Costa Coffee · Pastries & Sweets

Cheddar Cheese Twist

9 g protein · 324 cals · 85 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

11% of kcal

31% water

4 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

53%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 324
Protein: (11%); 9 g
Fat: (53%); 19 g
Carbohydrates: (37%); 30 g
of which sugar: 3 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 328 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

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Higher-scoring, from Costa Coffee’s own “Pastries & Sweets” in United Kingdom.

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Fruited Teacake8 g protein · 281 cals · 100 g

Ingredients

WHEAT Flour, Water, Butter (MILK) (12.5%), Grated Cheddar Cheese (MILK) (11.5%), WHEAT Gluten, Sugar, Yeast, Modified Potato Starch, MILK Powder, Salt, EGG, Whey Powder (MILK), Lactose (MILK), Maize Starch, Thickener: (Sodium Alginate (E401)), MILK Proteins, Skimmed MILK Powder, Black Pepper, Stabilisers: (Diphosphates (E450), Calcium Sulphate (E516)), Flour Treatment Agent: (Ascorbic Acid (E300)), Enzyme.

Nutrition as published by Costa Coffee — check it yourself. Product photograph © Costa Coffee, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.

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