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
- 453
- Protein
- (18%)
- 22 g
- Fat
- (41%)
- 22 g
- Carbohydrates
- (40%)
- 47 g
- of which sugar
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 780 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 “Kyckling och fisk” in Sweden.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 17Swedenyou are hereMcChicken231 kcal/100 g453 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
- 18New ZealandMcChicken299 kcal/100 g443 kcal serving
- 11United StatesMcChicken280 kcal/100 g389 kcal serving
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.