Figures from McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , collected by Boone
Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy Meal, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy Meal as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one Happy Meal, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one Happy Meal.
Lower saturated fatFilet-O-Fish Happy Meal →3.5g saturated fat (18%), 402 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 11% for an adult to 22% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 0.67g is 22% of the day’s 3g limit in one Happy Meal.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
For age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 0.67g is 13% of the day’s 5g limit in one Happy Meal.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
For age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 0.67g is 11% of the day’s 6g limit in one Happy Meal.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
Protein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 19% of the adult limit.
19.8g of protein, #38 on the menu. Per calorie the Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives more: 7.0g per 100 kcal against 6.4g.
Most protein per calorieChicken Selects (5 pieces) →39g protein in 560 kcalHere the 268mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
27g of carbohydrate, with 40% 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 87% of the 151 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 46% of the 151 items on the menu.
McDonald's does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
19 ingredients across 3 parts; 5 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
311 kcal as published. 311 kcal is 16% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 22% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 2% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item.
13.4g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0.4g of it is free sugar, from dextrose, glucose syrup in the chicken McNuggets: 0.1 teaspoons and 1% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 13g is naturally occurring and does not count.
19.8g, 6.4g per 100 kcal. It ranks #38 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 flavourings, raising agents, added proteins and modified starches and sugars.
As published, wheat, milk and celery.
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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