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The McDouble is a hamburger sold by the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's. It is a variation on the double cheeseburger, with only one slice of cheese placed between the two beef patties. It was introduced in 1997. It is one of the cheapest products sold by the company, and for this reason is often included in the chain's budget menus. The burger is almost identical to a Double Cheeseburger, except for the extra slice of cheese in the cheeseburger.

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Description

The burger contains 390 calories, 23g of protein, 7% of daily fiber and 20% of daily calcium. [3]

It is the cheapest way to buy a burger similar to the Big Mac, [4] and has also been referred to as a lifehack, [5] as the burger is half the price of a Big Mac, while still containing the same amount of beef. [6]

History

The McDouble was introduced in 1997, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise instead of the cheese that currently tops it. [7]

The Bacon McDouble was introduced and cost $2 as of 2015. [8] This sandwich was also added to the U.S. "Dollar Menu & More" in November 2013. [9]

The Daily Double, similar to the McDouble but with slightly different toppings, was test marketed in 2011 and 2012.

People on social media, including some radio announcers, claimed that the McDouble was the cheapest and most nutritious food, [10] [11] [12] and it was also claimed to be the cheapest alternative to junk foods. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN   978-0-309-48834-1. PMID   30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Kyle (July 28, 2013). "The greatest food in human history". Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ Lutz, Ashley. "Here's The Simple Trick For Getting A Big Mac For Way Cheaper". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. ↑ John, Colin St (28 December 2015). "This Is How to Hack the New McDonald's McPick 2 Menu". Inverse. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  6. ↑ "This food hack shows you how to get a McDonald's Big Mac for half the price" . The Independent. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12.
  7. ↑ "1996 Eddie the Echo McDonald's McDouble Commercial (Original)". www.youtube.com.
  8. ↑ "How to Hack the McDonald's McPick 2 Menu". Inverse. 2015-12-28. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  9. ↑ "After Year of Flubs, McDonald's Loses Its Taste for Novelty". Bloomberg. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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  12. ↑ "McDonald's McDouble Burger Named 'Cheapest, Most Nutritious Food In History' (POLL, VIDEO) | HuffPost Life". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 2013-07-30. Archived from the original on 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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