Sausage McMuffin

The Sausage McMuffin is one of the core items on the McDonald’s breakfast menu. It features a seasoned pork sausage patty served on a lightly toasted English muffin, sometimes with a slice of cheese depending on the variant.

Introduced as part of McDonald’s original breakfast range in the 1970s, it remains one of the most popular fast food breakfast items worldwide. The combination of a savoury sausage patty with the slightly chewy texture of an English muffin has made it a staple of early-morning drive-through orders across Australia and internationally.

Produced
photograph to come — from twenty years of markets, farms and kitchens

How it's made

The sandwich is assembled in-store from standardised components. A pre-formed, seasoned pork sausage patty is cooked on a flat grill until done. A split English muffin is toasted, the sausage patty is placed on the bottom half, and the sandwich is closed and served. All components are manufactured to McDonald’s specifications and delivered to restaurants ready for final cooking and assembly.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 335kcal
Protein 12.7g
Carbs 23.1g
Fat 21.1g
Fibre 1.4g Sugar 1.9g
Mass Distribution

1 item 4 oz is about 115 g — roughly 390 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Footprint not worked out yet — it's on the list. Help us fill it in.

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

fast food breakfast sandwich

Goes well with
egg cheese ketchup mustard
Classic dishes
  • Sausage McMuffin
  • Egg McMuffin
  • English muffin breakfast sandwich

Keeping one at home? Track yours in your cubud →

Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

Full credits, licences, and methods: the sources page →

Where to next

made fromMcdonald'S, product goes well withegg goes well withcheese goes well withketchup goes well withmustard shares a sourceSausage Burrito shares a sourceSausage McGriddles shares a sourceSide Salad shares a sourceSoft Serve & Sundaes shares a sourceSouthern Style Chicken Biscuit
✎ Spotted something wrong? Suggest a correction

Checking who you are...