Figures from Zizzi UK menu nutrition information , collected by Boone
Non-Gluten Vegan Pomodoro, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Non-Gluten Vegan Pomodoro as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one dish, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 3.5g is 58% of an adult’s daily 6g in one dish.
Lower saltPasta Crisps →1.5g salt (25%), 166 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 58% for an adult to 117% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 3.5g is 117% of the day’s 3g limit in one dish.
Lower-salt swapPasta Crisps →1.5g salt, 50% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 17g is 71% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapPasta Crisps →1.5g salt, 30% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 3.5g is 58% of the day’s 6g limit in one dish.
Lower-salt swapPasta Crisps →1.5g salt, 25% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 10% of the adult limit.
10g of protein, #134 on the menu. Per calorie the King Prawn Spiedini gives more: 14.1g per 100 kcal against 1.8g.
Most protein per calorieKing Prawn Spiedini →21g protein in 149 kcalHere the 1,400mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
100g of carbohydrate, with 18% 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 25% 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 dish is less healthy: it scores 6, 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 #40 of 173 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →20 ingredients across 4 parts; 2 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Pasta Crisps 2.1g protein, 1.5g salt166
Smoked Paprika Gnocchi 7.1g protein, 5.6g salt383
Five Cheese Gnocchi 14g protein, 3g salt406
Non-Gluten Bolognese 14g protein, 2g salt525
Non-Gluten Vegan Pomodoro 10g protein, 3.5g salt546
Bolognese Classico 17g protein, 2.3g salt553
Vegan Pomodoro 12g protein, 3.8g salt574
Vegan Lentil Ragù 20g protein, 2.5g salt576546 kcal as published. 546 kcal is 27% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 117% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 89% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Pasta Crisps has 1.5g of salt, 50% of that salt limit.
17g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 17g of it is free sugar: 4.2 teaspoons and 57% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
10g, 1.8g per 100 kcal. It ranks #134 of 175 items on the menu for protein. The King Prawn Spiedini gives the most protein for the calories, 14.1g per 100 kcal.
6 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.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes emulsifiers and acidity regulators.
As published, none of the 14 major allergens are declared as ingredients. Celery, eggs and soya may be present.
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.
