Figures from Slim Chickens published nutrition information , collected by Boone
Chocolate Shake, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chocolate 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: 77.5g is 258% of an adult’s daily 30g in one shake.
Lower free sugarVanilla Shake →58.4g free sugar (195%), 507 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 22% for an adult to 43% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 77.5g is 408% 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: 77.5g is 323% 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: 77.5g is 258% 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 58% of the adult limit.
9.1g of protein, #75 on the menu. Per calorie the Latte gives more: 6.9g per 100 kcal against 1.5g.
Most protein per calorieLatte →8.2g protein in 118 kcalHere the 520mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
95.6g of carbohydrate, with 33% 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 120 Slim Chickens items.
More protein per calorie than 32% of the 120 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 35% of the 120 items on the menu.
Slim Chickens 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 14, 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 #60 of 120 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 Slim Chickens. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Vanilla Shake 8.5g protein, 1.3g salt507
Popcorn Shake 8.5g protein, 1.3g salt583
Strawberry Shake 8.5g protein, 1.3g salt586
Chocolate Shake 9.1g protein, 1.3g salt590
Caramel Shake 8.9g protein, 1.4g salt624
Oreo Shake 10.7g protein, 1.3g salt640
Mocha Shake 9.6g protein, 1.4g salt644
Flake Shake 10.7g protein, 1.3g salt685590 kcal as published. 590 kcal is 30% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 43% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 408% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item.
88.5g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 77.5g of it is free sugar: 19.4 teaspoons and 258% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 11g is naturally occurring and does not count.
9.1g, 1.5g per 100 kcal. It ranks #75 of 120 items on the menu for protein. The Latte gives the most protein for the calories, 6.9g per 100 kcal.
14 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, milk.
Source. Slim Chickens published nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Slim Chickens’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.
