McDonald's · Snacks & Sides

Mini Fry

1 g protein · 120 cals · 38 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

3% of kcal

39% water

8 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

49%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 120
Protein: (3%); 1 g
Fat: (44%); 6 g
Carbohydrates: (53%); 16 g
of which sugar: 0 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 90 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Snacks & Sides” in Canada.

10
World Famous Fries4 g protein · 350 cals · 110 g

Ingredients

FRENCH FRIES POTATOES, HIGH OLEIC LOW LINOLENIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL FLAVOUR (VEGETABLE SOURCE), SUGARS (DEXTROSE), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOPSHATE (MAINTAIN COLOUR), CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE (ANTIFOAMING AGENT). COOKED IN VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC LOW LINOLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CITRIC ACID, DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE), SALT SALT, SILICOALUMINATE, SUGAR (DEXTROSE), POTASSIUM IODIDE..

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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