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| Nutritional value per 1 sandwich (141 g) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 390 kcal (1,600 kJ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 g (13%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 2 g (7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 g (29%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 4 g (19%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trans | 0 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy from fat | 170 kcal (710 kJ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 45 mg (15%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
May vary outside US market. 360 kcal (1,500 kJ) in UK. Some restaurants publish nutritional information for the sandwich with the tartar sauce removed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2] Source: McDonald's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Filet-O-Fish is a fish sandwich sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's.[3] It was created in 1962 by Lou Groen, a McDonald's franchise owner in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio,[4][5] in response to declining hamburger sales on Fridays due to the practice of abstaining from meat on that day. While the fish composition of the sandwich has changed throughout the years to cater to taste preferences and address supply limitations, the framework of its ingredients have remained constant; a fried breaded fish fillet, a steamed bun, tartar sauce and pasteurized American cheese.
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- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Berger, Arielle (March 1, 2019). "Here's why McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sales skyrocket in March". Beaumont Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Why Abstain from Meat on Fridays, but Eat Fish?". Catholic Financial Life. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Clark, Paul (February 20, 2007). "No fish story: Sandwich saved his McDonald's". USA Today. Retrieved November 7, 2017.