Figures from Dave's Hot Chicken UK menu nutrition information , collected by Boone
#4 Meal, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The #4 Meal as published, seen four ways.
3 of 3 limits are over 30% in one dish, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 5.5g is 92% of an adult’s daily 6g in one dish.
Lower saltDave's Sauce Tub →3.5g salt (58%), 819 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 92% for an adult to 183% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 5.5g is 183% of the day’s 3g limit in one dish.
Lower-salt swapDave's Sauce Tub →3.5g salt, 117% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 5.5g is 110% of the day’s 5g limit in one dish.
Lower-salt swapDave's Sauce Tub →3.5g salt, 70% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 5.5g is 92% of the day’s 6g limit in one dish.
Lower-salt swapDave's Sauce Tub →3.5g salt, 58% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 34% of the adult limit.
41g of protein, #6 on the menu. Per calorie the Hot Box Tenders gives more: 6.9g per 100 kcal against 3.1g.
Most protein per calorieHot Box Tenders →259g protein in 3,739 kcalHere the 2,200mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
127g of carbohydrate, with 49% of the energy from fat.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 52 Dave's Hot Chicken items.
More protein per calorie than 79% of the 52 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 87% of the 52 items on the menu.
Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
UK law does not require one for food made to order or sold loose, so Boone cannot count the ingredients or list the additives. Allergens are listed above, as published by Dave's Hot Chicken. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
1,333 kcal as published. 1,333 kcal is 67% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 183% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 95% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Dave's Sauce Tub has 3.5g of salt, 117% 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.
41g, 3.1g per 100 kcal. It ranks #6 of 36 items on the menu for protein. The Hot Box Tenders gives the most protein for the calories, 6.9g per 100 kcal.
As published, wheat, barley, sesame, milk, eggs, celery, mustard and sulphites.
Source. Dave's Hot Chicken UK menu nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Dave's Hot Chicken’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.
