Why this score
engineered against fullnessConcentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; 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
- 600
- Protein
- (8%)
- 13 g
- Fat
- (27%)
- 19 g
- Carbohydrates
- (65%)
- 101 g
- of which sugar
- 88 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 300 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 SMARTIES® MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, SOY LECITHIN, POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE, NATURAL FLAVOUR), SUGARS (SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN), WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CARNAUBA WAX, GUM ARABIC, BEET RED, SPIRULINA, TURMERIC, CAROTENE, ANTHOCYANIN, SODIUM COPPER CHLOROPHYLLIN. 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.