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
- 554
- Protein
- (7%)
- 9 g
- Fat
- (42%)
- 26 g
- Carbohydrates
- (51%)
- 70 g
- of which sugar
- 63 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 464 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Desserts” in New Zealand.
Ingredients
SUNDAE MIX: Skim <b>Milk</b>, Sugar, Cream (<b>Milk</b>), <b>Milk</b> Solids, Glucose Syrup (derived from Maize), Maltodextrin, Emulsifiers (471, 477), Stabilisers (412, 407), Natural Flavour. OR: Reconstituted Skim <b>Milk</b>, Sugar, Cream (<b>Milk</b>), Maltodextrin, Glucose, Natural Flavours (<b>Milk</b>), Emulsifiers (471, 433), Stabilisers (412, 407, 466, 407a), Sucrose. CHOCOLATE FUDGE TOPPING: Sugar, Water, Glucose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Olein (Emulsifier (322 - <b>Soy</b>)), Whole Sweetened Condensed <b>Milk</b> (<b>Milk</b>, <b>Milk</b> Powder, Sugar, Lactose), Cocoa Powder, Whole <b>Milk</b> Powder, Thickeners (1422, 401), Salt, Stabiliser (339), Flavouring, Preservative (202). CHOC TOP TOPPING: Vegetable Fat (Coconut Oil, Palm Oil), Sugar, Cocoa Powder, Whey Powder (<b>Milk</b>), Emulsifiers [<b>Soy</b> Lecithin (322),Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (476)], Salt, Flavours.
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.