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McChicken

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McChicken

16 g protein · 480 cals · 175 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

13% of kcal
49% water
6 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

6%
41%

How scores work

Per

Calories
480
Protein
(13%)
16 g
Fat
(50%)
27 g
Carbohydrates
(37%)
45 g
of which sugar
6 g
Fiber
3 g
Sodium
650 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

MCCHICKEN PORTION CHICKEN, WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CHICKEN SKIN, TOASTED WHEAT CRUMBS WITH SPICE EXTRACTIVES, CORN STARCH, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SPICES, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVOUR (HYDROLYZED CORN, SOY AND WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, FLAVOUR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), WHEAT STARCH. COOKED IN VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC LOW LINOLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CITRIC ACID, DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE), SESAME SEED BUN ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGARS (SUGAR, CORN DEXTROSE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN), YEAST, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOY), SESAME SEEDS, VEGETABLE PROTEINS (PEA, POTATO, FAVA BEAN), SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, MAY CONTAIN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN VARYING PROPORTIONS: WHEAT GLUTEN, GUAR GUM, DOUGH CONDITIONER (MONOGLYCERIDES, DATEM, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES), TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOUR, CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR., LETTUCE SHREDDED ICEBERG LETTUCE., MAYONNAISE-STYLE SAUCE SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, LIQUID EGG YOLK, VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, MUSTARD SEEDS, MUSTARD BRAN, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA..

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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