Why this score
easy to overeatFat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.
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What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 518
- Protein
- (27%)
- 22 g
- Fat
- (42%)
- 15 g
- Carbohydrates
- (31%)
- 25 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 899 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Breakfast” in Australia.
Ingredients
ENGLISH MUFFIN: <strong>Wheat </strong>Flour (Vitamins (Thiamin, Folate)), Water, Yeast, Ground Maize, <strong>Wheat Gluten</strong>, Sugar, Iodised Salt, Canola Oil, Preservative (282, 200), Emulsifier (472e, 471), Acidity Regulator (262, 297), Improver (Emulsifier (481), <strong>Soy </strong>Flour, Mineral Salt (170), Acidity Regulator (516), Antioxidant (300), <strong>Wheat </strong>Malt Flour, Enzyme (1100) (Contains <strong>Wheat</strong>)), Raising Agent (341). EGG: <strong>Egg</strong>. RASHER BACON: Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar, Emulsifiers (451, 450), Dextrose (Maize, Tapioca), Antioxidants (316, 392), Acidity Regulator (330), Sodium Nitrite (250), Smoked. SLICED CHEESE: Cheese (Pasteurised <strong>Milk</strong>, Salt, Culture, Enzyme (Rennet)), Water, <strong>Milk</strong> Solids, Butter (<strong>Milk</strong>), Emulsifiers (331, 332), Salt, Acidity Regulators (260, 330), Natural Colours (160a,160c), <strong>Soy</strong> Lecithin (322). SPRAY OIL: Canola Oil, Emulsifier (322 - <strong>Soy</strong>), Natural Flavour, Natural Colour (160a), Acidity Regulator (330). <strong>Contains Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Milk, Soy</strong><strong>ENGLISH MUFFINS are produced on equipment that also produces products containing Sesame.</strong><strong>BACON may be cooked on the same grill as Egg or products containing Gluten, Wheat, Milk, Soy.</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.