McDonald’s McChicken: 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 protein (28%), fat (27%) and sodium (24%) and is low in dietary fiber. Add it up with other items in the McDonald’s nutrition calculator.

Allergens

According to McDonald’s, the McChicken contains egg and wheat. It may also contain sesame through shared equipment or preparation.

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

McChicken Patty: Boneless chicken, bleached wheat flour, water, vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil), wheat flour, modified corn starch, sea salt, spice, potassium chloride, salt, paprika, dextrose, sodium phosphates, leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), wheat gluten, natural flavors with extractives of paprika, yeast, corn starch, garlic powder. | Regular Bun: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, contains 2% or less: salt, dextrose, corn starch, modified food starch, wheat gluten, vinegar, vegetable proteins (pea, potato, rice and/or faba), sunflower and/or canola oil, maltodextrin, natural flavors, dough conditioners (enzymes, ascorbic acid, monoglycerides). May contain: sesame. | Shredded Lettuce: Lettuce. | Mayonnaise: Soybean oil, egg yolk, water, distilled vinegar, salt, sugar, spice, lemon juice concentrate.

Other items in Chicken & Fish Sandwiches at McDonald’s

By calories, the McChicken ranks 2 of 6 in McDonald’s Chicken & Fish Sandwiches section, from lowest to highest.

Nutrition for all 6 items in Chicken & Fish Sandwiches at McDonald’s

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Crispy chicken sandwiches at other chains

McDonald’s is one of 14 chains on this site that sell crispy chicken sandwiches. Of the 30 at other chains, 1 has fewer calories and 29 have the same or more than the McChicken, comparing each at its first listed size; portions differ, so check the serving on each item’s page.

Compare all crispy chicken sandwiches side by side (31 items at 14 chains)