Sodium is the figure most people never check at McDonald’s. Below is every one of the 247 items on the current US menu ranked by sodium per item, split by menu section and measured against the daily limit for each age.
All 29 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. Spicy Chicken McNuggets (40 piece) is highest at 4,180mg and Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) is lowest at 340mg.









All 21 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. The Big Breakfast with Hotcakes is highest at 2,070mg and the Fruit & Maple Oatmeal is lowest at 150mg.





















All 8 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. The Hamburger Happy Meal is highest at 680mg and Apple Slices is lowest at 0mg.
All 14 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. The Mighty Hot Sauce is highest at 530mg and Honey is lowest at 0mg.



All 80 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. The Caramel Macchiato (Large) is highest at 490mg and the Hot Tea (Medium) is lowest at 5mg.
All 18 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. The Chocolate Shake (Large) is highest at 390mg and the Vanilla Cone is lowest at 80mg.


All 77 McDonald's US items in this section, ranked by sodium from highest to lowest. The Sprite (Large) is highest at 170mg and DASANI Water is lowest at 0mg.




Sodium is per item as served, from McDonald’s USA published nutrition information, per item as served, checked in September 2026. Daily limits are the National Academies Chronic Disease Risk Reduction intakes: 2,300mg from age 14, 1,800mg for ages 9 to 13 and 1,500mg for ages 4 to 8. Salt equivalent is sodium multiplied by 2.5. The small Diet Coke is excluded because its published sodium figure is inconsistent with the other sizes.