McDonald's · Beverages

Sweet Tea (Small) No Ice

1 g protein · 170 cals · 545 ml

Why this score

easy to overeat

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

3% of kcal

92% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

67%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 170
Protein: (3%); 1 g
Fat: (0%); 0 g
Carbohydrates: (98%); 42 g
of which sugar: 40 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 15 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

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Ingredients

Ingredients: Water, Orange Pekoe And Pekoe Cut Black Tea., Medium Invert Sugar Ingredients: Medium Invert Sugar, Water..

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.

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