Figures from Popeyes published nutrition information , collected by Boone
Biscoff Shake, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Biscoff Shake as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one shake, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 35.6g is 119% of an adult’s daily 30g in one shake.
Already the lowest in free sugar of its section on the menu.
NHS limits by age: salt goes from 8% for an adult to 17% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 35.6g is 187% of the day’s 19g limit.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
For age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 35.6g is 148% of the day’s 24g limit.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
For age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 35.6g is 119% of the day’s 30g limit.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
Protein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 32% of the adult limit.
16.6g of protein, #73 on the menu. Per calorie the Large Biscoff Shake gives more: 3.0g per 100 kcal against 3.0g.
Most protein per calorieLarge Biscoff Shake →23g protein in 758 kcalHere the 200mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
65.6g of carbohydrate, with 24% 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 112 Popeyes items.
More protein per calorie than 28% of the 112 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 28% of the 112 items on the menu.
Popeyes does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this shake is less healthy: it scores 15, above the line of 1.
Higher is less healthy; 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #80 of 99 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →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 Popeyes. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
548 kcal as published. 548 kcal is 27% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 17% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 187% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item.
56.6g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 35.6g of it is free sugar: 8.9 teaspoons and 119% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 21g is naturally occurring and does not count.
16.6g, 3.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #73 of 112 items on the menu for protein. The Large Biscoff Shake gives the most protein for the calories, 3.0g per 100 kcal.
15 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 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
As published, cereals containing gluten, soya and milk.
Source. Popeyes published nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Popeyes’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.
