McDonald’s just brought back its fan favorite McRib sandwich, but it’s only available in select locations at the moment, and for a limited time. The McRib is a 480-calorie menu item that is unlike any other McDonald’s sandwich in that it comes with a pork patty served on a hoagie style bun. Its uniqueness makes it memorable, but its taste is what makes it unforgettable.
The McRib sandwich features a pork patty slathered in tangy barbecue sauce, topped with silvered onions and tart pickles, all sandwiched between a hoagie style bun.
Although the McRib is low in calories, you can save even more calories and reduce carbs by skipping the bun entirely. The McRib may also be ordered without the sauce to further lower the carb content, but I would advise against it, because that’s where the flavor is.
With that said, let’s take a look at the McRib’s nutritional value.
McRib Nutritional Information
As mentioned above, the McRib sandwich has 480 calories, of which 200 are fat, 180 carbs, and 100 protein. This means that 42 percent of the calories come from fat, 38 percent from carbs, and 20 from protein.
You can see the full nutritional breakdown of the McRib sandwich in the table below:
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 480 |
| Calories From Fat | 200 |
| Total Fat | 22g |
| Saturated Fat | 7g |
| Trans Fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 80mg |
| Sodium | 890mg |
| Carbohydrates | 45g |
| Fiber | 2g |
| Sugars | 12g |
| Protein | 24g |
To burn off the 480 calories in the McDonald’s pork sandwich, you can go jogging on a treadmill for 40 minutes.
Ingredients
McRib Pork Patty
Pork, Salt, Dextrose, Water, and Rosemary Extract.
Homestyle Roll
Enriched Flour, Sugar, Water, Yeast, and Contains 2% or Less: Corn Meal, Salt, Soybean Oil, Mono- and Diglycerides, Wheat Gluten, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, and Vinegar.
McRib Sauce
High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Modified Food Starch, Tomato Paste, Molasses, Distilled Vinegar, Natural Smoke Flavor, Salt, Sugar, Spices, Soybean Oil, Xanthan Gum, Onion Powder, Chili Pepper, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, and Beet Powder.
Pickle Slices
Cucumbers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Alum, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Polysorbate 80, and Extractives of Turmeric (Color).
Allergens
The McRib sandwich at McDonald’s contains the following allergens:
- Wheat
Sources: McDonalds.com.
