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
- 380
- Protein
- (15%)
- 14 g
- Fat
- (42%)
- 18 g
- Carbohydrates
- (44%)
- 42 g
- of which sugar
- 15 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 1,080 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Featured Items” in Canada.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
Ingredients
MCGRIDDLES CAKES WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR, SUGARS (SUGAR, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR), MODIFIED PALM OIL SHORTENING, BAKING POWDER, SOYBEAN OIL, RICE FLOUR, WHEY POWDER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOURS, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, BUTTERMILK POWDER, CARAMEL COLOUR, SOY LECITHIN., EGG EGG (CANADA A GRADE LARGE), COOKED ON A GRILL, LIGHTLY SEASONED, WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER (UNSALTED BUTTER)., PROCESSED CHEESE CHEESE (MILK, PARTLY SKIMMED MILK, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MICROBIAL ENZYME, LIPASE, ANNATTO), MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, WATER, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, BETA-CAROTENE, PAPRIKA, SOY LECITHIN., BACON SLICE PORK, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVOURING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE..
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.