Figures from McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , collected by Boone
Chicken Selects (5 pieces), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chicken Selects (5 pieces) as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one portion, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 2.6g is 43% of an adult’s daily 6g in one portion.
Lower saltVeggie Dippers (2 pieces) →0.57g salt (9%), 160 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 43% for an adult to 87% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 2.6g is 87% of the day’s 3g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapVeggie Dippers (2 pieces) →0.57g salt, 19% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 2.6g is 52% of the day’s 5g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapVeggie Dippers (2 pieces) →0.57g salt, 11% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 2.6g is 43% of the day’s 6g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapVeggie Dippers (2 pieces) →0.57g salt, 9% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 14% of the adult limit.
39g of protein, and the most protein per calorie on the menu.
Here the 1,040mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
36g of carbohydrate, with 45% of the energy from fat.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 151 McDonald's items.
More protein per calorie than 94% of the 151 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 39% of the 151 items on the menu.
McDonald's does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this portion is not less healthy: it scores 3, below the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #33 of 109 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →17 ingredients across 1 part; 7 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Chicken McNuggets (6 pieces) 15g protein, 0.57g salt261
Veggie Dippers (4 pieces) 6.6g protein, 1.14g salt320
Chicken Selects (3 pieces) 23g protein, 1.6g salt336
Chicken McNuggets (9 pieces) 22g protein, 0.86g salt391
Chicken Selects (5 pieces) 39g protein, 2.6g salt560
Mozzarella Dippers Sharebox (9 pieces) 29g protein, 3g salt744
20 Chicken McNuggets Sharebox 50g protein, 1.9g salt869
9 Chicken Selects Sharebox 70g protein, 4.7g salt1,008560 kcal as published. 560 kcal is 28% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 87% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 0% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Veggie Dippers (2 pieces) has 0.57g of salt, 19% of that salt limit.
0g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0g of it is free sugar: 0.0 teaspoons and 0% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
39g, 7.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #7 of 146 items on the menu for protein.
3 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes acidity regulators, flavourings, stabilisers and thickeners and raising agents.
As published, wheat and celery. Milk may be present.
Source. McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from McDonald's’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
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