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The Single Ingredient That Actually Isn't In McDonald's Big Mac Sauce
By C.A. Pinkham
On the list of Big Mac ingredients, there's one that stands out: the special sauce. We may not know what is in the mixture, but we know ketchup is definitely not included.
People have been trying to recreate Big Mac's special sauce for decades, and McDonald's has never revealed the intricacies of the ingredient list.
Some might think the special sauce is Thousand Island/Russian dressing, but that's not quite right. It has more pickle relish and other ingredients that can't quite be placed.
Mike Haracz, a former McDonald's corporate chef, revealed on TikTok that the mystery ingredient isn't ketchup.
In a video of a woman making homemade Big Mac sauce using a base of ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise, Haracz commented, "There's no ketchup in Big Mac sauce."