Big Mac Dipping Sauce

0.2 g protein · 89 cals · 29 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

1% of kcal

56% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

67%

27%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 89
Protein: (1%); <1 g
Fat: (80%); 8 g
Carbohydrates: (19%); 4 g
of which sugar: 3 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 173 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

The serving weight is worked out from McDonald's own two sets of figures — what one serving contains, against what 100 g contains — so it is their number, not our guess.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Condiments” in Australia.

Ingredients

BIG MAC SAUCE: Vegetable Oil [Antioxidant (307b)], Sweet Relish [Diced Gherkin, Glucose-fructose Syrup, Sugar, Water, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Acetic Acid (260), Salt, Thickener (415), Flavouring, Preservative (202), Calcium Chloride (509)], Water, Mustard [Water, Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Sugar, Turmeric, Spices], Vinegar, Sugar, <strong>Egg</strong> Yolk, Salt, Thickeners (1442, 415), Dehydrated Vegetables, Spices, Preservative (202), Emulsifiers (433, 435), Flavouring, Colour (160c), Antioxidant (385). <strong>Contains: Egg.</strong>

Nutrition as published by McDonald's — check it yourself. Product photograph © McDonald's, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.

All 148 items on the Australia McDonald's menu