Why this score
engineered against fullnessFat 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
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 214
- Protein
- (10%)
- 6 g
- Fat
- (24%)
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- (66%)
- 35 g
- of which sugar
- 11 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 176 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 “Breakfast” in United Kingdom.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
Ingredients
English Muffin <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Muffin Topping (Yellow Polenta, Rice Flour), Muffin Mix (<strong>WHEAT</strong> Gluten, Dried <strong>RYE</strong> Sourdough, Acidity Regulator (Tartaric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)), Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, De-activated Yeast. <br><span class="offscreen">Potential Allergen Ingredient: </span>N.B. May contain traces of sesame seeds.<strong>*</strong> <br><strong>*</strong>Please note all our buns, rolls and tortilla wraps are toasted in the same toaster as buns topped with sesame seeds. (Gluten, Wheat), Strawberry Jam Strawberries, Sugar, Brown Cane Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Gelling Agent ( Fruit Pectin). <br>Prepared with 50g of fruit per 100g., Liquid Vegetable & Dairy Fat Blend Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil in varying proportions) (76%), Butter Oil (<strong>MILK</strong>) (21%), Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Whey Powder (<strong>MILK</strong>), Antioxidants (Fatty Acid Esters of Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Tocopherol), Butter Flavouring (<strong>MILK</strong>). (Milk).
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.