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McDonald's Chicken McNuggets
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McDonald's Chicken McNuggets

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • White Boneless Chicken53.6%No flag
  • Water23.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil11.6%No flag›
  • Canola Oil5.8%No flag›
  • Corn Oil2.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated soy oil1.5%No flag
  • Flour5.8%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour2.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
  • Reduced Iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic Acid0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour2.9%No flag›
  • Yellow Corn Flour1.5%No flag
  • Vegetable Starch0.7%No flag
  • Corn0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat0.2%No flag›
  • Rice<0.1%No flag›
  • Pea<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.2%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Aluminum Phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium Lactate · E327<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium Phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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White Boneless Chicken, Water, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Bleached Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Vegetable Starch (modified Corn, Wheat, Rice, Pea, Corn), Salt, Leavening (baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Lactate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Spices, Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice Solids, Dextrose, Natural Flavors.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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