All of the eggs on our menu - even those we use in coatings and dressings - are free-range.
Freshly cracked for every McMuffin
Once they reach our restaurants our award-winning free-range eggs are freshly cracked into special round rings and steamed, so they fit perfectly inside our tasty McMuffins® every single time.
Does McDonald's use Freshly Cracked Eggs? We use a freshly cracked, Grade A egg for our famous Egg McMuffin® sandwich. It gets its iconic round shape when we cook it on the grill with an 'egg ring. ' And that's just the start of your favorite morning sandwich!
The whole eggs we use in our breakfast McMuffins are cage-free and 100% Aussie, from suppliers like Pace Farm and Sunny Queen Farms. Our shakes and sundaes are made with blends of dairy ingredients including fresh milk made by our supplier, Lactalis.
McDonald's only uses free-range eggs across their entire menu, and have been doing so for over 20 years. McDonald's is committed to higher welfare standards, which is why back in 2008, it launched its Range Enrichment Programme, which promotes the planting of trees to encourage hens to make use of the entire range.
We use real, fresh chicken. It's always cage-free. And we're always looking for new ways to raise our welfare standards.
Where Do You Get Your Chicken McNuggets®? We work with three dedicated Chicken McNuggets® suppliers with various manufacturing locations within the U.S., such as Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia.
As a McDonald's supplier for nearly 25 years, Cargill was selected for the U.S. Supplier of the Year award for its leadership in supporting the launch and execution of McDonald's “All Day Breakfast,” and pledging to supply 100 percent cage-free eggs for dedicated supply by 2025.
As @essentialmcdonalds shows in his clip, those eggs are made by simply cracking a raw egg into a circular mold on the griddle. Employees then pop the yolks and pour water on top of the grill, creating steam. The egg difference may be a secret to some, but McDonald's has long been transparent about it.
Currently, McDonald's has committed to stop sourcing eggs from battery cages in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America, but not in Asia.
McDonald's source their (real!) eggs from poultry ranches, where the eggs are so fresh they are usually laid on the same day they are shipped off to the restaurants. The egg shells are cleaned at the ranch with a warmy soapy water solution.
Making the egg “the McDonald's way” involves two simultaneous cooking techniques: frying and steaming. That is what gives the egg its soft, fluffy texture. Immediately cover the pan so the steam can build and help cook the egg.
Food Alliance Certified define free-range eggs as those that come from birds that do not live in cages and have access to natural daylight or a vegetation-covered outdoor area for at least 8 hours per day. Each bird must have at least 1.23 square feet of floor space and be able to nest, perch, and dust bathe.
Both free-range and organic eggs come from hens that enjoy unlimited daytime access to outdoor pastures. However, their living conditions differ at night and in their density. Organic hens are kept in barns with no more than six hens per square metre, and the maximum flock size is 3,000 for an organic free-range farm.
Another study found that beta carotene levels were also higher in free-range eggs. Other research has shown that eggs from pastured hens contain higher levels of flavonoid and carotenoid antioxidants, as well as anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids than eggs from caged or organically-raised hens.
Folded eggs are pre-cooked outside of your local McDonald's and arrive at the restaurant in bags. They get heated up on a grill with a little bit of water and are stored in a tray until needed for a dish. In comparison, round eggs are made on site every day.
There are several reasons why McDonald's eggs are so good. Firstly, McDonald's uses freshly cracked eggs in their breakfast items, which means that the eggs are not pre-cooked or pre-packaged. This ensures that the eggs are fresh and of high quality, resulting in a much better flavor and texture.
McDonald's currently sources 13 million cage-free eggs each year. By 2025, they have made a commitment to transition to entirely cage-free eggs in all of their US and Canadian restaurants. They use roughly 2 billion eggs per year in these stores so that is no small feat!
Our eggs are not organic, nor are they free-range; they are from caged hens, McDonald's Australia writes on its website. Caged hens produce the cheapest eggs, which helps keeps McDonald's prices low, the company says. Our goal is to provide customers with great quality food at great value, the company's answer reads.
Our scrambled eggs are made with liquid eggs that are cooked fresh on our grill with real butter. Folded Eggs: Our folded eggs, like the ones on a Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, are made with liquid eggs that are pre-cooked and folded before being flash frozen by our suppliers.
Supplying free range and organic eggs to Aldi, Farmlay believe in ensuring the best conditions for their hens, and are committed to the highest levels of bird welfare. This not only makes a happy life for the hens but also better eggs for their customers.
The chicken in our McNuggets® is 100% chicken breast – chopped into small pieces in order to make it easier to shape and eat. In our restaurants, each Chicken McNugget® is cooked by our teams until perfectly crisp and then served nice and hot.
The formed chicken nugget is breaded three times — first in a light batter, then in a breading with celery and white pepper, and finally in a thick tempura batter that contains leavening agents to aerate the batter. This gives the McNugget the crispy, yet airy texture and lightly spiced flavor.
Keystone Foods provides many ingredients, like some of the chicken for our Chicken McNuggets®.