McDonald's US Fries & Sides: calories, sugar and sodium for every item

None of these contain added sugar, and the fries are lower in sodium than most people expect: 260mg for a medium, 17% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 8. Each ketchup packet alongside adds 90mg of sodium and 2g of added sugar. US fries are not vegetarian: the frying oil includes natural beef flavour made with wheat and milk.

The 5 items in this section range from 15 calories for the McDonald's US Apple Slices up to 480 calories for the McDonald's US Fries (Large). Boone measures added sugar against the US per-meal limit and sodium against limits by age and sex, and the calculator on every page can switch to UK guidance.