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
21% of kcal
47% water
4 g/Mcal
What pulls it down
3%
23%
Per
- Calories
- 714
- Protein
- (21%)
- 38 g
- Fat
- (56%)
- 45 g
- Carbohydrates
- (22%)
- 40 g
- of which sugar
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 1,136 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 “World menu mission” in Sweden.
- Garlic & Black Pepper Chicken McNuggets 4 stk11 g protein · 168 cals · 76 g
29 - Garlic & Black Pepper Chicken McNuggets 9 stk24 g protein · 378 cals · 171 g
29 - Garlic & Black Pepper Chicken McNuggets 20 stk53 g protein · 840 cals · 380 g
29 - Szechuan Sauce1 g protein · 36 cals · 28 g
29 - Maple BBQ & Bacon Double Quarter Pounder56 g protein · 964 cals · 328 g
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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.