Egg 'N Cheese McGriddles

12 g protein · 340 cals · 154 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

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

14% of kcal

55% water

3 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

15%

48%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 340
Protein: (14%); 12 g
Fat: (37%); 14 g
Carbohydrates: (49%); 41 g
of which sugar: 14 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 920 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Breakfast” in Canada.

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..

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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