Hotcake Syrup

0 g protein · 179 cals · 61 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

0% of kcal

26% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

80%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 179
Protein: (0%); 0 g
Fat: (0%); 0 g
Carbohydrates: (100%); 45 g
of which sugar: 32 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 6 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

SYRUP HOT CAKE: Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Artificial Maple Flavour, Preservative (202), Caramel Color (150d).

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