McDonald’s removes artificial ingredients from most burgers
McDonald’s USA has announced that its classic burgers have no artificial preservatives, no artificial flavors, and no added colors from artificial sources.
McDonald’s USA has announced that its classic burgers have no artificial preservatives, no artificial flavors, and no added colors from artificial sources. However, the fast-food giant notes that the pickles, which come standard on the burgers, do contain an artificial preservative, but customers can opt to leave the pickles off. These ingredient changes affect all 14,000 U.S. restaurants, marking this the next major milestone in McDonald’s food journey.
The classic burgers include the hamburger, cheeseburger, double cheeseburger, McDouble, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, and the Big Mac. To achieve this change, artificial preservatives were removed from McDonald’s real American Cheese, Big Mac Special Sauce, the regular bun, the Quarter Pounder bun (also known as the sesame seed bun), and the Big Mac bun.
“From switching to 100% fresh beef in our quarter-pound burgers—cooked right when ordered—to removing artificial preservatives in our Chicken McNuggets, and committing to cage-free eggs by 2025, we have made significant strides in evolving the quality of our food,” said Chris Kempczinski, president of McDonald’s USA. “We know quality choices are important to our customers, and this latest positive change to our classic burgers demonstrates our committed journey to leading with the customer and building a better McDonald’s.”