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McDonald's · Sandwiches & Wraps

Spicy McVeggie

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Spicy McVeggie

11 g protein · 450 cals · 190 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

10% of kcal
53% water
13 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

11%
43%

How scores work

Per

Calories
450
Protein
(10%)
11 g
Fat
(40%)
20 g
Carbohydrates
(50%)
56 g
of which sugar
9 g
Fiber
6 g
Sodium
740 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Sandwiches & Wraps” in Canada.

Ingredients

Crunchy Breaded Veggie Patty Carrots, Enriched flour, Onions, Canola oil, Oat bran, Green beans, Zucchini, Water, Green peas, Edamame soybeans, Broccoli, Corn, Soy flour, Spinach, Red pepper, Arrowroot flour, Cornstarch, Sea salt, Garlic, Cornmeal, Corn flour, Sugars (sugar, dextrose), Salt, Oats, Baking powder, Yeast, Sunflower oil, Rice flour, Spices, Parsley. 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., Creamy Habanero Sauce Soybean and/or canola oil, Water, Prepared mustard (water, mustard seed, vinegar, salt, mustard bran), Liquid egg yolk, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Dehydrated garlic, Modified corn starch, Dehydrated onion, Citric acid, Xanthan gum, Propylene glycol alginate, Ground Mustard, Paprika, Black pepper, Lactic acid, Red habanero chili, Chives, Potassium sorbate, Sodium benzoate, Paprika extract, Cilantro, 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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