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Chicken McNuggets®

Made with tender chicken breast cooked in a seasoned batter.

Chicken McNuggets® (4 pieces)

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Chicken McNuggets® (4 pieces)
Nutrition type Per portion % GDA
Energy (Kcal) 170 8%
Protein (grams) 9 12%
Carbohydrates (grams) 13 5%
of which sugars
(grams)		 0 0%
Fat (grams) 9 13%
of which saturated
fat (grams)		 1 5%
Fibre (grams) 1 4%
Salt (grams) 0.4 8.0%
 

Our food: Chicken

The only meat we use across our entire chicken range is succulent chicken breast meat.



Chicken McNuggets® (4 pieces)

Our food: Chicken

Welfare

McDonald's have in place strict animal welfare standards, developed with our suppliers and global animal welfare experts.

What our chickens are fed?

The feed used for rearing our chickens is not genetically modified and is free from antibiotic growth promoters.

Traceability

All of the chicken used in our restaurants is traceable right back to the farms on which the birds were raised.

Maintaining high standards

In the UK, our poultry suppliers are accredited by a nationally recognised farm assurance - Assured Chicken Production

What meat we use

The only meat used across our chicken range is carefully deboned chicken breast.

 

Nutritrional information

Find out all the key nutritional information for this menu item either per portion or per 100g

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How do you eat your Chicken McNuggets?

  • In one go
  • Nibble at them

Chicken McNuggets uncovered

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    • The only meat we use across our entire chicken range is succulent chicken breast meat.
    • Served in a specially seasoned batter.
    • We reduced the salt by 30% in 2004 and they still have the same great taste.
    • Cooked from frozen in a blend of new non-hydrogenated sunflower and rapeseed oil.
    • Level of Trans Fatty Acids in our cooking oil is now below 2%.

Your questions answered

  How are McNuggets made?

Chicken McNuggets are made from deboned chicken breast meat, which is then minced. A flavoured marinade is then added and mixed in. The minced chicken meat is shaped into McNuggets and coated with the specially seasoned batter, flash fried and frozen. The McNuggets are supplied to the restaurants frozen, and then cooked from frozen in a blend of non-hydrogenated sunflower and rapeseed oil.

What's the healthier option, Chicken McNuggets or Chicken Selects?

Comparing a portion of 6 Chicken McNuggets and 3 Chicken Selects, the Chicken McNuggets may be your preferred option as they contain less sugar, fat, saturated fat and less salt per portion. If you order the Chicken McNuggets with a garden side salad instead of fries it will help contribute towards your 5 portions of fruit or veg a day.

How many calories are in a serving of nine Chicken McNuggets?

There are 375 KCals in nine Chicken McNuggets.