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The highest-protein meals at McDonald's.

The highest-protein meal we track at McDonald's is the Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese — 48g protein for 740 calories. Below are all 15 McDonald's meals ranked by protein, from the brand's official nutrition data, not AI guesses.

🥩 Up to 48g protein 🍽️ 15 meals tracked ✓ Officially sourced

Ranked by protein

Every McDonald's meal, highest protein first

#	Meal	Protein	Calories
1	Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese Two 1/4 lb fresh beef patties, two slices American cheese, pickles, slivered onions, sesame seed bun	48g	740
2	4pc McCrispy Strips Four 100% white meat chicken strips in crispy black-pepper breading, no dipping sauce	40g	460
3	Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Quarter-pound fresh beef patty, two slices American cheese, thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, ketchup, mustard, pickles, slivered onions on a sesame seed bun	36g	630
4	McDouble + McChicken McDouble (two beef patties, one slice American cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions) ordered with McChicken (crispy chicken patty, mayo, shredded lettuce)	36g	780
5	Quarter Pounder with Cheese Fresh 1/4 lb beef patty, two slices American cheese, ketchup, mustard, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun	30g	520
6	McCrispy Chicken Sandwich Crispy chicken fillet on a potato roll with pickles and butter - the classic McCrispy	27g	470
7	McDouble, side salad & Diet Coke McDouble (two beef patties, one slice American cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions) + side salad (romaine, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes) + Diet Coke (0 cal) — satisfying double-patty meal under 410 cal	23g	405
8	10pc Chicken McNuggets Ten piece Chicken McNuggets, all white meat, no dipping sauce	23g	410
9	Sausage McMuffin with Egg Pork sausage patty, Grade A egg, American cheese on a toasted English muffin	20g	480
10	Egg McMuffin, side salad & Diet Coke Egg McMuffin (egg, Canadian bacon, American cheese, English muffin) + side salad (romaine, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes) + Diet Coke (0 cal) — a complete breakfast-to-lunch bridge under 330 cal	18g	325
11	Egg McMuffin Freshly cracked Grade A egg, Canadian bacon, American cheese on a toasted English muffin with butter	17g	310
12	Filet-O-Fish + Apple Slices Filet-O-Fish (steamed bun, pollock fillet, half slice American cheese, tartar sauce) plus one bag of apple slices	17g	405
13	Hamburger Single beef patty, mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions, regular bun - the classic McDonald's hamburger	12g	250
14	Hotcakes (no butter or syrup) Three golden-brown hotcakes served without butter or syrup; ordered plain at the counter	9g	330
15	Fruit & Maple Oatmeal Whole grain oats with cream and light brown sugar, diced red and green apples, cranberries, and raisins	6g	320

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