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
- 443
- Protein
- (28%)
- 28 g
- Fat
- (30%)
- 13 g
- Carbohydrates
- (43%)
- 43 g
- of which sugar
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 1,152 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Chicken fish” in New Zealand.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 18New Zealandyou are hereMcChicken299 kcal/100 g443 kcal serving
- 16AustraliaMcCHICKEN221 kcal/100 g431 kcal serving
- 12CanadaMcChicken274 kcal/100 g480 kcal serving
- 18DenmarkMcChicken235 kcal/100 g463 kcal serving
- 19FinlandMcChicken236 kcal/100 g457 kcal serving
- 17NetherlandsMcChicken235 kcal/100 g469 kcal serving
- 17SwedenMcChicken231 kcal/100 g453 kcal serving
- 11United StatesMcChicken280 kcal/100 g389 kcal serving
Ingredients
MCCHICKEN PATTY: Chicken, Flour (<b>Wheat</b>, Maize), Water, Vegetables Oils (Canola, Maize (Antioxidant 307b), Palmolein), Salt, Thickener (1404), Spices & Spice Extracts (Black Pepper, White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Turmeric, Sage, Nutmeg, Celery, Capsicum), Dehydrated Vegetables (Garlic, Onion), Maize Starch, <b>Soy</b> Protein, Mineral Salts (450, 451), Raising Agents (500, 541, 341), Maltodextrin, Emulsifier (433), Herbs (Sage, Marjoram, Thyme, Rosemary, Parsley). QUARTER BUN: <b>Wheat</b> Flour (Vitamin (Folate)), Water, Sugar, Canola Oil, Glaze (Water, Vegetable Protein, Sunflower Oil, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Maize Starch), Sesame Seeds, Yeast (Yeast, Water, Thickener (415)), Iodised Salt, Improver (<b>Wheat</b> Flour, <b>Wheat</b> Malt Flour, Antioxidant (300), Enzymes (Contains <b>Wheat</b>)), Preservative (262), Natural Flavour, Thickener (412), <b>Wheat</b> <b>Gluten</b>, Emulsifier (472e, 471), Inactive Dry Yeast. SHREDDED LETTUCE: Shredded Iceberg Lettuce MCCHICKEN SAUCE: Water, Vegetable Oil [Antioxidant (307b)], Vinegar, Glucose Syrup, <b>Egg</b> Yolk, Thickener (1442, 415), Sugar, Salt, Spice, Mustard Flour, Emulsifiers (435, 433), Preservative (202), Acidity Regulator (270).
Nutrition as published by McDonald's — check it yourself. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.