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McDonald's · Chicken McNuggets® and Selects®

Chicken McNuggets

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Chicken McNuggets

22 g protein · 392 cals · 264 g

Why this score

moderately filling

No single route carries this one — a moderate amount of protein, volume and fiber.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

23% of kcal
72% water
5 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

5%

How scores work

Per

Calories
392
Protein
(23%)
22 g
Fat
(45%)
19 g
Carbohydrates
(33%)
31 g
of which sugar
1 g
Fiber
2 g
Sodium
344 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's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Chicken McNuggets® and Selects®” 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

Chicken McNuggets EITHER: Chicken Breast Meat (45%), Water, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Maize Flour, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Starches, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong> Semolina, Breadcrumb (contains <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong>), Natural Flavourings (contains <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>CELERY</strong>), Potassium Chloride, Dried Glucose Syrup, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong> Gluten, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates), Pepper, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span><strong>CELERY</strong>, Dextrose. <br><span class="offscreen">Potential Allergen Ingredient: </span>N.B. May contain traces of milk and mustard. <br>OR: Chicken Breast Meat (45%), Water, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Maize Flour, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Starch, <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong> Semolina, Breadcrumb (<span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span><strong>WHEAT</strong> Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt), Natural Flavourings (contain <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>CELERY</strong>), <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>WHEAT</strong> Gluten, Potassium Chloride, Dried Glucose Syrup, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates), Spices (contain <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span><strong>CELERY</strong>), Dextrose. <br> <br><span class="offscreen">Potential Allergen Ingredient: </span>N.B. All the above may contain traces of milk and mustard. <br>Prepared in the restaurants using non-hydrogenated vegetable oil..

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.

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