McDonald’s Hotcakes: nutrition and allergens

Nutrition facts

Percentages are the share of the FDA Daily Value for adults and children 4 and over, worked out from McDonald’s published amounts (how % Daily Value works). A dash means McDonald’s does not publish that value for this item.

Using the FDA’s rule of thumb that 5% of the Daily Value or less per serving is low and 20% or more is high, one serving is high in added sugars (80%), carbohydrate (37%), saturated fat (30%) and sodium (23%). Add it up with other items in the McDonald’s nutrition calculator.

Allergens

According to McDonald’s, the Hotcakes contains milk, egg, wheat and soy.

McDonald’s provides supplier ingredient information for the nine major US food allergens (egg, milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame), but warns that its kitchens share cooking and preparation areas, equipment and utensils, so any item may come into contact with other foods, including allergens. It does not claim any US menu item as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal or kosher.

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Ingredients

Hotcakes: Water, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey, corn flour, soybean oil, sugar, eggs, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), dextrose, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol monoesters of fats and fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), salt, xanthan gum, natural flavors, beta carotene (color), soy lecithin. | Hotcake Syrup: Corn syrup, sugar, water, natural flavors, potassium sorbate (preservative), caramel color. | Salted Whipped Butter: Sweet cream, salt.

Other items in Breakfast at McDonald’s

By calories, the Hotcakes ranks 16 of 22 in McDonald’s Breakfast section, from lowest to highest. The table shows the 9 items nearest to it; each item is compared at its first listed size.

Nutrition for all 22 items in Breakfast at McDonald’s

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Pancakes at other chains

McDonald’s is one of 4 chains on this site that sell pancakes. Of the 3 at other chains, 2 have fewer calories and 1 has the same or more than the Hotcakes, comparing each at its first listed size; portions differ, so check the serving on each item’s page.

Compare all pancakes side by side (4 items at 4 chains)