Regular Chocolate Shake: calories and sugar by portion and age

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake, chocolate milkshake in a tall clear glass, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake at 31% of an adult’s daily calories, 26% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 14.5 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake? It contains 612 kcal, 23g of fat (10g saturated), 77g of sugar and 0.77g of salt.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Energy	612 kcal
Fat	23g
of which saturates	10g
Carbohydrate	86g
of which sugars	77g
Salt	0.77g
Protein	15g

Nutrition figures are Dave's Hot Chicken UK published data from its April 2026 nutritional guide, per item as sold and excluding substitutions or extras. Boone converts them to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 612 kcal, which is 31% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 23g of total fat, of which 10g is saturated, 77g of sugar, 0.77g of salt and 15g of protein.

The saturated fat content of 10g represents 50% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Dave's Hot Chicken publishes figures both per portion and per 100g, which puts the portion at about 414g and 148 kcal per 100g.

Sugar in Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 58g of free sugar per standard serving (14.5 teaspoons). The total sugar figure Dave's Hot Chicken publishes is 77g; the difference is naturally present in milk and does not count towards the limits below. High sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g per day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit.

Free sugar by portion: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 30g	Age 7 to 10 24g	Age 4 to 6 19g
Per portion	58g 193%	58g 193%	58g 193%	58g 242%	58g 305%

Teaspoons: 14.5 tsp

Boone calculates these percentages from Dave's Hot Chicken UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under. For guidance only.

Salt in Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 0.77g of salt per standard serving. Low salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g per day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10.

Salt by portion: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Portion	Adult (female) 6g	Adult (male) 6g	Age 11 to 17 6g	Age 7 to 10 5g	Age 4 to 6 3g
Per portion	0.77g 13%	0.77g 13%	0.77g 13%	0.77g 15%	0.77g 26%

Calories in Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 612 kcal per standard serving. Moderate calorie share

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex.

Calories by portion: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Portion	Adult (female) 2000 kcal	Adult (male) 2500 kcal	Age 11 to 17 1936 kcal	Age 7 to 10 1553 kcal	Age 4 to 6 1291 kcal
Per portion	612 kcal 31%	612 kcal 24%	612 kcal 32%	612 kcal 39%	612 kcal 47%

Saturated fat in Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 10g of saturated fat per standard serving. High saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower for children.

Saturated fat by portion: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Portion	Adult (female) 20g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 20g	Age 7 to 10 18g	Age 4 to 6 16g
Per portion	10g 50%	10g 33%	10g 50%	10g 56%	10g 62%

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Roughly 58g of the 77g counts as free sugar, or about 14.5 teaspoons. The rest is lactose, estimated from the 15g of protein. Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish the split, so the free figure is Boone’s estimate and is deliberately rounded so it is not understated.

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6.

Ultra-processed food: what is really in it

Processing: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Boone cannot classify this item, because Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish an ingredient list for it.

NOVA classification is read from an ingredient list. Without one there is no way to count additives, separate raw ingredients from manufactured ones, or say whether an item is ultra-processed. Boone does not estimate a NOVA group, because a guess presented as a classification would be worse than saying nothing.

Classification is based on published ingredient lists only. If Dave's Hot Chicken publishes one, this section will be updated.

Ingredients

Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish an ingredient list in its nutritional guide

Ingredients: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

The Dave's Hot Chicken UK nutritional guide gives nutrition figures for a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake but no ingredients, and the chain is under no legal obligation to publish them.

Food made to order in a restaurant counts as non-prepacked under UK food law. The legal requirement is to declare the 14 major allergens, and for large businesses in England to show calories at the point of choice. A full ingredient list is voluntary. Some chains publish one anyway.

Without an ingredient list, no page on this site can tell you how many ingredients are in this item, how many of them are manufactured substances, or whether it is ultra-processed. Boone will not estimate any of it.

Allergen information for this item is published by Dave's Hot Chicken and is shown below. Recipes change, so always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergens at a glance

Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains milk.

Allergen information: Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake

Allergen	Status
Wheat	Not declared
Rye	Not declared
Barley	Not declared
Oats	Not declared
Sesame	Not declared
Soya	Not declared
Milk	Contains
Eggs	Not declared
Fish	Not declared
Crustaceans	Not declared
Celery	Not declared
Mustard	Not declared
Molluscs	Not declared
Lupin	Not declared
Peanuts	Not declared
Tree nuts	Not declared
Sulphites	Not declared

Contains = declared as an ingredient in the Dave's Hot Chicken UK allergen matrix (July 2026). Not declared = not listed in that matrix, which is not the same as allergen free. Dave's Hot Chicken does not pass on suppliers' may contain warnings, shares all kitchen equipment and fryers, cannot prepare any item separately, and states that none of its dishes are gluten free. It advises anyone who needs food free of an allergen not to order.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake?+

Boone calculates that a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 612 kcal, which is 31% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 47% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake?+

Dave's Hot Chicken publishes a total sugar figure of 77g for a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake, and Boone calculates that around 58g of that is free sugar, or about 14.5 teaspoons. The rest is lactose, which NHS daily sugar limits do not count.

How much saturated fat is in a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake?+

A Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 10g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 50% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 33% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g.

How much salt is in a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake?+

A Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake contains 0.77g of salt. Boone calculates that as 26% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 13% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake ultra-processed?+

Dave's Hot Chicken does not include ingredient lists in its UK nutritional guide, and UK law does not require them for food made to order, so Boone cannot assign a NOVA group to this item.

Is a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake classed as less healthy?+

Under the government’s 2018 nutrient profiling model a Dave's Hot Chicken Regular Chocolate Shake scores 13. The model classes a drink scoring 1 or more as less healthy, so this item would be. The 2018 model is published but not yet used for advertising rules. Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish fibre or vegetable content, so Boone estimates both from the item's components.