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
- (14%)
- 14 g
- Fat
- (48%)
- 21 g
- Carbohydrates
- (38%)
- 38 g
- of which sugar
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 558 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.
- 11United Statesyou are hereMcChicken280 kcal/100 g389 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
- 17SwedenMcChicken231 kcal/100 g453 kcal serving
Ingredients
Ingredients: Boneless Chicken, Bleached Wheat Flour, Water, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Spice, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Paprika, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphates, Leavening (ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Wheat Gluten, Natural Flavors With Extractives Of Paprika, Yeast, Corn Starch, Garlic Powder. Contains: Wheat., 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., Lettuce Ingredients: Lettuce., Mayonnaise Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Egg Yolk, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Spice, Lemon Juice Concentrate.
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.