Figures from Slim Chickens published nutrition information , collected by Boone
Big Slim's Pot, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Big Slim's Pot as published, seen four ways.
3 of 3 limits are over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 3.9g is 65% of an adult’s daily 6g in one serving.
Lower saltBig Ranch Pot →3g salt (50%), 872 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 65% for an adult to 130% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 3.9g is 130% of the day’s 3g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapBig Ranch Pot →3g salt, 100% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 3.9g is 78% of the day’s 5g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapBig Ranch Pot →3g salt, 60% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 3.9g is 65% of the day’s 6g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapBig Ranch Pot →3g salt, 50% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 35% of the adult limit.
2.7g of protein, #87 on the menu. Per calorie the 3 Tenders gives more: 14.4g per 100 kcal against 0.3g.
Most protein per calorie3 Tenders →32.6g protein in 227 kcalHere the 1,560mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
16.2g of carbohydrate, with 92% 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 10% of the 120 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 32% 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 serving is not less healthy: it scores 3, below 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 #31 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.
963 kcal as published. 963 kcal is 48% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 130% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 64% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Big Ranch Pot has 3g of salt, 100% of that salt limit.
12.2g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 12.2g of it is free sugar: 3.0 teaspoons and 41% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
2.7g, 0.3g per 100 kcal. It ranks #87 of 120 items on the menu for protein. The 3 Tenders gives the most protein for the calories, 14.4g per 100 kcal.
3 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 mustard.
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.
