McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium): calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium)

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 Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium) is high in sugar

McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium) contains 49g of total sugar, about 12.2 teaspoons. McDonald’s USA declares its added sugar inconsistently across sizes, so Boone cannot say exactly how much is added, but the ingredients include sugar, fructose and fruit juice concentrates, all of which count as added sugar. Under UK rules Boone estimates 46g of free sugar.

FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)

Where the sugar comes from: McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium)

49g of total sugar, but McDonald’s USA declares its added sugar inconsistently across sizes, so Boone does not split it here. Most of it comes from the fruit bases and sweeteners listed below.

Added sugars come from

• grape juice concentrate, clarified demineralized pineapple juice concentrate, sugar, pear juice concentrate, peach juice concentrate in the strawberry banana fruit base
• sugar, fructose in the lowfat smoothie yogurt

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• lactose in the lowfat smoothie yogurt
• sugars naturally present in the strawberry banana fruit base

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 Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium)

McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium) is assembled from 2 separately manufactured components, combined and served at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains modified starches, thickeners and gums, processed cellulose, flavourings, colours, protein and dairy fractions and demineralised juice. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium) as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the additives named above. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from the published ingredient list, September 2026.

Ingredient count by order: McDonald's US Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium)

The 13 manufactured ingredients

artificial flavor, ascorbic acid, cellulose powder, citric acid, clarified demineralized pineapple juice concentrate, corn starch, fructose, gelatin, modified food starch, natural flavor, pectin, whey protein concentrate, xanthan gum.

The 9 raw ingredients

banana puree, cultured grade a reduced fat milk, fruit and vegetable juice, grape juice concentrate, peach juice concentrate, pear juice concentrate, strawberry puree, sugar, 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 Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium)

The strawberry banana fruit base is dispensed from equipment that also dispenses yogurt. 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 Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Medium)

The strawberry banana fruit base is dispensed from equipment that also dispenses yogurt. The smoothie yogurt contains gelatin, so this drink is not vegetarian. 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.