McDonald's · McNuggets® & Fingerfood

9 McPlant Nuggets

20 g protein · 426 cals · 149 g

Why this score

easy to overeat

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

20% of kcal

49% water

14 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

27%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 426
Protein: (20%); 20 g
Fat: (50%); 23 g
Carbohydrates: (30%); 31 g
of which sugar: 1 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sodium: 680 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

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Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “McNuggets® & Fingerfood” in Germany.

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20 Chicken McNuggets54 g protein · 892 cals · 363 g

Ingredients

McPlant Nuggets: Zutaten: Wasser, WEIZENGLUTEN (12%), Maismehl, WEIZENMEHL, WEIZENGRIEß, Maisstärke, Kartoffelstärke, Rapsöl, Stabilisator (Methylcellulose), Tapiokastärke, Erbsenprotein, natürliches AROMA (enthält SELLERIE), Salz, Farbstoff (Calciumcarbonat), GEWÜRZE (enthält SELLERIE), Backtriebmittel (Natriumcarbonate), Säuerungsmittel (Citronensäure). McPlant Nuggets können in der Küche in Kontakt mit Hähnchenprodukten gekommen sein.

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.

All 156 items on the Germany McDonald's menu