McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small): calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small)

Nutrition figures are McDonald’s USA 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.

McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small) is moderate on sugar, salt and saturated fat

McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small) contains 2% of the daily sodium limit for a child aged 4 to 8, 0g of added sugar and 0% of the saturated fat Daily Value.

FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)

Where the sugar comes from: McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small)

None of the 32g of sugar counts as added sugar under US rules. It comes from the sources listed below. Under UK rules, sugar from juice, purée and concentrate is counted too, which makes 32g of free sugar.

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• sugars naturally present in the Minute Maid 100% orange juice

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030: no more than 10g of added sugar per meal from age 11 and none for children aged 10 and under. FDA Daily Value: 50g a day. Sources are read from the published ingredient list for each component.

Processing and additives: McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small)

McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small) is made from Minute Maid 100% orange juice. The ingredient list names none of the additives Boone uses to flag an ultra-processed food.

Boone classifies McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small) as NOVA group 1, unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. Read from the published ingredient list, September 2026.

Ingredient count by order: McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small)

The 2 raw ingredients

orange juice concentrate, water.

What those ingredients are, by type

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 “leavening (baking soda)” counts baking soda once. Ice and water added at the counter are not counted. 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. Every figure here is a minimum. The build uses a Sweet ’n Sour sauce.

Ingredients by component: McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small)

Ingredients taken from the McDonald’s USA product pages, retrieved September 2026, with obvious spelling errors corrected. Recipes change - always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergen information: McDonald's US Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice (Small)

Contains = declared by McDonald’s USA. May contain = McDonald’s states the allergen may be present. McDonald’s prepares food in shared kitchens, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. UK rules also require barley, oats, mustard, celery and sulphites to be declared; these are shown where the ingredient list names them. Retrieved September 2026.