Why this score
engineered against fullnessConcentrated 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
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 50
- Protein
- (1%)
- <1 g
- Fat
- (2%)
- <1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (98%)
- 12 g
- of which sugar
- 11 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 131 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'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Condiments” in Australia.
Ingredients
SAUCE PORTIONS SWEET N SOUR: Invert Sugar Syrup, Water, Apricot Paste [Apricot, Antioxidant (300)], White Vinegar, Corn Starch, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat), Worcestershire Sauce Powder, Salt, Mustard Flour, Thickener (415), Preservative (202), Natural Flavour, Caramelised Sugar Syrup. Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Soy..
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.