Figures from Zizzi UK menu nutrition information , collected by Boone
Chicken Spiedini with Crispy Chilli Oil, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chicken Spiedini with Crispy Chilli Oil as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one portion, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one portion.
Lower saturated fatChicken Spiedini with Roquito Hot Honey →3.1g saturated fat (16%), 399 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 22% for an adult to 43% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1.3g is 43% of the day’s 3g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapChicken Spiedini with Roquito Hot Honey →0.7g salt, 23% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 1.3g is 26% of the day’s 5g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapChicken Spiedini with Roquito Hot Honey →0.7g salt, 14% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 1.3g is 22% of the day’s 6g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapChicken Spiedini with Roquito Hot Honey →0.7g salt, 12% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 22% of the adult limit.
28g of protein, #84 on the menu. Per calorie the King Prawn Spiedini gives more: 14.1g per 100 kcal against 5.7g.
Most protein per calorieKing Prawn Spiedini →21g protein in 149 kcalHere the 520mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
14g of carbohydrate, with 64% 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 175 Zizzi items.
More protein per calorie than 90% of the 175 items on the menu.
Zizzi does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this portion 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 #18 of 173 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
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 Zizzi. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Chicken Spiedini with Fiery La Bomba 28g protein, 1.1g salt334Chicken Spiedini with Roquito Hot Honey 28g protein, 0.7g salt399
Chicken Spiedini with Garlic Aioli 28g protein, 1.2g salt436
Chicken Spiedini with Genovese Pesto 29g protein, 1.5g salt441
Chicken Spiedini with Crispy Chilli Oil 28g protein, 1.3g salt491
Chicken Spiedini with Pesto Mayo 28g protein, 1.4g salt549
Chicken Spiedini with Chilli Mayo 28g protein, 1.3g salt563
Chicken Cacciatore 31g protein, 7g salt807491 kcal as published. 491 kcal is 25% 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 28% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Chicken Spiedini with Roquito Hot Honey has 0.7g of salt, 23% of that salt limit.
5.4g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 5.4g of it is free sugar: 1.4 teaspoons and 18% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
28g, 5.7g per 100 kcal. It ranks #84 of 175 items on the menu for protein. The King Prawn Spiedini gives the most protein for the calories, 14.1g 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, none of the 14 major allergens are declared as ingredients.
Source. Zizzi UK menu nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Zizzi’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.
