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McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy chicken sandwich with a breaded chicken breast fillet, white cheddar, streaky bacon, lettuce and honey chilli glaze on a sourdough bun

Boone’s analysis puts McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy at 31% of an adult’s daily calories, 97% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 4 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy? It contains 624 kcal, 23g of fat (7.6g saturated), 16g of sugar and 2.9g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

Energy624 kcal
Fat23g
of which saturates7.6g
Carbohydrate66g
of which sugars16g
Fibre3.5g
Salt2.9g
Protein36g

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.

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 624 kcal, which is 31% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 23g of total fat, of which 7.6g is saturated, 16g of sugar, 2.9g of salt, 36g of protein and 3.5g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 7.6g represents 38% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components, combined at the point of sale. The sourdough bun alone carries 7 different classes of additive. Across the whole item the ingredient list names acidity regulators, anti-caking agents, antioxidants, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents, stabilisers and thickeners. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the item survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 2.9g of salt, which is 97% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6. It is also high in calories.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

Calories2,000 kcal
Total fat70g
Saturated fat20g
Carbohydrate260g
Sugars90g
Fibre30g
Salt6g
Protein50g

Sugar in McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 16g of free sugar per standard serving (4.0 teaspoons). Moderate sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g per day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit. The table below shows how this compares across all age groups.

Free sugar by portion: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

PortionAdult (female)
30g		Adult (male)
30g		Age 11 to 17
30g		Age 7 to 10
24g		Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion16g
53%		16g
53%		16g
53%		16g
67%		16g
84%
Teaspoons4.0 tsp

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 in McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 2.9g of salt per standard serving. Moderate salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g per day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10. The table below shows how this serving compares to daily limits for adults and children.

Salt by portion: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

PortionAdult (female)
6g		Adult (male)
6g		Age 11 to 17
6g		Age 7 to 10
5g		Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion2.9g
48%		2.9g
48%		2.9g
48%		2.9g
58%		2.9g
97%

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 in McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 624 kcal per standard serving. Moderate calorie share

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex. The table below shows how this serving compares to typical daily reference intakes.

Calories by portion: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

PortionAdult (female)
2000 kcal		Adult (male)
2500 kcal		Age 11 to 17
1936 kcal		Age 7 to 10
1553 kcal		Age 4 to 6
1291 kcal
Per portion624 kcal
31%		624 kcal
25%		624 kcal
32%		624 kcal
40%		624 kcal
48%

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 in McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 7.6g of saturated fat per standard serving. Moderate saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children. The table below shows how this serving compares.

Saturated fat by portion: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

PortionAdult (female)
20g		Adult (male)
30g		Age 11 to 17
20g		Age 7 to 10
18g		Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion7.6g
38%		7.6g
25%		7.6g
38%		7.6g
42%		7.6g
48%

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 in McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 3.5g of fibre per standard serving. Some fibre

Fibre is the one figure here that is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under. UK guidance is 30g a day for adults, 25g for ages 11 to 17, 20g for ages 7 to 10 and 15g for ages 4 to 6. Most people in the UK fall well short. The table below shows how much of a day’s fibre this serving provides.

Fibre by portion: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

PortionAdult (female)
30g		Adult (male)
30g		Age 11 to 17
25g		Age 7 to 10
20g		Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion3.5g
12%		3.5g
12%		3.5g
14%		3.5g
18%		3.5g
23%

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.

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

Effectively all 16g counts as free sugar, or about 4.0 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

  • dextrose, maltodextrin, sugar in the sourdough bun
  • maltodextrin in the McCrispy patty
  • caramelised sugar, glucose syrup, honey in the hot honey sauce
  • sugar in the streaky bacon

Naturally occurring sugars come from

  • lactose in the white cheddar slices
  • sugars naturally present in the lettuce

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.

Ultra-processed food: what is really in it

Processing and additives: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components, combined and cooked at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains acidity regulators, anti-caking agents, antioxidants, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents, stabilisers and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Acidity regulators

Hold the ph steady so flavour and shelf life stay consistent. Found in the McCrispy patty, hot honey sauce.

Anti-caking agents

Stop powders and sliced products sticking together. Found in the white cheddar slices.

Antioxidants

Slow the natural oxidation of fats, so components keep their colour and flavour. Found in the sourdough bun, streaky bacon.

Dextrose

A simple sugar used for browning, bulk and mild sweetness. Found in the sourdough bun.

Emulsifiers

Help oil-based and water-based ingredients blend and stay blended. Found in the sourdough bun, white cheddar slices, streaky bacon.

Flavourings

Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the sourdough bun, McCrispy patty, streaky bacon.

Glucose or glucose-fructose syrup

Sweeten and control texture more cheaply than sugar alone. Found in the hot honey sauce.

Maltodextrin

Bulk out a product and carry flavour, with little taste of its own. Found in the sourdough bun, McCrispy patty.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the McCrispy patty, hot honey sauce.

