Figures from Pizza Express nutrition and allergen guide, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Dough Balls Al Forno, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Dough Balls Al Forno as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 17g is 85% of an adult’s daily 20g in one serving.
Lower saturated fatButtermilk Ranch Slaw →1.4g saturated fat (7%), 235 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 43% for an adult to 87% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 2.6g is 87% of the day’s 3g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapButtermilk Ranch Slaw →0.9g salt, 30% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 2.6g is 52% of the day’s 5g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapButtermilk Ranch Slaw →0.9g salt, 18% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 2.6g is 43% of the day’s 6g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapButtermilk Ranch Slaw →0.9g salt, 15% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 85% of the adult limit.
31g of protein, #72 on the menu. Per calorie the Lemon & Herb Chicken Wings gives more: 9.7g per 100 kcal against 5.9g.
Most protein per calorieLemon & Herb Chicken Wings →46g protein in 476 kcalHere the 1,040mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
38g of carbohydrate, and 48% 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 186 Pizza Express items.
More protein per calorie than 88% of the 186 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 19% of the 186 items on the menu.
Pizza Express 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 21, 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 #135 of 186 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →
Dough Balls with Garlic Butter 9.9g protein, 1.9g salt450
Dynamite Dough Balls 10g protein, 2g salt469
Vegan Dough Balls 9.5g protein, 1.7g salt474
Mac & Cheese 26g protein, 2g salt494
Dough Balls Al Forno 31g protein, 2.6g salt527
Gluten-Free Dough Balls with Garlic Butter 2.3g protein, 1.9g salt537
Polenta Chips 7.9g protein, 2.9g salt549
Garlic Bread with Vegan Mozzarella Alternative Sharer 18g protein, 3.4g salt573527 kcal as published. 527 kcal is 26% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 87% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 15% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Buttermilk Ranch Slaw has 0.9g of salt, 30% of that salt limit.
2.9g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 2.9g of it is free sugar: 0.7 teaspoons and 10% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
31g, 5.9g per 100 kcal. It ranks #72 of 186 items on the menu for protein. The Lemon & Herb Chicken Wings gives the most protein for the calories, 9.7g per 100 kcal.
21 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.
As published, milk. Soya may be present.
Source. Pizza Express nutrition and allergen guide, September 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Pizza Express’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.
