McDonald's vs Burger King: Macros Compared (2026)

Quick Answer: McDonald's current product pages list the standard Double Hamburger at 340 calories and 21g protein and the standard Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese at 740 calories. Burger King's current Nutrition Explorer is linked for current menu details; this article does not retain Burger King numeric tuples that could not be reproducibly bound during this maintenance pass.

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Source labels matter. McDonald's values below come from product pages for the Double Hamburger and Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Use Burger King's current Nutrition Explorer for its menu details. Exact custom nutrition is not inferred.

Side-by-Side Comparison

McDonald's and Burger King current nutrition sources
Chain	Current official source	Retained reference
McDonald's	Current product pages	Double Hamburger: 340 cal / 21g protein Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 740 cal
Burger King	Current Nutrition Explorer	No numeric tuple retained in this article

How to Read the Comparison

The McDonald's figures are standard-product references. They do not establish nutrition for custom removals, and the absence of a reproducibly bound Burger King tuple prevents a direct numeric conclusion here.

Bottom Line

Use the linked McDonald's and Burger King guides to inspect each record's source label. Restaurant-published standard nutrition and MacroMate custom-build snapshots are different evidence categories and should not be presented as interchangeable.

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Related Guides

McDonald's Macro Hacks Guide

Review source-labeled McDonald's nutrition records and evidence notes.

Burger King Macro Hacks Guide

Review source-labeled Burger King nutrition records and evidence notes.

More Macro Comparisons

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