If McDonalds uses the leanest beef in their burgers, then why does it have such a high fat content?!?

[JEDI]

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.nutrition.index.html

Hamburger 105g (including bun). fat = 10 g

that's 10% fat!!! and it's probably alot higher since the bun weighs like 50% of the burger.

CTRAiN- you claimed McDonalds uses the leanest beef with no fillers. How do u explain this then?

 

[moshquerade]

of the cheapest beef it is the leanest
doesn't mean it's really what you'd call lean

 

[brxndxn]

I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

 

[sonambulo]

that's what happens when you fry burgers

 

[dfi]

Take a slice of bread. Very little if any fat. Now, smear mayo all over it, then let it sit in a pan of grease for hours. Should anyone be surprised that the fat content has gone up?

That's basically what happens to McD's beef. It's left to sit in a pan of grease for a while, then topped with cheese and sauce.

dfi

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

McDonalds advertises 100% beef. They could not do that if it wasn't true.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
of the cheapest beef it is the leanest
doesn't mean it's really what you'd call lean

Exactly. The leanest grade z beef money can buy!

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

McDonalds advertises 100% beef. They could not do that if it wasn't true.

Does that claim mean they can't use 70/30 beef like we can buy at the grocery store?

Hell, the leanest beef I can buy is 95/5.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: dfi
Take a slice of bread. Very little if any fat. Now, smear mayo all over it, then let it sit in a pan of grease for hours. Should anyone be surprised that the fat content has gone up?

That's basically what happens to McD's beef. It's left to sit in a pan of grease for a while, then topped with cheese and sauce.

dfi

A McDonalds hamberger has the following ingredients:

Hamburger: Beef Patty, Regular Bun, Ketchup, Mustard, Pickle Slices, Onions (Dehydrated), Grill Seasoning

Note no mayo or cheese.

10% fat is not uncommon for ground beef. Most of the "lean" beef you buy at the store is "90% lean" which means 10% fat.

It's funny to watch the ignorant jump on the bandwagon.

 

[Murphy Durphy]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: dfi
Take a slice of bread. Very little if any fat. Now, smear mayo all over it, then let it sit in a pan of grease for hours. Should anyone be surprised that the fat content has gone up?

That's basically what happens to McD's beef. It's left to sit in a pan of grease for a while, then topped with cheese and sauce.

dfi

A McDonalds hamberger has the following ingredients:

Hamburger: Beef Patty, Regular Bun, Ketchup, Mustard, Pickle Slices, Onions (Dehydrated), Grill Seasoning

Note no mayo or cheese.

10% fat is not uncommon for ground beef. Most of the "lean" beef you buy at the store is "90% lean" which means 10% fat.

It's funny to watch the ignorant jump on the bandwagon.

p3ned. :beer:

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

McDonalds advertises 100% beef. They could not do that if it wasn't true.

That's not entirely true.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.html

Only certain burgers have 100% beef content, which is the Big N Tasty & the Quarter Pounder.

Wait nm you do seem to be right:

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat/quality0.html

Maybe I guess only those two burgers are considered hamburgers?

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: HajikuFlip

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: dfi
Take a slice of bread. Very little if any fat. Now, smear mayo all over it, then let it sit in a pan of grease for hours. Should anyone be surprised that the fat content has gone up?

That's basically what happens to McD's beef. It's left to sit in a pan of grease for a while, then topped with cheese and sauce.

dfi

A McDonalds hamberger has the following ingredients:

Hamburger: Beef Patty, Regular Bun, Ketchup, Mustard, Pickle Slices, Onions (Dehydrated), Grill Seasoning

Note no mayo or cheese.

10% fat is not uncommon for ground beef. Most of the "lean" beef you buy at the store is "90% lean" which means 10% fat.

It's funny to watch the ignorant jump on the bandwagon.

p3ned. :beer:

Ditto.

Also note people 'freak' out by the fat content of food in general. If you avg 10% fat in all your foods and you do 'some' exercise and such and don't over eat on the calories in general you should have about 10% BODY FAT.

Now how many people here would complain about that or the world? Most people would love a bf% anywhere near 15% let alone 10% imo.

It is also the other causes, grease in chips, the huge size drinks and other stuff people usually buy to go with it that ups the calories.

Not bad imo if you have once a week or once in a while hell or even 3x a week if you do some exercise.

Koing

 

[SludgeFactory]

This McDonald's patty is not 10% fat. You can't look at the chart and just divide 105g by 10g. The 105g is the whole hamburger including bun. You need the macronutrient values listed out for each item, then you can figure out the true (higher) fat content of the patty. McDonald's patties seem greasier than 90/10 hamburger to me anyway.

