Why this score
engineered against fullnessFat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 646
- Protein
- (8%)
- 12 g
- Fat
- (41%)
- 29 g
- Carbohydrates
- (51%)
- 81 g
- of which sugar
- 76 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 291 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 ml contains — so it is their number, not our guess.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Shakes frappes” in Australia.
Ingredients
FRAP MIX COFFEE: <strong>Milk</strong>, <strong>Milk</strong> Solids, Sugar, Cream (<strong>Milk</strong>), Coffee Powder, Coffee Flavour, Emulsifier (471), Stabilisers (466, 412, 410, 407, 407a, Sucrose), Vanilla Flavour. <strong>Contains Milk</strong>..or:Skim <strong>Milk </strong>(Reconstituted), Cream (<strong>Milk</strong>), Sugar, Coffee Powder [1.5%], Emulsifier (471), Stabilisers (412, 410, 466, 407a, 407), Flavours. <strong>Contains Milk</strong>. .or:<strong>Milk</strong> Solids, Sugar, <strong>Milk</strong>, Cream (<strong>Milk</strong>), Coffee Powder (1.3%), Emulsifier (471), Stabilisers (412, 410, 466, 407a, 407), Colour (150c, 150d), Coffee Flavour, Vanilla Flavour. Contains: <strong>Milk</strong>..CREAM WHIP AEROSOL: Cream (<strong>Milk</strong>), Propellant (Nitrous Oxide), Emulsifier (471), Natural Flavour, Stabilisers (401, 407). <strong>Contains Milk</strong>..SAUCE BIM CHOCOLATE: Sugar, Water, Cocoa Powder (Min 8%), Thickener (1442), Colour (150d), Flavour, Salt, Food Acids (330, 331), Preservative (202), Vegetable Gums (415, 417, 401)..or:Sugar, Water, Cocoa Powder, Thickener (1442), Natural Flavourings, Colour (150a), Food Acid (270), Salt, Stabilisers (415, 331, 417, 401), Preservative (202)..
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.