Figures from Pizza Express nutrition and allergen guide, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Meatball Italiano (Romana), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. Half is the whole pizza divided by 2. Pizza Express does not publish a slice count. How
The Meatball Italiano (Romana) as published, seen four ways.
3 of 3 limits are over 30% in one pizza, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 24g is 120% of an adult’s daily 20g in one pizza.
Lower saturated fatSicilian Lemon Delight →0.2g saturated fat (1%), 55 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 95% for an adult to 190% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 5.7g is 190% of the day’s 3g limit in one pizza.
Lower-salt swapSicilian Lemon Delight →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 5.7g is 114% of the day’s 5g limit in one pizza.
Lower-salt swapSicilian Lemon Delight →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 5.7g is 95% of the day’s 6g limit in one pizza.
Lower-salt swapSicilian Lemon Delight →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 120% of the adult limit.
67g of protein, #19 on the menu. Per calorie the Lemon & Herb Chicken Wings gives more: 9.7g per 100 kcal against 5.6g.
Most protein per calorieLemon & Herb Chicken Wings →46g protein in 476 kcalHere the 2,280mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
100g of carbohydrate, with 44% 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 186 Pizza Express items.
More protein per calorie than 85% of the 186 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 35% 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 pizza is less healthy: it scores 13, 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 #91 of 186 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →
Meatball Italiano (Classic) 62g protein, 5.4g salt1,143
Calabrese (Classic) 63g protein, 7.7g salt1,174
Vegan Funghi di Bosco (Large Classic) 37g protein, 7.3g salt1,181
Double American Cheese (Romana) 68g protein, 7.6g salt1,197
Meatball Italiano (Romana) 67g protein, 5.7g salt1,201
Vegan Padana (Large Classic) 38g protein, 7.5g salt1,216
Calabrese (Romana) 68g protein, 8g salt1,232
Vegan Giardiniera (Large Classic) 41g protein, 8.9g salt1,2401,201 kcal as published. 1,201 kcal is 60% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 190% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 68% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Sicilian Lemon Delight has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
13g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 13g of it is free sugar: 3.2 teaspoons and 43% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
67g, 5.6g per 100 kcal. It ranks #19 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.
13 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, eggs and 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.
