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
- 389
- Protein
- (17%)
- 17 g
- Fat
- (50%)
- 22 g
- Carbohydrates
- (33%)
- 32 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 948 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: Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat Containing: Up To 15% Of A Solution Of Water, Seasoning (salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Grill Flavor (from Sunflower Oil)), Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate. Breaded With: Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Leavening (sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Spice, Yeast, Sugar. Battered With: Water, Bleached Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Leavening (sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Spice, Natural Flavors (including Extractives Of Celery Seed). Predusted With: Bleached Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Spices, Leavening (sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors (including Extractives Of Celery Seed). Cooked In Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil). Contains: Wheat., Flour Tortilla Ingredients: Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Shortening (intereserified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Contains 2% Or Less: Sugar, Leavening (baking Soda, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Mono-diglycerides, Vital Wheat Gluten, Dough Conditioner (sodium Metabisulfite, Corn Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate). Contains: Wheat., Lettuce Ingredients: Lettuce., Shredded Cheddar/jack Cheese Ingredients: Cheddar Cheese (cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [color]), Monterey Jack Cheese (cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Potato Starch (to Prevent Caking), Natamycin (natural Mold Inhibitor). Contains: Milk, 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.
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.


