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
- 749
- Protein
- (18%)
- 34 g
- Fat
- (52%)
- 44 g
- Carbohydrates
- (30%)
- 57 g
- of which sugar
- 11 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 1,628 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 “Chicken caesar specials” in United States.
Ingredients
Ingredients: Chicken Breast Fillets With Rib Meat, Water, Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Sugar, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Leavening (baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Yellow Corn Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Spices, Wheat Gluten, Yeast Extract, Monosodium Glutamate, Extractives Of Paprika (color), Natural Flavors, Gum Arabic, Maltodextrin. Contains: Wheat., Potato Roll Ingredients: Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Malted Barley, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Flour (wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Potato Flour, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less: Honey, Salt, Vinegar, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Inactive Yeast, Datem, Natural Flavors, Vegetable Proteins (pea, Potato, Faba Bean), Vegetable Oil (canola And Or Sunflower Oil), Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Colors (turmeric, Paprika), Dextrose, Acetic Acid, Maltodextrin, Wheat Protein. Contains: Wheat. May Contain: Sesame., Tomato Ingredients: Tomato., Caesar Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Egg Yolks, Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Garlic Powder, Garlic Puree (garlic, Citric Acid), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Granular And Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Corn Syrup, Mustard Seed, Caramel Color, Modified Corn Starch, Spices, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Acid Sulfate, White Wine, Preservatives (sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Disodium Edta). Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Tartaric Acid, Tamarind Extract, Lactic Acid. Contains: Egg, Milk, Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon Ingredients: Pork Bellies Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite., Lettuce Ingredients: Lettuce., Crispy Onions Ingredients: Onions, Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower, Safflower And/or Canola Oil, Salt.
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.