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
- 47
- Protein
- (3%)
- <1 g
- Fat
- (8%)
- <1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (89%)
- 10 g
- of which sugar
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 128 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 “Condiments & Sauces” in Ireland.
Ingredients
Water, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Apricot Puree Concentrate, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Ground Coriander Seed, Spices (contain <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>CELERY</strong> & <span class="offscreen">Allergen Ingredient: </span> <strong>MUSTARD</strong>), Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Paste, Dried Onion, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acid (Citric Acid), Thickener (Xanthan Gum), Dried Garlic, Colours (Curcumin & Paprika Extract), Herbs.
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.