Nutrition information
Nutrition information: Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
| Calories | 370 |
| Total fat | 24g |
| of which saturated | 8g |
| Trans fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 90mg |
| Carbohydrate | 18g |
| Total sugars | 11g |
| Includes added sugars | 6g |
| Fibre | 5g |
| Protein | 25g |
| Sodium | 1,050mg |
Nutrition figures are Subway’s published US data (October 2026), per item as built by Subway and before any optional extras. Salad figures use Subway’s published build: footlong meat portion with lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, cucumbers and olives, with no dressing or cheese unless named. Boone converts them to the portion and age comparisons on this page.
Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad contains 370 calories, which is 18% of the 2,000-calorie Daily Value used on US food labels. It provides 24g of total fat, of which 8g is saturated, 11g of total sugars (6g added), 1,050mg of sodium, 25g of protein and 5g of fibre.
The saturated fat content of 8g represents 40% of the 20g Daily Value.
Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad is built from 8 separately prepared components. Across the whole item the ingredient lists name dextrose, thickeners and gums, flavourings and emulsifying and buffering salts. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the item survive industrial production, storage and transport.
Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad carries a large share of a child’s daily sodium
Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad contains 1,050mg of sodium, which is 70% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 8. It is also high in saturated fat.
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 Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad is built from 8 components, combined and served at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains dextrose, thickeners and gums, flavourings and emulsifying and buffering salts. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.
Dextrose
A simple sugar used for browning, bulk and mild sweetness. Found in the rotisserie-style chicken.
Thickeners and gums
Thicken sauces, fillings and drinks and stop them separating. Found in the rotisserie-style chicken.
Flavourings
Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the rotisserie-style chicken.
Emulsifying and buffering salts
Let processed cheese melt smoothly, keep cured meats moist, or hold acidity steady. Found in the rotisserie-style chicken.
Boone classifies Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad 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 Honey Mustard Chicken Salad contains at least 19 distinct ingredients: 13 raw and 6 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 Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
| What you order | Raw | Manufactured | Total | % manufactured |
|---|
| Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad on its own | 13 | 6 | 19 | 32% |
| Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad + a Chocolate Chip Cookie | 21 | 18 | 39 | 46% |
The 6 manufactured ingredients
acacia gum, dextrose, ferrous gluconate, flavoring, sodium phosphate, spice extractives.
The 13 raw ingredients
baby spinach, chicken, cucumber, green bell peppers, iceberg lettuce, onion powder, red onions, red roma tomatoes, ripe olives, salt, soybean oil, soybean oil and/or sunflower oil, water.
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 Honey Mustard Chicken Salad is built from 8 components.
Ingredients by component: Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
Rotisserie-style chicken
Chicken, Water, Contains 2% Or Less of: Salt, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Seasoning (Flavoring, Acacia Gum, Onion Powder), Sodium Phosphate, Spice Extractives. Seared in Soybean Oil and/or Sunflower Oil.
Tomatoes
Red Roma tomatoes.
Green peppers
Green bell peppers.
Black olives
Ripe olives, water, salt, ferrous gluconate.
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 Honey Mustard Chicken Salad has no major US allergens declared.
Allergen information: Subway US Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
| Allergen | Status |
|---|
| Milk | Not declared |
| Eggs | Not declared |
| Fish | Not declared |
| Crustacean shellfish | Not declared |
| Tree nuts | Not declared |
| Peanuts | Not declared |
| Wheat | Not declared |
| Soybeans | Refined oil only |
| 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.
