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McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage and Egg McMuffin with a pork sausage patty, fried egg, cheese slice and honey chilli glaze in a toasted English muffin

Boone’s analysis puts McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin at 21% of an adult’s daily calories, 57% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2.2 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin? It contains 412 kcal, 19g of fat (7g saturated), 8.7g of sugar and 1.7g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin

Energy412 kcal
Fat19g
of which saturates7g
Carbohydrate35g
of which sugars8.7g
Fibre2.1g
Salt1.7g
Protein25g

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 412 kcal, which is 21% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 19g of total fat, of which 7g is saturated, 8.7g of sugar, 1.7g of salt, 25g of protein and 2.1g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 7g represents 35% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components, combined at the point of sale. The hot honey sauce alone carries 4 different classes of additive. Across the whole item the ingredient list names acidity regulators, anti-caking agents, antioxidants, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, modified starches and preservatives. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the item survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

A McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 1.7g of salt, which is 57% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 8.7g of free sugar per standard serving (2.2 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

PortionAdult (female)
30g		Adult (male)
30g		Age 11 to 17
30g		Age 7 to 10
24g		Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion8.7g
29%		8.7g
29%		8.7g
29%		8.7g
36%		8.7g
46%
Teaspoons2.2 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 1.7g 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

PortionAdult (female)
6g		Adult (male)
6g		Age 11 to 17
6g		Age 7 to 10
5g		Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion1.7g
28%		1.7g
28%		1.7g
28%		1.7g
34%		1.7g
57%

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 412 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

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 portion412 kcal
21%		412 kcal
16%		412 kcal
21%		412 kcal
27%		412 kcal
32%

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 7g 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

PortionAdult (female)
20g		Adult (male)
30g		Age 11 to 17
20g		Age 7 to 10
18g		Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion7g
35%		7g
23%		7g
35%		7g
39%		7g
44%

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 2.1g 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

PortionAdult (female)
30g		Adult (male)
30g		Age 11 to 17
25g		Age 7 to 10
20g		Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion2.1g
7%		2.1g
7%		2.1g
8%		2.1g
11%		2.1g
14%

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

Effectively all 8.7g counts as free sugar, or about 2.2 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

  • sugar in the English muffin
  • dextrose, glucose syrup in the pork sausage patty
  • caramelised sugar, glucose syrup, honey in the hot honey sauce

Naturally occurring sugars come from

  • lactose in the free range egg
  • lactose in the liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend (used to cook the egg)
  • lactose in the processed cheddar cheese slice

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin 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, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, modified starches and preservatives. 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 English muffin, hot honey sauce.

Anti-caking agents

Stop powders and sliced products sticking together. Found in the processed cheddar cheese slice.

Antioxidants

Slow the natural oxidation of fats, so components keep their colour and flavour. Found in the English muffin, liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend (used to cook the egg).

Colours

Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the processed cheddar cheese slice.

Dextrose

A simple sugar used for browning, bulk and mild sweetness. Found in the pork sausage patty.

Emulsifiers

Help oil-based and water-based ingredients blend and stay blended. Found in the liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend (used to cook the egg).

Flavourings

Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend (used to cook the egg), processed cheddar cheese slice.

Glucose or glucose-fructose syrup

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

Modified starches

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

Preservatives

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

Boone classifies McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains at least 40 distinct ingredients: 23 raw and 17 manufactured. Ordered as a full meal with a dip and a dessert that reaches 64, of which 32 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin on its own23174042%
McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin + medium fries25174240%
McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin + fries + a dip27255248%
McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin + fries + dip + a medium Coca-Cola28285650%
McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin + fries + dip + drink + an Oreo McFlurry32326450%

The 17 manufactured ingredients

acetic acid, butter flavouring, caramelised sugar syrup, citric acid, dextrose, emulsifying salts, glucose syrup, herb and herb extract, irish sourced and produced to lion quality standards or equivalent, milk protein, modified maize starch, muffin mix, muffin topping, natural cheese flavouring, wheat gluten, yeast extract, yellow polenta.

The 23 raw ingredients

butter, butter oil, cooked in restaurant using a liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend containing milk, de-activated yeast, dried rye sourdough, egg, habanero peppers, honey, milk, pork, rapeseed oil, rice flour, salt, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, vegetarian cheddar, vegetarian cheese, water, wheat flour, whey or skimmed milk powder, whey powder, yeast.

What those ingredients are, by type

Meat, fish, dairy and eggs10
Oils and fats6
Sugars and syrups5
Grains and flours5
Flavourings4
Acids and acidity regulators3
Starches1
Salt and minerals1
Fruit and vegetables1

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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components.

Ingredients by component: McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin

English muffin

WHEAT flour, water, muffin topping (yellow polenta, rice flour), muffin mix (WHEAT gluten, dried RYE sourdough, acidity regulator, antioxidant), yeast, sugar, salt, rapeseed oil, de-activated yeast.

Pork sausage patty

pork (97%), salt, dextrose, herb and herb extract, glucose syrup, spice, yeast extract.

Free range egg

egg, Irish sourced and produced to Lion Quality standards or equivalent, cooked in restaurant using a liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend containing MILK.

Liquid vegetable and dairy fat blend (used to cook the egg)

vegetable oils (rapeseed, sunflower) (76%), butter oil (MILK) (21%), emulsifiers, whey powder (MILK), antioxidants, butter flavouring (MILK).

Processed cheddar cheese slice

vegetarian cheddar (51%) (MILK), water, vegetarian cheese (9%) (MILK), whey or skimmed MILK powder, butter (MILK), emulsifying salts, MILK protein, natural cheese flavouring (MILK), salt, colours, anti-caking agent.

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.

McDonald’s lists more than one approved supplier formulation for the processed cheddar cheese slice; 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains wheat, rye and milk.

Allergen information: McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin

AllergenStatus
WheatContains
RyeContains
BarleyNot present
OatsNot present
SesameMay contain traces
SoyaNot present
MilkContains
EggsNot present
FishNot present
CrustaceansNot present
CeleryNot present
MustardNot present
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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

Boone calculates that a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 412 kcal, which is 21% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 32% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

Boone calculates that all 8.7g of the sugar in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin is free sugar, or about 2.2 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

Boone measures the 8.7g of free sugar in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin against NHS limits: 46% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 36% for ages 7 to 10, and 29% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 7g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 35% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 23% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 1.7g of salt. Boone calculates that as 57% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 28% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin 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, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, modified starches and preservatives. 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 2.1g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 7% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 14% 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 Sausage & Egg McMuffin suitable for children?+

Boone’s analysis flags that its 1.7g of salt is 57% of that age group’s daily limit. That does not make it off limits, but it does mean a Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin uses up a large share of a young child’s day in one item.

How much protein is in a McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin?+

A McDonald's Hot Honey Sausage & Egg McMuffin contains 25g of protein, which Boone calculates as 50% of a 50g adult daily target.