"The Big Arch is made with two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of white cheddar cheese, crispy and slivered onions, pickles, lettuce, and Big Arch sauce on a toasted sesame and poppy seed bun. And inside that bun, the Big Arch shares a lot of similarities with its Big Mac sibling. However, it's the sauce that seems to set these two apart the most in terms of taste."
"Big Mac sauce is made with mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, Dusseldorf mustard, white wine vinegar, paprika, onion powder, white pepper, and granulated garlic. It's the paprika that's responsible for the reddish hue in the sauce, and aesthetically, it looks pretty darn similar to the Big Arch sauce. However, Big Arch sauce contains one ingredient that Big Mac sauce doesn't: ketchup."
"McDonald's describes the Big Arch sauce as 'tangy, creamy, with the perfect balance of mustard, pickle and sweet tomato flavors.' Reviewers describe the sauce as having the same kind of mustard and pickle flavors as Big Mac sauce, but note that the sweet tomato tang of ketchup is definitely present. Unlike Big Mac sauce, which leans more into the combination of acidic and savory, Big Arch sauce is heavier on sweetness and that familiar ketchup taste."
McDonald's introduced the Big Arch as its newest limited-time U.S. burger offering, positioning it as the ultimate McDonald's burger. With 1020 calories, it nearly doubles the Big Mac's 580 calories and features two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of white cheddar cheese, crispy slivered onions, pickles, lettuce, and Big Arch sauce on a toasted sesame and poppy seed bun. While structurally similar to the Big Mac, the key distinction lies in the sauce. Big Mac sauce contains mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, Dusseldorf mustard, white wine vinegar, paprika, onion powder, white pepper, and granulated garlic. Big Arch sauce includes ketchup, creating a sweeter, tangier profile with prominent tomato flavors, contrasting the Big Mac's more acidic and savory combination.
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