McDonald’s Spicy Deluxe Crispy Chicken Sandwich
This southern style sandwich delivers the heat! A juicy, crispy, and breaded fried chicken breast is topped with Spicy Pepper Sauce, Roma tomatoes and shredded lettuce. The Spicy Deluxe McCrispy™ is served on a potato roll.
One sandwich has 530 calories, 26 grams fat, 49 grams carbohydrates, and 27 grams protein.
Read this guide to discover more details about the calories, nutrition information, ingredients, and allergens in the spicy fried chicken sandwich offered at McDonald’s.
Calories and Nutrition
Let’s start with an overview of the calories in the sandwich.
Calories
There are 530 calories in McDonald’s Spicy Deluxe McCrispy™ Chicken Sandwich.
Fat contributes the highest proportion of total calories. Specifically, 26 grams of fat deliver about 43% of the total. Carbohydrates make up 37% of the total calories and the remaining 20% is from protein.
- Fat: 230 calories
- Carbs: 195 calories
- Protein: 105 calories
- Total: 530 calories per sandwich
The summary of calories by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by McDonald’s. Calories may vary as a result of how the McCrispy is prepared and/or due to personal topping choices.
Dietary Fat and Cholesterol
Fat
Each serving contains 26 grams of total fat, including four grams of saturated fat. That is considered high for one menu item.
According to the FDA, a nutrient that contributes a daily value of 20% or greater is high.
With that in mind, note that total fat has a 33% DV and saturated fat has a 21% DV.
SUMMARY OF DIETARY FAT PER SERVING
Cholesterol
The amount of dietary cholesterol per serving also exceeds 20%. The Spicy Deluxe McCrispy has 65 milligrams of cholesterol, a 22% daily value.
Sodium and Potassium
One sandwich has 1,200 milligrams of sodium. That’s a little over half of the recommended limit for an entire day (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
In addition, there are 510 milligrams of potassium in one serving, which is about 10% of the recommended daily value.
Here is the nutrition facts label for the Spicy Deluxe McCrispy sandwich. The information is sourced directly from McDonald’s and is based on one serving measured as a single sandwich.
Nutrition Summary
Serving Size 1 Sandwich
CALORIES
530TOTAL FAT
26g(33%DV)
CARBOHYDRATES
49g(18%DV)
PROTEIN
27g| Saturated Fat | 4g (21%DV) |
| Trans Fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 65mg (22%DV) |
| Sodium | 1200mg (52%DV) |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g (7%DV) |
| Total Sugars | 10g |
| Added Sugars | 8g (16%DV) |
%DV (Percent Daily Values) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your daily value may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.
Ingredients and Allergens
Ingredients
The Spicy Deluxe McCrispy Chicken Sandwich is made with crispy fried chicken and a special sauce that’s served with Roma Tomato slices, Shredded Lettuce and served on a potato roll.
See below for the list of ingredients in the chicken, sauce, and roll.
Chicken Fillet
Ingredients: Chicken Breast Fillets with Rib Meat, Water, Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Leavening, Yellow Corn Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Spices, Wheat Gluten, Yeast Extract, Monosodium Glutamate, Extractives of Paprika (color), Natural Flavors, Gum Arabic, and Maltodextrin.
Spicy Pepper Sauce
Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Habanero Pepper, Salt, Sugar, Mustard Seed, Garlic, Onion, Xanthan Gum, Red Bell Pepper, Lactic Acid, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Spice, Natural Flavor, Oleoresin Paprika (for color), Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Paprika, Turmeric, and Calcium Disodium EDTA.
Potato Roll
Ingredients: Enriched Flour, Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Potato Flour, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil, Honey, Salt, Vinegar, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Inactive Yeast, DATEM, Natural Flavors, Vegetable Proteins (pea, potato, faba bean), Vegetable Oil (canola and/or sunflower oil), Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Colors (turmeric, paprika), Dextrose, Acetic Acid, Maltodextrin, and Wheat Protein.
What is Calcium Disodium EDTA?
The spicy pepper sauce in this sandwich contains Calcium Disodium EDTA.
This ingredient is an odorless crystalline powder has a slight salty flavor. As a food additive, it’s used to preserve flavor, color and texture, and to increase the shelf life of foods. It binds to metals to prevent discoloration or a reduction in flavor.
Calcium Disodium EDTA is often found in sauces and salad dressings, mayonnaise, canned carbonated soft drinks, canned vegetables, and pickled vegetables.
Allergens
Both the chicken fillet and the sandwich roll are made with ingredients that contain wheat and soy.
Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.
Nutrition facts and ingredients source: McDonald’s
