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
- 197
- Protein
- (7%)
- 4 g
- Fat
- (50%)
- 11 g
- Carbohydrates
- (43%)
- 21 g
- of which sugar
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 132 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 “Desserts” 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
Sugared Donut: <p><b>WHEAT</b> Flour, Water, <b>WHEAT </b>Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Sugar, Dextrose, <b>SOYA</b> Flour, Yeast, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, <b>SOYA</b> Lecithin), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Phosphates), Salt, Free Range Whole<b> EGG</b> Powder, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid).</p><p><br></p><p>May contain traces of milk.</p>N.B. May contain traces of milk and oat.N.B. May contain traces of milk and oat.N.B. May contain traces of milk and oat.
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.