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
- 400
- Protein
- (14%)
- 14 g
- Fat
- (46%)
- 20 g
- Carbohydrates
- (40%)
- 40 g
- of which sugar
- 5 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 570 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Sandwiches & Wraps” in Canada.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 10Canadayou are hereFilet-O-Fish290 kcal/100 g400 kcal serving
- 15AustraliaFILET-O-FISH241 kcal/100 g337 kcal serving
- 15DenmarkFilet-O-Fish246 kcal/100 g322 kcal serving
- 15United KingdomFilet-O-Fish238 kcal/100 g316 kcal serving
- 15IrelandFilet-O-Fish238 kcal/100 g316 kcal serving
- 38New ZealandFilet-O-Fish299 kcal/100 g347 kcal serving
- 15SwedenFilet-O-Fish249 kcal/100 g326 kcal serving
- 12United StatesFilet-O-Fish271 kcal/100 g380 kcal serving
Ingredients
FILET-O-FISH PORTION ALASKAN POLLOCK, WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, SUGARS (DEXTROSE, SUGAR), DRIED YEAST, PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, CELLULOSE GUM, SPICES. COOKED IN VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC LOW LINOLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CITRIC ACID, DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE)., REGULAR BUN ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGARS (SUGAR, CORN DEXTROSE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN), YEAST, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOY), VEGETABLE PROTEINS (PEA, POTATO, FABA BEAN), SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, MAY CONTAIN AND OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN VARYING PROPORTIONS: WHEAT GLUTEN, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONOGLYCERIDES, DATEM, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES), VINEGAR., TARTAR SAUCE SOYBEAN OIL, PICKLES (CUCUMBER, WATER, SALT, VINEGAR, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), WATER, LIQUID EGG YOLK, ONION, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, MUSTARD, CAPERS, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, PARSLEY, NATURAL FLAVOUR, POLYSORBATE 80., 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.





