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McDonald's · Drinks

Medium L&P

18
Medium L&P

0 g protein · 138 cals · 329 ml

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

0% of kcal
90% water
0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

74%

How scores work

Per

Calories
138
Protein
(0%)
0 g
Fat
(0%)
0 g
Carbohydrates
(100%)
34 g
of which sugar
34 g
Fiber
0 g
Sodium
72 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 ml contains — so it is their number, not our guess.

Alternatives

McDonald's

Higher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Drinks” in New Zealand.

Ingredients

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Food Acid (330), Flavour, Mineral Salts (504, 500), Colour (150d), Preservative (211).

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.

All 98 items on the New Zealand McDonald's menu