Figures from Caffè Nero Allergen, Nutritional & Ingredient Guide (GB), 9 September 2026 , collected by Boone
Banana & Walnut Loaf Cake, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Banana & Walnut Loaf Cake as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 18g is 60% of an adult’s daily 30g in one serving.
Lower free sugarButter Croissant →4g free sugar (13%), 222 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 8% for an adult to 17% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 18g is 95% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapGianduja Chocolate →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 18g is 75% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapGianduja Chocolate →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 18g is 60% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapGianduja Chocolate →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 11% of the adult limit.
5g of protein, #96 on the menu. Per calorie the Chicken Salad Sandwich gives more: 6.4g per 100 kcal against 1.7g.
Most protein per calorieChicken Salad Sandwich →23.3g protein in 365 kcalHere the 200mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
35.1g of carbohydrate, and 49% of the energy is fat, which is slow to digest. Better after a long session than in the hours before one.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 331 Caffè Nero items.
More protein per calorie than 28% of the 331 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 26% of the 331 items on the menu.
Caffè Nero does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 16, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #90 of 135 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →29 ingredients across 1 part; 13 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Gingerbread Biscuit 3.1g protein, 0.7g salt293
Italian Tiramisu 3.7g protein, 0.1g salt293
Raspberry Croissant 5.1g protein, 0.4g salt295
Fruit Scone 7.6g protein, 1.1g salt299
Banana & Walnut Loaf Cake 5g protein, 0.5g salt299
Caramel Shortbread 3.1g protein, 0.4g salt301
Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake 3.7g protein, 0.4g salt305
Belgian Chocolate Brownie 3.9g protein, 0.3g salt314299 kcal as published. 299 kcal is 15% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 17% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 95% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Gianduja Chocolate has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
18g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 18g of it is free sugar: 4.5 teaspoons and 60% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
5g, 1.7g per 100 kcal. It ranks #96 of 145 items on the menu for protein. The Chicken Salad Sandwich gives the most protein for the calories, 6.4g per 100 kcal.
16 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes acidity regulators, flavourings, stabilisers and thickeners and raising agents.
As published, wheat, tree nuts, milk and eggs.
Source. Caffè Nero Allergen, Nutritional & Ingredient Guide (GB), 9 September 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Caffè Nero’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
