Why this score
engineered against fullnessConcentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- (1%)
- 1 g
- Fat
- (27%)
- 11 g
- Carbohydrates
- (72%)
- 68 g
- of which sugar
- 68 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 85 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 ml contains — so it is their number, not our guess.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Beverages” in Canada.
- 1% Partly Skimmed Milk - 250 ml10 g protein · 110 cals · 244 ml
82 - Red Bull Zero Dragonberry Energizer0.5 g protein · 70 cals · 467 ml
62 - Red Bull Zero Tropicberry Energizer0 g protein · 60 cals · 400 ml
61 - Mango Pineapple Real Fruit Smoothie5 g protein · 280 cals · 467 ml
47 - Blackberry Passionfruit Refresher1 g protein · 170 cals · 486 ml
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Ingredients
Sprite Sugar/glucose-fructose, Water, Citric acid, Sodium citrate, Sodium benzoate, Natural flavour., Ice Water, Cold Foam Water, Sugars (glucose-fructose, dextrose), Hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm, palm kernel, coconut and/or cottonseed), Modified milk ingredients, Natural flavour, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan monostearate, Guar gum, Xanthan gum, Dipotassium phosphate., Orange Cream Flavoured Syrup Sugars (sugar, orange juice concentrate), Water, Sunflower oil, Natural flavour, Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, Carotene, Ascorbyl palmitate, Citric acid, Sodium benzoate, Xanthan gum, Potassium sorbate, Ascorbic acid, Soybean oil, Silicon dioxide, Carnauba wax, Tocopherols..
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.