REVEALED: Staggering amount of calories in McDonald’s new Big Arch mega-burger

McDonald’s new Big Arch burger contains two-thirds of the calories you should eat in a day, and that’s excluding fries and a drink.

The fast food giant’s latest attempt to win back customers is being dubbed a “Big Mac on steroids” due to its size.

While it hasn’t reached the U.S. yet, it’s now available across Canada — meaning Americans in northern states can hop over the border to try one. It’s coming to the U.S. later this year.

The Big Arch is believed to be the fast food giant’s first new, permanent, global product since Chicken McNuggets in 1983.

The new burger comes in two pieces and is served with crispy, sliced ​​fresh onions, three slices of white processed cheese, pickles and lettuce – and a brand new ‘spicy’ Big Arch sauce.

According to the researchers, that amounts to 1,030 calories and 66 grams of fat. menu list.

Adult women typically need 1,600 to 2,400 calories per day and men need 2,200 to 3,000. according to US health officials.

A Grand Arch would therefore be worth two-thirds of a woman’s allowance and slightly less than half for a man.

The burger has an impressive 52g of protein. And McDonald’s is keen to emphasise that the menu items are meant to be an occasional treat, rather than something to be eaten every day.

“It’s a signature McDonald’s burger with a twist on our iconic, trusted flavors,” CEO Chris Kempczinski told analysts in July when announcing the new burger, while also reporting that the company was experiencing its first sales decline since Covid.

The Great Arch has been rolled out on a large scale in Canada and Portugal after months of testing in both countries.

A similar trial is being prepared in some parts of the US, before the product goes on sale nationwide in what is by far McDonald’s largest market.

Bosses want to make sure restaurants can make it big — and that American customers like it, too. Menu items often have subtle differences between countries based on local preferences.

Based on the feedback, they can adjust the size, recipe and price if necessary.

In Canada, a Big Arch meal—with a drink and fries—cost $12.59 at one of the Ontario selection testing sites. That’s about $9 in the U.S.

McDonald’s largest burger is currently the Quarter Pounder, which rivals Burger King’s Whopper in taste.

While both burgers consist of patties that weigh 4 ounces before cooking, the Whopper contains 670 calories, while the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with cheese contains only 520 calories.

McDonald’s has experimented with bigger burgers before, but by offering larger versions of their current offerings.

In January, the Double Big Mac — which has four beef patties instead of two and extra sauce — returned for a limited time. It cost about $7 and was a hit when it was on sale for a month.

McDonald’s new, larger hamburger is part of a plan to attract customers back.

In late July, the chain reported a surprise drop in sales for the April-June quarter as customers made fewer trips to the fast food giant.

The Chicago-based burger giant introduced a $5 meal deal at U.S. restaurants in June — a McChicken or McDouble, four pieces of chicken nuggets, fries and a drink — as part of its plan to lure back budget-conscious customers.

All chains are suffering from declining customer numbers, as Americans are fed up with two years of price increases and are staying away. That’s why most chains are running all sorts of promotions.

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Burger King’s The $5 Your Way Meal offers four items, just like McDonald’s. Wendy’s also has a similar $5 deal, and a $3 breakfast deal .

Meanwhile, a McDonald’s customer has pointed out a frustrating flaw in the fast food giant’s app in a video that has gone viral on TikTok.

The man, Stephen, let his followers know that his steak egg cheese bagel was more expensive on the McDonald’s app than on the drive-through menu.

He only discovered this when the app didn’t work for him. He decided to drive to the restaurant and order the old-fashioned way via the speaker.

McDonald’s has also begun rolling out CosMc, a spinoff focused more on coffee and beverages than food, reportedly inspired by Starbucks. It was so busy that cars lined up for hours when it first opened.