The Lowest And Highest Quality Burgers At Popular Fast Food Chains

Jack in the Box uses two kinds of patties in its sandwiches. The smaller "Beef Hamburger Patty," used in smaller burgers, consists of just "beef."

A quarter-pound "Signature" patty, on the other hand, has fillers, chemicals, and modifiers including salt, yeast extract, maltodextrin, sugar, and cornstarch.

Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers uses a testament to its beef's quality as a marketing slogan: "Fresh, never frozen." This gives them a beefier flavor profile.

Wendy's promised to phase out antibiotics by 2030 and is the first mega-chain to agree to the Progressive Beef program, committing to animal welfare and sustainability.

In 2020, Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, opened the first MrBeast Burger in New Jersey, which was at first a joint venture with Virtual Dining Concepts.

Without much central control or oversight, the quality of MrBeast Burger varied significantly at each location. One thing many outlets seemed to have in common: crummy hamburgers.

The national chain Smashburger maintains a network of beef suppliers, and by opting to not use frozen beef, it has to source its meat locally, around the country.

Smashburger partners with small, family-run ranches and farms, holding them accountable for sustainable, earth-friendly cattle-raising techniques and proper animal treatment.

On its website, White Castle claims that it uses "100% USDA beef patty" as the focus of its sliders, but doesn't mention the grade of beef it uses.

White Castle burgers tend to be wet and soggy because cooks add water to the grill. That steaming process, in turn, can lead to stomach pain and flatulence in some people.