Nutrition information
Nutrition information: Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie
| Calories | 210 |
| Total fat | 10g |
| of which saturated | 5g |
| Trans fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 10mg |
| Carbohydrate | 30g |
| Total sugars | 18g |
| Includes added sugars | 18g |
| Fibre | 0.5g |
| Protein | 2g |
| Sodium | 120mg |
Nutrition figures are Subway’s published US data (October 2026), per item as built by Subway and before any optional extras. Boone converts them to the portion and age comparisons on this page.
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie contains 210 calories, which is 10% of the 2,000-calorie Daily Value used on US food labels. It provides 10g of total fat, of which 5g is saturated, 18g of total sugars (18g added), 120mg of sodium, 2g of protein and 0.5g of fibre.
The saturated fat content of 5g represents 25% of the 20g Daily Value.
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie is built from 1 separately prepared component. Across the whole item the ingredient lists name modified starches, emulsifiers, flavourings, colours and hydrogenated and fractionated fats. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the item survive industrial production, storage and transport.
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie is over the per-meal added sugar limit
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie contains 18g of added sugar, 1.8 times the 10g per-meal limit for anyone aged 11 and over.
FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)
Calories2,000
Total fat78g
Saturated fat20g
Carbohydrate275g
Added sugars50g
Fibre28g
Sodium2,300mg
Protein50g
Ultra-processed food: what is really in it
Processing and additives: Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie is built from 1 component, combined and served at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains modified starches, emulsifiers, flavourings, colours and hydrogenated and fractionated fats. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.
Modified starches
Starches altered industrially to thicken, bind or hold texture through freezing and reheating. Found in the Chocolate Chip cookie.
Emulsifiers
Help oil-based and water-based ingredients blend and stay blended. Found in the Chocolate Chip cookie.
Flavourings
Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the Chocolate Chip cookie.
Colours
Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the Chocolate Chip cookie.
Hydrogenated and fractionated fats
Oils industrially altered to stay solid or stable at room temperature. Found in the Chocolate Chip cookie.
Boone classifies Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the additives named above. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from the published ingredient list, October 2026.
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie contains at least 22 distinct ingredients: 10 raw and 12 manufactured. Raw means something you could buy and cook with at home; manufactured means a substance that only exists as an output of industrial processing.
Ingredient count by order: Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie
| What you order | Raw | Manufactured | Total | % manufactured |
|---|
| Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie on its own | 10 | 12 | 22 | 55% |
The 12 manufactured ingredients
baking soda, beta carotene, folic acid, iron, natural flavor, niacin, palm and fractionated palm oil, pre-gelatinized wheat starch, riboflavin, soy lecithin, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin a palmitate.
The 10 raw ingredients
cocoa butter, contains milk, eggs, milk, molasses, salt, sugar, unsweetened chocolate, water, wheat flour.
Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on Subway’s published component lists, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in four components counts once. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Every figure here is a minimum.
Ingredients
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie is built from 1 component.
Ingredients by component: Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie
Chocolate Chip cookie
Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor, milk), Palm oil and butter blend (palm and fractionated palm oil, butter [cream {milk}, salt], water, salt, contains 2% or less of: natural flavors [contains milk], beta carotene [color], vitamin A palmitate), Eggs, Contains 2% or less of: Pre-gelatinized wheat starch, Molasses, Water, Baking soda, Soy lecithin, Natural flavor.
Ingredients taken from Subway’s US Product Ingredient Guide, October 2026. The component build follows Subway’s standard recipe for this item; Boone checked it against Subway’s published nutrition totals. Recipes change, so always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.
Allergens at a glance
Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie contains milk, egg, wheat and soy.
Allergen information: Subway US Chocolate Chip Cookie
| Allergen | Status |
|---|
| Milk | Contains |
| Eggs | Contains |
| Fish | Not declared |
| Crustacean shellfish | Not declared |
| Tree nuts | May contain |
| Peanuts | May contain |
| Wheat | Contains |
| Soybeans | Contains |
| Sesame | Not declared |
Contains = declared in Subway’s US allergy chart or ingredient guide. May contain = Subway states the allergen may be present, including cookies displayed beside nut-containing cookies. Refined oil only = the soy is highly refined soybean oil, which the FDA exempts from allergen labelling. Subway prepares food on shared equipment, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. UK rules also require barley, oats, mustard, celery and sulphites to be declared; these are shown where the ingredient list names them. October 2026.
