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
- 380
- Protein
- (17%)
- 16 g
- Fat
- (44%)
- 19 g
- Carbohydrates
- (39%)
- 38 g
- of which sugar
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 580 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 and Sandwiches” in United States.
The same item, other countries
Same name, same chain, different kitchen. This is why the country is part of the address here.
- 12United Statesyou are hereFilet-O-Fish271 kcal/100 g380 kcal serving
- 15AustraliaFILET-O-FISH241 kcal/100 g337 kcal serving
- 10CanadaFilet-O-Fish290 kcal/100 g400 kcal serving
- 15DenmarkFilet-O-Fish246 kcal/100 g322 kcal serving
- 15United KingdomFilet-O-Fish238 kcal/100 g316 kcal serving
- 15IrelandFilet-O-Fish238 kcal/100 g316 kcal serving
- 38New ZealandFilet-O-Fish299 kcal/100 g347 kcal serving
- 15SwedenFilet-O-Fish249 kcal/100 g326 kcal serving
Ingredients
Ingredients: Pollock, Water, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Wheat Flour, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less: Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Whey (milk), Dextrose, Dried Yeast, Sugar, Cellulose Gum, Paprika And Turmeric Extract (color), Natural Flavors. Contains: Fish (pollock), Wheat, Milk., Regular Bun Ingredients: Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch, Wheat Gluten, Vinegar, Vegetable Proteins (pea, Potato, Rice And/or Faba), Sunflower And/or Canola Oil, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Dough Conditioners (enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Monoglycerides). Contains: Wheat. May Contain: Sesame., Tartar Sauce Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Pickle Relish (diced Pickles, Vinegar, Salt, Capers, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate [preservative], Calcium Chloride, Spice Extractives, Polysorbate 80), Egg Yolks, Water, Onions, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Spice, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate (preservative), Parsley. Contains: Egg., Pasteurized Process American Cheese Half Slice Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Color Added.
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.