Preservatives

Slow the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in centrally prepared components. Found in the hot honey sauce, streaky bacon.

Raising agents

Make doughs and batters rise without a long ferment. Found in the McCrispy patty.

Stabilisers

Stop mixtures separating and hold texture during storage and transport. Found in the sourdough bun.

Thickeners

Give sauces and syrups the body they would otherwise lack. Found in the sourdough bun.

Boone classifies McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy 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.

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains at least 46 distinct ingredients: 24 raw and 22 manufactured. Ordered as a full meal with a dip and a dessert that reaches 68, of which 34 are manufactured. Raw means something you could buy and cook with at home; manufactured means a substance that only exists as an output of industrial processing.

Ingredient count by order: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy on its own24224648%
McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy + medium fries26224846%
McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy + fries + a dip28295751%
McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy + fries + dip + a medium Coca-Cola29326152%
McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy + fries + dip + drink + an Oreo McFlurry34346850%

The 22 manufactured ingredients

acetic acid, caramelised sugar syrup, citric acid, dextrose, emulsifying salts, glucose syrup, gram or chickpea flour, guar gum, gum arabic, lecithins, maize and tapioca maltodextrin, maize starch, maltodextrin, modified maize starch, modified starch, pea protein, smoke flavouring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, wheat gluten, wheat starch, yeast extract.

The 24 raw ingredients

butter, cheddar, cheese, chicken breast meat, fermented wheat flour, habanero peppers, honey, iceberg lettuce, milk, milk proteins, milk solids, onion powder, pork belly, rapeseed oil, rice flour, salt, sesame seeds, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, water, wheat flour, wheat semolina, yeast.

What those ingredients are, by type

Grains and flours10
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs7
Starches6
Sugars and syrups5
Oils and fats3
Acids and acidity regulators3
Fruit and vegetables3
Stabilisers and thickeners2
Flavourings2
Preservatives and antioxidants1
Salt and minerals1

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.

Ingredients

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components.

Ingredients by component: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

Sourdough bun

WHEAT flour, water, sugar, yeast, rapeseed oil, SESAME seeds, salt, fermented WHEAT flour, thickener (guar gum), pea protein, emulsifiers, natural flavouring, maize and tapioca maltodextrin, WHEAT starch, antioxidants, dextrose, maize starch, stabiliser (gum arabic).

McCrispy patty

chicken breast meat (58%), water, WHEAT flour, vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed), starches, gram or chickpea flour, modified starch, WHEAT semolina, WHEAT gluten, flavourings (contain WHEAT), salt, spices, yeast extract, acidity regulator, rice flour, raising agent, onion powder, maltodextrin.

White cheddar slices

cheddar (51%) (MILK), water, cheese (9%) (MILK), milk solids (MILK), butter (MILK), emulsifying salts, MILK proteins, salt, anti-caking agent (lecithins).

Hot honey sauce

glucose syrup, honey (33%), water, habanero peppers (4%), modified maize starch, spirit vinegar, salt, acids (citric acid, acetic acid), preservative, caramelised sugar syrup.

Streaky bacon

pork belly, salt, smoke flavouring, sugar, emulsifier, antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), preservative (sodium nitrite).

Lettuce

100% iceberg lettuce.

McDonald’s lists more than one approved supplier formulation for the McCrispy patty, white cheddar slices and streaky bacon; the version shown is the primary one and the allergen information covers all variants. Ingredients taken from the McDonald’s UK product pages, retrieved 17-18 August 2026. Recipes change - always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergens at a glance

McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains wheat, sesame and milk.

Allergen information: McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy

AllergenStatus
WheatContains
RyeMay contain traces
BarleyMay contain traces
OatsNot present
SesameContains
SoyaNot present
MilkContains
EggsNot present
FishNot present
CrustaceansNot present
CeleryMay contain traces
MustardMay contain traces
MolluscsNot present
LupinNot present

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

Boone calculates that a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 624 kcal, which is 31% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 48% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

Boone calculates that all 16g of the sugar in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy is free sugar, or about 4 teaspoons. There is no dairy or whole fruit in it to hold any of it back.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

Boone measures the 16g of free sugar in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy against NHS limits: 84% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 67% for ages 7 to 10, and 53% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 7.6g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 38% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 25% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 2.9g of salt. Boone calculates that as 97% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 48% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components and contains acidity regulators, anti-caking agents, antioxidants, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents, stabilisers and thickeners. NOVA group 4 describes how far a food is from its whole-food form, not how nutritious it is.

How much fibre is in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 3.5g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 12% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 23% of the 15g target for a child aged 4 to 6. Fibre is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under.

Is a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy suitable for children?+

Boone’s analysis flags that its 2.9g of salt is 97% of that age group’s daily limit. That does not make it off limits, but it does mean a Hot Honey McCrispy uses up a large share of a young child’s day in one item.

How much protein is in a McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey McCrispy contains 36g of protein, which Boone calculates as 72% of a 50g adult daily target.