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
- 243
- Protein
- (4%)
- 2 g
- Fat
- (52%)
- 14 g
- Carbohydrates
- (44%)
- 27 g
- of which sugar
- 9 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 124 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 Ireland.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
Ingredients
Apple Pie EITHER: Water, Apple (23%), <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Spices (Cinnamon, Nutmeg), Flavourings, Cassia Extract. <br> OR: Water, Apples (23%), <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour, Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Spices, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Cassia Extract. <br>Prepared in the restaurants using non-hydrogenated vegetable oil. <br>N.B. May contain traces of milk. (Gluten, Wheat).
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.