Why this score
engineered against fullnessConcentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 230
- Protein
- (0%)
- 0 g
- Fat
- (17%)
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- (83%)
- 50 g
- of which sugar
- 49 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 40 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 ml contains — so it is their number, not our guess.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Mccafe coffees” in United States.
Ingredients
Ingredients: Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Potassium Benzoate (to Protect Taste), Modified Food Starch, Natural Flavors, Glycerol Ester Of Wood Rosin, Yellow 6, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Red 40., Ice Ingredients: Ice., Vanilla Syrup Ingredients: Sugar, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate (preservative), Fruit Juice (color)., Cold Foam Ingredients: Water, Canola Oil, Cane Sugar, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Natural Flavors, Sodium Caseinate* (a Milk Derivative), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono & Diglycerides, Salt, Dipotassium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, And Propylene Glycol. Propellants: Nitrous Oxide And Nitrogen
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.