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McDonald's · Mission World Menü

3 Cheese Empanadas

8

8 g protein · 273 cals · 99 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

13% of kcal
45% water
6 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

6%
55%

How scores work

Per

Calories
273
Protein
(13%)
8 g
Fat
(37%)
11 g
Carbohydrates
(51%)
34 g
of which sugar
3 g
Fiber
2 g
Sodium
560 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Mission World Menü” in Germany.

Ingredients

Backwarensnack mit Gouda- und Mozzarella-Füllung, gebacken, frittiert: Zutaten: WEIZENMEHL, Wasser, Gouda-Käse 9,5 % (MILCH, Salz, Lab), Mozzarella-Käse 9,5 % (MILCH, Salz, Lab), Béchamelsaucen-Mischpulver [MILCHPULVER, modifizierte Stärke, MILCHMOLKENPULVER, pflanzliche Ballaststoffe (Bambus, Inulin), Salz], Margarine (Kokosfett, Sonnenblumenöl, Wasser, Säureregulator: Zitronensäure), Reismehl, Kartoffelstärke, Salz, Hefe, Emulgatoren: Mono- und Diglyceride von Fettsäuren.

Nutrition as published by McDonald's — check it yourself. 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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