The fat % reported in ground beef is misleading. It's by uncooked weight, not calories. The weight of the beef includes water (about half the weight actually), a lot of which evaporates in cooking, leaving you with a higher concentration of fat and protein. A cooked 90/10 patty is about 46% fat by calories.

BTW, 10% fat is LOW for anything. If you eat a diet of 10% fat, that's a very low fat diet.

 

[Schadenfroh]

just out of curiosity, does anyone know what kind of quality the beef of the burgers from mcdonalds are? do they have non meat components, like brain, spinal tissue, lip, intestine, etc. (i know some of that is technically meat, but im talking about skeletal muscle, not smooth or cardiac muscle)

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

McDonalds advertises 100% beef. They could not do that if it wasn't true.

That's not entirely true.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.html

Only certain burgers have 100% beef content, which is the Big N Tasty & the Quarter Pounder.

Wait nm you do seem to be right:

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat/quality0.html

Maybe I guess only those two burgers are considered hamburgers?

70% beef refered to by brxndxn and 100% beef refered to by amused are two different things. 70% is the 'lean' content of the beef, the rest of it (30%) is fat. what amused was refering to means there isn't any filler in the beef. natural cow fat isn't filler. so, while amused is correct that md uses 100% beef, he was still wrong in the context (i think its impossible to have 100% lean beef, best i've seen is about 93%)

 

[fredtam]

The bun has at least 2g fat.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: sonambulo
that's what happens when you fry burgers

only if they're adding fat when frying, which you very rarely need. usually quite a bit of fat is left on the griddle.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

McDonalds advertises 100% beef. They could not do that if it wasn't true.

That's not entirely true.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.html

Only certain burgers have 100% beef content, which is the Big N Tasty & the Quarter Pounder.

Wait nm you do seem to be right:

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat/quality0.html

Maybe I guess only those two burgers are considered hamburgers?

70% beef refered to by brxndxn and 100% beef refered to by amused are two different things. 70% is the 'lean' content of the beef, the rest of it (30%) is fat. what amused was refering to means there isn't any filler in the beef. natural cow fat isn't filler. so, while amused is correct that md uses 100% beef, he was still wrong in the context (i think its impossible to have 100% lean beef, best i've seen is about 93%)

Well, beef fat is beef. I wouldn't want to eat beef that was 100% fat free. It would be tastless and gross. The perfect steak is lightly marbled with fat. Burgers made with 85%-90% lean are MUCH tastier than burgers made with 95+% lean meat.

When I say 100% beef, I mean 100% cow meat.

Folks, fat is not the debil. It IS part of a healthy diet, just like carbs are part of a healthy diet.

The US has become fatter than ever on the low/non-fat craze.

 

[vi edit]

Well, beef fat is beef. I wouldn't want to eat beef that was 100% fat free. It would be tastless and gross. The perfect steak is lightly marbled with fat. Burgers made with 85%-90% lean are MUCH tastier than burgers made with 95+% lean meat.

When I say 100% beef, I mean 100% cow meat.

Folks, fat is not the debil. It IS part of a healthy diet, just like carbs are part of a healthy diet.

The US has become fatter than ever on the low/non-fat craze.

Afsckingmen.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I would guess, just by the taste, that McDonald's uses about 70% beef. That is NOT lean beef. Either that, or the cheese comes from a beef grease package.

McDonalds advertises 100% beef. They could not do that if it wasn't true.

That's not entirely true.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.html

Only certain burgers have 100% beef content, which is the Big N Tasty & the Quarter Pounder.

Wait nm you do seem to be right:

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat/quality0.html

Maybe I guess only those two burgers are considered hamburgers?

I dunno. At any rate, the second link says I'm right.

 

[thomsbrain]

10% fat is pretty lean. also, the more fat, the better it tastes. if you're gonna get a burger, i think worrying about the fat content is kind of pointless.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: sonambulo
that's what happens when you fry burgers

We have a winner.

 

[deftron]

That's like saying "If the sky is red, then why is it blue?"

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: JEDI
http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.nutrition.index.html

Hamburger 105g (including bun). fat = 10 g

that's 10% fat!!! and it's probably alot higher since the bun weighs like 50% of the burger.

CTRAiN- you claimed McDonalds uses the leanest beef with no fillers. How do u explain this then?

I never said McDonalds had the "leanest" beef. I've said many times that they do use 100% beef. And I did say McDonalds uses some of the best ingredients for their food instead of using generic stuff.
As someone already explained it very precisely, they(and all fast food) do combine the lean beef with fat trimmings. Fat is part of the meat you know.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: sonambulo
that's what happens when you fry burgers

We have a winner.

i thought i already disabused that notion