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Egg McMuffin

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Egg McMuffin

16 g protein · 290 cals · 133 g

Why this score

easy to overeat

Fat 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

23% of kcal
57% water
7 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

1%
33%

How scores work

Per

Calories
290
Protein
(23%)
16 g
Fat
(36%)
11 g
Carbohydrates
(41%)
28 g
of which sugar
3 g
Fiber
2 g
Sodium
750 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-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

ENGLISH MUFFIN ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, YEAST, CORN MEAL AND CORN FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOY OIL), SALT, SUGARS (SUGAR, BARLEY MALT), MAY CONTAIN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN VARYING PROPORTIONS: MONOGLYCERIDES, DIACETYLATED TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CITRATE, CORN STARCH, WHEAT GLUTEN, FUMARIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR., EGG EGG (CANADA A GRADE LARGE), COOKED ON A GRILL, LIGHTLY SEASONED, WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER (UNSALTED BUTTER)., CANADIAN BACON PORK, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOUR (VEGETABLE SOURCE), SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE., 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., BUTTER PASTEURIZED CREAM (MILK), SALT, MAY CONTAIN ANNATTO..

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.

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