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UK Restaurant Chicken: calories and sugar compared

UK Restaurant Chicken from UK restaurant chains, side by side. Sort by calories, sugar, salt or protein, per item as served, against the daily guidelines for whoever is eating.

Source: product information published by each brand or retailerChecked against UK government guidelinesHow we check the figures

164 productswith nutrition checked

13 brandsand own labels

52 to 2,562kcal per serving

127 of 164high in salt, red on a front-of-pack label

Quick picks

UK Restaurant Chicken picks with the lowest calories, sugar and salt

Per serving as sold, before anything is added.

Lowest calorieTaco Bell Chicken Bite (1)52 kcal per serving, Taco Bell Least sugarNando’s Nandinos 3 Chicken Wings0g sugar per serving, Nando’s Least saltPret A Manger Salted Popcorn0.4g salt per serving, Pret A Manger

All 164 UK Restaurant Chicken products ranked

164 products, least calories first, per serving. % is of an adult woman’s daily energy reference.

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Taco Bell Chicken Bite (1)Taco Bell52 kcalSugar 0.7gSat fat 0.7gSalt 0.2gPer item (17g)52 kcal3% of day 2

Pret A Manger Salted PopcornPret A Manger136 kcalSugar 0.1gSat fat 0.5gSalt 0.4gPer item (29g)136 kcal7% of day 3

Leon Chargrilled Chicken MezzeLeon138 kcalSugar 0.6gSat fat 1.6gSalt 0.7gPer item (90g)138 kcal7% of day 4

Nando’s Grilled Chicken BreastNando’s138 kcalSugar 0.1gSat fat 0.6gSalt 0.7gPer item (62g)138 kcal7% of day 5

Nando’s Nandinos Chicken BreastNando’s138 kcalSugar 0.1gSat fat 0.6gSalt 0.7gPer item (62g)138 kcal7% of day 6

Wetherspoon Chicken Bites (5pc)Wetherspoon149 kcalSugar 0.9gSat fat 0.8gSalt 0.7gPer item (67g)149 kcal7% of day

Taco Bell Chicken Bites (3)Taco Bell156 kcalSugar 2gSat fat 2gSalt 0.5gPer item (51g)156 kcal8% of day 8

Wetherspoon Quorn Nuggets (5pc)Wetherspoon192 kcalSugar 2.7gSat fat 1gSalt 1gPer item (86g)192 kcal10% of day 9

Leon Aji Verde Chicken MezzeLeon205 kcalSugar 0.5gSat fat 2.3gSalt 1.9gPer item (110g)205 kcal10% of day 10

Taco Bell Crispy Chicken Tenders (2)Taco Bell216 kcalSugar 0.5gSat fat 1.5gSalt 1.1gPer item (90g)216 kcal11% of day 11

Nando’s Nandinos 3 Chicken WingsNando’s235 kcalSugar 0gSat fat 2.8gSalt 1.4gPer item (105g)235 kcal12% of day 12

Nando’s 3 Chicken WingsNando’s236 kcalSugar 0.1gSat fat 2.8gSalt 1.3gPer item (106g)236 kcal12% of day

Pizza Hut BBQ Chicken WingsPizza Hut247 kcalSugar 4.4gSat fat 3.4gSalt 2gPer item (121g)247 kcal12% of day 14

Taco Bell Chicken Bites (5)Taco Bell260 kcalSugar 3.3gSat fat 3.3gSalt 0.9gPer item (85g)260 kcal13% of day 15

McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets (6 pieces)McDonalds261 kcalSugar 0.6gSat fat 1.5gSalt 0.6gPer item (95g)261 kcal13% of day 16

Wetherspoon Southern-Fried Chicken Strips (3pc)Wetherspoon276 kcalSugar 0.9gSat fat 3.4gSalt 2gPer item (124g)276 kcal14% of day 17

McDonald’s Mayo ChickenMcDonalds282 kcalSugar 5.1gSat fat 1gSalt 0.9gPer item (109g)282 kcal14% of day 18

Pret A Manger Chicken & Greens Protein PlatePret A Manger285 kcalSugar 9.2gSat fat 2.1gSalt 2.9gPer item (271g)285 kcal14% of day

Nando’s 1/4 ChickenNando’s289 kcalSugar 0gSat fat 4gSalt 0.9gPer item (130g)289 kcal14% of day 20

Pret A Manger Chicken Laksa SoupPret A Manger296 kcalSugar 6.9gSat fat 15gSalt 2.2gPer item (365g)296 kcal15% of day 21

Nando’s 3 Extra Saucy WingsNando’s299 kcalSugar 5.6gSat fat 3.2gSalt 1.6gPer item (134g)299 kcal15% of day 22

McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) Happy MealMcDonalds311 kcalSugar 0.4gSat fat 3.8gSalt 0.7gPer item (350g)311 kcal16% of day 23

Zizzi Chicken Spiedini with Calabrese DipZizzi321 kcalSugar 4.6gSat fat 3.2gSalt 0.9gPer item (225g)321 kcal16% of day 24

Taco Bell Chicken Bites (3) with Nacho Cheese SauceTaco Bell324 kcalSugar 4.9gSat fat 9.4gSalt 1.2gPer item (135g)324 kcal16% of day

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UK Restaurant Chicken nutrition questions

Which uk restaurant chicken product has the most calories?

Papa John’s Chicken, Pepperoni and Ham (Original Base), with 2,562 kcal per per item. The lowest is Taco Bell Chicken Bite (1), at 52 kcal.

Which uk restaurant chicken product has the most sugar?

Papa John’s BBQ Chicken Classic (Original Base), with 65.6g of sugar per per item. That is 219% of the 30g daily free sugar limit for anyone aged 11 or over, and 345% of the 19g limit for a 4 to 6 year old.

Which brands make uk restaurant chicken?

13 brands and own labels are covered here. The most products come from Wingstop (33), Wetherspoon (32), Taco Bell (20), Nando’s (17).

How much sugar should children have?

The NHS limits free sugar to 30g a day from age 11, 24g for ages 7 to 10 and 19g for ages 4 to 6. Free sugar is added sugar plus sugar in honey, syrups and juice, not the sugar in milk or whole fruit.

What do the colours mean?

They follow UK front-of-pack labels. Sugar is high above 22.5g per 100g (11.25g per 100ml for drinks), saturated fat above 5g (2.5g), and salt above 1.5g (0.75g). Low is 5g, 1.5g and 0.3g per 100g or less.

How we check the figures

Figures are per serving as sold, from the nutrition information published by each brand or retailer, checked by Boone. Where a product page gives figures per 100g, the serving uses the pack or portion size shown on that page.

Colours follow the UK front-of-pack labelling thresholds per 100g or 100ml. Daily references are the NHS free sugar and salt limits by age and the energy references used across Boone. Sugar is free sugar where Boone has worked it out from the ingredients, and total sugar otherwise, marked as such.

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