Chicken Butterfly: calories and sugar by portion and age

Nando's Chicken Butterfly, two flame-grilled chicken breasts joined by crispy basted skin on a white plate, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Nando's Chicken Butterfly at 17% of an adult’s daily calories, 43% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 0.1 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Nando's Chicken Butterfly? It contains 332 kcal, 10.1g of fat (2.3g saturated), 0.2g of sugar and 1.3g of salt.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Energy	332 kcal
Fat	10.1g
of which saturates	2.3g
Carbohydrate	0.2g
of which sugars	0.2g
Fibre	1.5g
Salt	1.3g
Protein	59.4g

Nutrition figures are Nando's UK published data for the dish on its own, before any spice, sides or extras. Boone converts them to the portion and age comparisons on this page. Your choice of PERi-PERi spice adds to these figures: from 0 kcal for Plain...ish to 82 kcal for Extra Hot, and PERi-Tamer is sweetened.

Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 332 kcal, which is 17% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 10.1g of total fat, of which 2.3g is saturated, 0.2g of sugar, 1.5g of fibre, 1.3g of salt and 59.4g of protein.

The saturated fat content of 2.3g represents 12% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Sugar in Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 0.2g of free sugar per standard serving (0.1 teaspoons). Nando's publishes a total sugar figure of 0.2g and all of it counts as free sugar. Low 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: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 30g	Age 7 to 10 24g	Age 4 to 6 19g
Per portion	0.2g 1%	0.2g 1%	0.2g 1%	0.2g 1%	0.2g 1%

Teaspoons: 0.1 tsp

Boone calculates these percentages from Nando's 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 Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 1.3g of salt per standard serving. Moderate salt

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

Salt by portion: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Portion	Adult (female) 6g	Adult (male) 6g	Age 11 to 17 6g	Age 7 to 10 5g	Age 4 to 6 3g
Per portion	1.3g 22%	1.3g 22%	1.3g 22%	1.3g 26%	1.3g 43%

Calories in Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 332 kcal per standard serving. Moderate calorie share

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex.

Calories by portion: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

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	332 kcal 17%	332 kcal 13%	332 kcal 17%	332 kcal 21%	332 kcal 26%

Saturated fat in Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 2.3g of saturated fat per standard serving. Low saturated fat

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

Saturated fat by portion: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Portion	Adult (female) 20g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 20g	Age 7 to 10 18g	Age 4 to 6 16g
Per portion	2.3g 12%	2.3g 8%	2.3g 12%	2.3g 13%	2.3g 14%

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

All 0.2g counts as free sugar. Boone does not deduct anything for milk or whole fruit in this item. That is 0.1 teaspoons.

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: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Boone cannot classify this item, because Nando’s chooses not to 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.

Ingredients

Nando’s chooses not to publish an ingredient list

Ingredients: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Nando's does not publish the ingredients in a Nando's Chicken Butterfly, and it is under no legal obligation to do so.

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. Nando’s does not.

This means 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. That absence is Nando’s decision, not an omission on our part.

Nando’s is not unusual in this. UK law lets any chain serving food made to order skip ingredient labelling entirely, and the chains that publish do so by choice.

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

Allergens at a glance

Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains none of the 14 major allergens.

Allergen information: Nando's Chicken Butterfly

Allergen	Status
Cereals containing gluten	Not present
Sesame	Not present
Soya	Not present
Milk	Not present
Eggs	Not present
Fish	Not present
Crustaceans	Not present
Celery	Not present
Mustard	Not present
Molluscs	Not present
Lupin	Not present
Peanuts	Not present
Tree nuts	Not present
Sulphites	Not present

Contains = declared as an ingredient. May contain traces = Nando’s lists the allergen as a possible cross contamination at the manufacturing site. Nando’s prepares food to order in a busy kitchen where allergens are present and equipment is shared, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. Allergens shown are for the dish on its own, before any spice, sides or extras. Nando’s takes care to remove bones from boneless items, but says one may remain.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in a Nando's Chicken Butterfly?+

Boone calculates that a Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 332 kcal, which is 17% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 26% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Nando's Chicken Butterfly?+

A Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 0.2g of sugar, all of which counts as free sugar, or about 0.1 teaspoons. That is 1% of an adult’s 30g daily limit and 1% of the 19g limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much saturated fat is in a Nando's Chicken Butterfly?+

A Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 2.3g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 12% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 8% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g.

How much salt is in a Nando's Chicken Butterfly?+

A Nando's Chicken Butterfly contains 1.3g of salt. Boone calculates that as 43% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 22% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Nando's Chicken Butterfly ultra-processed?+

Nando’s does not publish ingredient lists for food made to order, and UK law does not require it to, so Boone cannot assign a NOVA group to this item.