Why this score
easy to overeatFat 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
- 500
- Protein
- (21%)
- 24 g
- Fat
- (29%)
- 15 g
- Carbohydrates
- (50%)
- 57 g
- of which sugar
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 1,099 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Burgers” 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.
- 26New Zealandyou are hereMcCrispy196 kcal/100 g500 kcal serving
- 14AustraliaMcCrispy263 kcal/100 g636 kcal serving
- 19CanadaMcCrispy254 kcal/100 g520 kcal serving
- 11DenmarkMcCrispy255 kcal/100 g587 kcal serving
- 11FinlandMcCrispy260 kcal/100 g597 kcal serving
- 22United KingdomMcCrispy233 kcal/100 g484 kcal serving
- 22IrelandMcCrispy233 kcal/100 g484 kcal serving
- 0NetherlandsMcCrispy5380 kcal/100 g538 kcal serving
Ingredients
POTATO BUN: <b>Wheat</b> Flour (Vitamin (Folate)), Water, Potato Flakes (Potatoes, Emulsifier (471), Preservative (223 <b>Sulphites</b>)), Sugar, Improvers (Pregelatinised <b>Wheat</b> Flour, <b>Wheat</b> Flour, <b>Wheat</b> <b>Gluten</b>, Canola Oil, <b>Wheat</b> Malt Flour, Antioxidant (300), Enzymes (<b>Wheat</b>)), Canola Oil, <b>Wheat</b> <b>Gluten</b>, Iodised Salt, Glaze (Water, Vegetable Protein, Canola Oil, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Maize Starch), Yeast, Emulsifiers (472e, 471), Natural Flavours (<b>Sulphites</b>), Preservative (262), Sesame Seeds. MCCRISPY CHICKEN PATTY: Chicken, Flour (<b>Wheat</b>, Rice, Corn), Water, Breadcrumb [<b>Wheat</b> Flour, Sugar, Baker's Yeast, Salt, Shortening (Non Hydrogenated Rice Bran Oil)], Vegetable Oil (Canola, Sunflower), Starch (Potato, Corn), Salt, Vegetable Powders (Garlic, Onion, Mushroom Extract), Natural Flavouring, <b>Wheat</b> <b>Gluten</b>, Food Acid (330), Spice and Spice Extracts (Black Pepper, White Pepper, Chilli, Capsicum), Sugar, Herbs and Herb Extract (Lovage Leaf, Sage, Rosemary), Raising Agent (500ii), Stabiliser (415). MCCRISPY SAUCE: Water, Vegetable Oil, Vinegar, Glucose Syrup, <b>Egg</b> Yolk, Thickener (1442), Sugar, Salt, Dijon Mustard [Acidity Regulators (330, 334)], Vegetable Gum (415), Yeast Extract, Emulsifier (435), Preservative (202), Food Acid (270), Antioxidant (385), Spice Extract. SHREDDED LETTUCE: Iceburg Lettuce.
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.