McDonald’s McCafé Hot Chocolate: 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 size.

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, the Small size is high in added sugars (58%), saturated fat (40%) and protein (22%) and is low in dietary fiber. Add it up with other items in the McDonald’s nutrition calculator.

Allergens

According to McDonald’s, the McCafé Hot Chocolate contains milk and soy.

Allergens combine all sizes; McDonald’s data for some sizes lists fewer (Large: milk).

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

Whole Milk: Milk, vitamin D3 added. | Chocolate Syrup: Sugar, water, chocolate liquor, caramel color, contains 2% or less: natural flavors, vanilla extract, salt, gellan gum, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative). | Whipped Light Cream: Cream, nonfat milk, milk, liquid sugar, contains 2% or less: mono and diglycerides, natural flavors, carrageenan. Whipping propellant (nitrous oxide). | Chocolate Drizzle: Corn syrup, dextrose, water, sugar, glycerin, hydrogenated coconut oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), modified food starch, nonfat milk, natural flavors, salt, gellan gum, disodium phosphate, potassium sorbate (preservative), soy lecithin.

Other items in McCafé Coffees at McDonald’s

By calories (Small), the McCafé Hot Chocolate ranks 21 of 23 in McDonald’s McCafé Coffees 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 23 items in McCafé Coffees at McDonald’s

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Hot chocolate at other chains

McDonald’s is one of 4 chains on this site that sell hot chocolate. Of the 4 at other chains, every one has fewer calories than the McCafé Hot Chocolate (Small), comparing each at its first listed size; portions differ, so check the serving on each item’s page.

Compare all hot chocolate side by side (5 items at 4 chains)