Figures from McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , collected by Boone
Sweet & Smoky BBQ Dip, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Sweet & Smoky BBQ Dip as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one portion, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 14g is 47% of an adult’s daily 30g in one portion.
Lower free sugarMilk Portion →0g free sugar (0%), 5 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 9% for an adult to 17% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 14g is 74% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapSugar Stick →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 14g is 58% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapSugar Stick →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 14g is 47% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapSugar Stick →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 0% of the adult limit.
0.4g of protein, #114 on the menu. Per calorie the Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives more: 7.0g per 100 kcal against 0.7g.
Most protein per calorieChicken Selects (5 pieces) →39g protein in 560 kcalHere the 208mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
15g of carbohydrate, with 0% 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 18% of the 151 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 0% of the 151 items on the menu.
McDonald's does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
20 ingredients across 1 part; 4 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Sweet & Sour Dip 0.1g protein, 0.21g salt44
Sweet Curry Dip 0.3g protein, 0.32g salt47
BBQ Dip 0.3g protein, 0.54g salt49
Lurpak Spreadable 0g protein, 0.07g salt54
Sweet & Smoky BBQ Dip 0.4g protein, 0.52g salt60
Lyle’s Golden Syrup 0.1g protein, 0.14g salt63
Big Mac Sauce 0.3g protein, 0.32g salt65
Sweet Chilli Dip 0.1g protein, 0.56g salt7160 kcal as published. 60 kcal is 3% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 17% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 74% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Sugar Stick has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
14g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 14g of it is free sugar, from dextrose, sugar in the Sweet & Smoky BBQ dip: 3.5 teaspoons and 47% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0.4g, 0.7g per 100 kcal. It ranks #114 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 preservatives, colours, stabilisers and thickeners and modified starches and sugars.
As published, none of the 14 major allergens are declared as ingredients.
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.
