Figures from McDonald’s US nutrition information , collected by Boone, checked 11 September 2026
Latte (Medium), as published. High and Low follow FDA’s 20% and 5% Daily Value marks. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Latte (Medium) as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 is 20% of the Daily Value or more in one hot drink, FDA’s mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 5g is 25% of the Daily Value in one hot drink.
Lower saturated fatSweet Tea (Medium) →0g saturated fat (0% DV), 170 caloriesSodium limits by age: 5% for an adult, 8% at age 4 to 8.
For age 4 to 8, 120mg of sodium is 8% of the day’s 1,500mg limit in one hot drink.
Lower-sodium swapHot Tea (Medium) →5mg sodium, 0% of the 1,500mg limitFor age 9 to 13, 120mg of sodium is 7% of the day’s 1,800mg limit in one hot drink.
Lower-sodium swapHot Tea (Medium) →5mg sodium, 0% of the 1,800mg limitFor age 14 to 18, 120mg of sodium is 5% of the day’s 2,300mg limit in one hot drink.
Lower-sodium swapHot Tea (Medium) →5mg sodium, 0% of the 2,300mg limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 25% of the Daily Value.
10g of protein, #83 on the menu. Per calorie the 1% Low Fat Milk Jug gives more: 8.0g per 100 calories against 5.3g.
Most protein per calorie1% Low Fat Milk Jug →8g protein in 100 caloriesHere the 120mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
17g of carbohydrate, and 43% of the energy is fat, which is slow to digest. Better after a long session than in the hours before one.
Sugar naturally in milk, fruit and vegetables is not added sugar. Dietary Guidelines →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 247 McDonald’s US items.
More protein per calorie than 85% of the 247 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 56% of the 247 items on the menu.
McDonald’s USA does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
Would not meet FDA’s ‘healthy’ criteria for a dairy drink: over the saturated fat limit.
43 of 247 McDonald’s US items are within the limits for their category.
FDA final rule, December 2024. Food makers must comply by 25 February 2028.
4 ingredients across 3 parts; 0 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. How NOVA works →
No additives in the published ingredient list.
Sweet Tea (Small) 1g protein, 20mg sodium130
Latte (Small) 8g protein, 90mg sodium140
Cappuccino (Medium) 9g protein, 100mg sodium160Sweet Tea (Medium) 1g protein, 25mg sodium170Latte (Medium) 10g protein, 120mg sodium190Cappuccino (Large) 11g protein, 130mg sodium200Caramel Cappuccino (Small) 7g protein, 290mg sodium210French Vanilla Cappuccino (Small) 5g protein, 65mg sodium210190 calories as published. That is 10% of the 2,000-calorie Daily Value used on US food labels.
For a child aged 4 to 8 it is 8% of the day’s 1,500mg sodium limit in one item. It has no added sugar. A Hot Tea (Medium) has 5mg of sodium, 0% of that limit.
13g of total sugars, of which 0g is added sugar as published. That is 0.0 teaspoons and 0% of the 50g Daily Value. The Dietary Guidelines advise no more than 10g of added sugar a meal from age 11.
10g, 5.3g per 100 calories. It ranks #83 of 237 items on the menu for protein. The 1% Low Fat Milk Jug gives the most protein for the calories, 8.0g per 100 calories.
No. Judged as a dairy drink, it is over FDA’s limit for saturated fat. This is Boone’s reading of the FDA criteria; McDonald’s USA makes no ‘healthy’ claim.
No, NOVA group 1.
Of the 9 major US allergens, it contains milk.
Source. McDonald’s US nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from McDonald’s USA’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
References. FDA Daily Values; USDA estimated calorie needs; Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025 to 2030; sodium limits by age from the National Academies; FDA ‘healthy’ claim criteria.
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