McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large): calories and sugar by portion and age

Nutrition information: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Nutrition figures are McDonald’s UK published data, per item as sold and before any optional sauces or extras. Boone converts them to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Nutrition by portion: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade

Figures are McDonald’s UK published data per portion. Any as-served row is Boone’s calculation, adding the dip McDonald’s says the item is served with but excludes from its published figures.

McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large) exceeds a young child’s whole daily sugar allowance

A McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large) contains 30g of free sugar, which is 158% of the entire daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6, and 100% of an adult’s.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

Free sugar by portion: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Boone calculates these percentages from McDonald's UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Salt by portion: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Boone calculates these percentages from McDonald's UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Calories by portion: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Boone calculates these percentages from McDonald's UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Saturated fat by portion: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Boone calculates these percentages from McDonald's UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Fibre by portion: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Boone calculates these percentages from McDonald's UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Where the sugar comes from: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Effectively all 30g counts as free sugar, or about 7.5 teaspoons against the daily limit. There is a small amount of naturally occurring sugar too, listed below, but it is not enough to change the figure.

Free (added) sugars come from

• fructose, maltodextrin, sugar in the lemonade base
• sugar in the cherry flavour syrup

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• lactose in the lemonade base

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6. Sources are read from the published ingredient list for each component.

Processing and additives: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large) is assembled from 3 separately manufactured components, combined and cooked at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains acidity regulators, antioxidants, colours, flavourings, maltodextrin, preservatives, stabilisers, sweeteners and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large) as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the additives named above. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from the published ingredient list, 17-18 August 2026.

Ingredient count by order: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

The 10 manufactured ingredients

anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, citric acid, crushed ice, fructose, lutein, maltodextrin, natural lemon flavouring with other natural flavourings, steviol glycosides from stevia, xanthan gum.

The 4 raw ingredients

concentrated orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, water.

What those ingredients are, by type

Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on McDonald’s published component lists, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in four components counts once. Additive class names are dropped and the named substance kept, so “stabiliser (guar gum)” counts guar gum once. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Where McDonald’s lists more than one approved supplier recipe only the primary one is counted, so every figure here is a minimum. The build uses a Sweet and Sour dip.

Allergen information: McDonald's Frozen Cherry Lemonade (Large)

Contains = declared as an ingredient. May contain traces = McDonald's states the allergen cannot be excluded. McDonald's prepares food in kitchens where all 14 major allergens are present and equipment is shared, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free, even when ingredients are removed on request. Buns, rolls and tortilla wraps are toasted in the same toaster as sesame-topped buns. Retrieved 17-18 August 2026.