McPlant
McDonald's vegetarian burger
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The McPlant is a vegetarian (and in some regions vegan) burger sold by the American multinational fast food chain McDonald's in several European countries.[4] In 2021, McDonald's partnered with Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles–based producer of plant-based meat substitutes, to create the McPlant platform.[5][6] It features a plant-based meat alternative burger patty made from plant ingredients such as potatoes, peas and rice.[7]
The McPlant | |||||||||||
| Nutritional value per 1 sandwich | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 510 kcal (2,100 kJ) | ||||||||||
45g | |||||||||||
| Sugars | 11g | ||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 5g | ||||||||||
27g | |||||||||||
| Saturated | 8g | ||||||||||
22g | |||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 25mg | ||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults.[1] Source: [2][3] | |||||||||||
The McPlant was launched in the United Kingdom in January 2022, after tests in October 2021.[8] It is also available in Ireland. In both the United Kingdom and Ireland, the burger is vegan due to the use of vegan sandwich sauce and a vegan cheese alternative.[9] The McPlant is also sold in a non-vegan variant (with cheese and egg-based mayonnaise) in Austria,[10] Germany,[11] and Portugal,[12] as well as in the Netherlands with cheese and a vegan sandwich sauce.[13][14] When the McPlant was launched in Germany in February 2023, it replaced the Fresh Vegan TS burger, leading to some criticism from vegan customers.[15] According to McDonalds, the burgers are prepared on the same grill as meat products and thus are not vegan or vegetarian according to some strict definitions. McDonald's Germany targets flexitarians[16] and lists all ingredients of the burgers.[17][18] In Germany an additional McPlant Tomato Chargrill became a permanent menu item after a collaboration with two members of the band Tokio Hotel in 2024.[19][20] The McPlant was removed from the menu in Austria in July 2025 and in Germany in October 2025, with McDonalds citing "low demand."[21]
In January 2023, McDonald's launched the Double McPlant with two patties in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[22][23] In Austria, McDonald's also sells the McPlant Steakhouse, a variant of the burger with steakhouse sauce.[24] In Germany and France, it also sells McPlant Nuggets made from wheat and pea protein. The full list of ingredients is not disclosed.[11][25] In Germany, McPlant nuggets are fried in the same fryers as chicken McNuggets and thus might not be vegan or vegetarian either.[26] McDonalds Germany lists the ingredients, the nuggets are based on wheat and pea protein.[27]
In several other countries, the McPlant was tested but not introduced in the permanent menu. The first tests occurred in Sweden and Denmark between January and April 2021.[28][29] In the United States, the product was initially tested in November 2021, with expanded tests in California and Texas from February 2022.[30][31] The trial run of the McPlant in the United States was discontinued in August 2022,[32] reportedly due to low sales.[33] From July until November 2022, the McPlant was served in Victoria, Australia, as a limited run item.[34][35]