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
- 750
- Protein
- (7%)
- 13 g
- Fat
- (19%)
- 15 g
- Carbohydrates
- (74%)
- 137 g
- of which sugar
- 97 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 397 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 “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., VANILLA FLAVOURED SHAKE SYRUP SUGAR (GLUCOSE SYRUP), WATER, GLYCERIN, NATURAL FLAVOUR (PLANT SOURCE), CARAMEL COLOUR, BETA CAROTENE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (ANTIFOAM PROCESSING AID). MAY CONTAIN MILK AND SMALL AMOUNT OF OTHER SHAKE FLAVOURS SERVED AT THE RESTAURANT..
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.