Why this score
easy to overeatConcentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 430
- Protein
- (10%)
- 10 g
- Fat
- (23%)
- 11 g
- Carbohydrates
- (67%)
- 71 g
- of which sugar
- 68 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 169 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 “Mccafe drinks” in Australia.
Ingredients
ICE: Water. COFFEE EXTRACT: Coffee, Water. VANILLA SYRUP: Cane Sugar Syrup, Filtered Water, Natural Flavourings, Preservative (202), Acidity Regulator (330), Stabilizer (415). CARAMEL SYRUP: Cane Sugar Syrup, Filtered Water, Natural Flavourings, Preservative (202), Acidity Regulator (330), Stabilizer (415). CARAMEL TOPPING: Glucose Syrup, Whole Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar, Milk Solids), Invert Sugar Syrup, Water, Butter (Milk), Sugar, Emulsifiers (339, 322), Salt, Thickener (440), Natural Flavour. <strong>Contains Milk, Caffeine.</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.