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
- 540
- Protein
- (8%)
- 11 g
- Fat
- (35%)
- 22 g
- Carbohydrates
- (57%)
- 78 g
- of which sugar
- 70 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 338 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
The serving weight is worked out from McDonald's own two sets of figures — what one serving contains, against what 100 g contains — so it is their number, not our guess.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Featured Items” in Canada.
Ingredients
VANILLA ICE MILK MILK INGREDIENTS, SUGARS (SUGAR, GLUCOSE, DEXTROSE), MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM, NATURAL FLAVOUR, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM CARBONATE., CRUSHED SKOR CANDY BARS MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGARS (SUGAR, LACTOSE), COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT, LECITHIN (SOY), NATURAL FLAVOUR], SUGARS ( SUGAR, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK), MILK INGREDIENTS, ALMONDS, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL. MADE WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS, AND MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH, INGREDIENTS THAT CONTAIN MILK, SOY, WHEAT, EGG, SULPHITES AND TREE NUTS (ALMONDS)..
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.