Figures from McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , collected by Boone
Hamburger Happy Meal, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Hamburger Happy Meal as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one Happy Meal, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 6.3g is 32% of an adult’s daily 20g in one Happy Meal.
Lower saturated fatFilet-O-Fish Happy Meal →3.5g saturated fat (18%), 402 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 23% for an adult to 46% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1.39g is 46% of the day’s 3g limit in one Happy Meal.
Lower-salt swapChicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy Meal →0.67g salt, 22% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 6.9g is 29% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapChicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy Meal →0.67g salt, 13% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 1.39g is 23% of the day’s 6g limit in one Happy Meal.
Lower-salt swapChicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy Meal →0.67g salt, 11% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 32% of the adult limit.
22.8g of protein, #29 on the menu. Per calorie the Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives more: 7.0g per 100 kcal against 5.8g.
Most protein per calorieChicken Selects (5 pieces) →39g protein in 560 kcalHere the 556mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
42g of carbohydrate, with 33% 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 79% of the 151 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 69% of the 151 items on the menu.
McDonald's does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
41 ingredients across 8 parts; 9 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
392 kcal as published. 392 kcal is 20% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 46% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 36% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy Meal has 0.67g of salt, 22% of that salt limit.
19.9g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 6.9g of it is free sugar, from dextrose, maltodextrin, sugar in the regular bun, fructose, glucose-fructose in the tomato ketchup: 1.7 teaspoons and 23% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 13g is naturally occurring and does not count.
22.8g, 5.8g per 100 kcal. It ranks #29 of 146 items on the menu for protein. The Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives the most protein for the calories, 7.0g per 100 kcal.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes emulsifiers, preservatives, flavourings and firming agents.
As published, wheat, milk and mustard. Rye, barley and sesame 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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