Figures from McDonald's UK nutrition calculator, 17 to 18 August 2026 , collected by Boone
Sweet & Sour Dip, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Sweet & Sour Dip as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one portion, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one portion.
Lower free sugarMilk Portion →0g free sugar (0%), 5 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 3% for an adult to 7% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 8.7g is 46% 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: 8.7g is 36% 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: 8.7g is 29% 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.
0.1g of protein, #127 on the menu. Per calorie the Chicken Selects (5 pieces) gives more: 7.0g per 100 kcal against 0.2g.
Most protein per calorieChicken Selects (5 pieces) →39g protein in 560 kcalHere the 84mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
10g of carbohydrate, with 4% 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 11% of the 151 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 82% 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; 5 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Milk Portion 0.4g protein, 0.01g salt5Sugar Stick 0g protein, 0g salt12
Tomato Ketchup 0.3g protein, 0.53g salt27
Strawberry Jam 0.1g protein, 0g salt39
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 salt5444 kcal as published. 44 kcal is 2% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 7% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 46% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Sugar Stick has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
8.7g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 8.7g of it is free sugar, from caramelised sugar, fructose, glucose-fructose in the Sweet & Sour dip: 2.2 teaspoons and 29% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0.1g, 0.2g per 100 kcal. It ranks #127 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, stabilisers and thickeners and modified starches and sugars.
As published, wheat, barley, soya 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.
