Figures from Popeyes published nutrition information , collected by Boone
Breakfast Roll with Chicken Breakfast Patty, Streaky Bacon & HP Sauce, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Breakfast Roll with Chicken Breakfast Patty, Streaky Bacon & HP Sauce as published, seen four ways.
3 of 3 limits are over 30% in one breakfast item, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 10.3g is 34% of an adult’s daily 30g in one breakfast item.
Lower free sugarEgg and Cheese Muffin →2.9g free sugar (10%), 333 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 33% for an adult to 67% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 2g is 67% of the day’s 3g limit in one breakfast item.
Lower-salt swapEgg & Cheese Roll →1.2g salt, 40% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 10.3g is 43% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapEgg & Cheese Roll →1.2g salt, 24% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 10.3g is 34% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapEgg & Cheese Roll →1.2g salt, 20% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 32% of the adult limit.
18.2g of protein, #69 on the menu. Per calorie the 8 Spicy Tenders gives more: 15.5g per 100 kcal against 4.8g.
Most protein per calorie8 Spicy Tenders →93.6g protein in 604 kcalHere the 800mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
35.6g of carbohydrate, with 42% 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 38% of the 112 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 79% 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 breakfast item is less healthy: it scores 15, 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 #76 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.
Bacon Roll with Heinz Ketchup 18.8g protein, 1.8g salt356
Bacon Roll with HP Sauce 18.8g protein, 1.8g salt358
Bacon Roll with Cajun Ketchup 18.8g protein, 1.8g salt365
Breakfast Roll with Chicken Breakfast Patty, Streaky Bacon & Heinz Ketchup 18.2g protein, 2.1g salt380
Breakfast Roll with Chicken Breakfast Patty, Streaky Bacon & HP Sauce 18.2g protein, 2g salt381
Breakfast Roll with Chicken Breakfast Patty, Streaky Bacon & Cajun Ketchup 18.2g protein, 2.1g salt388
Bacon Egg and Cheese Muffin 20.6g protein, 1.9g salt399
Big Breakfast Roll with Chicken Breakfast Patty & Heinz Ketchup 23.3g protein, 2.2g salt404381 kcal as published. 381 kcal is 19% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 67% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 54% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Egg & Cheese Roll has 1.2g of salt, 40% of that salt limit.
10.3g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 10.3g of it is free sugar: 2.6 teaspoons and 34% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
18.2g, 4.8g per 100 kcal. It ranks #69 of 112 items on the menu for protein. The 8 Spicy Tenders gives the most protein for the calories, 15.5g 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 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
As published, cereals containing gluten, milk and eggs. Sesame and soya may be present.
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.
