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Cheese Bites

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Cheese Bites

11 g protein · 247 cals · 97 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

18% of kcal
55% water
8 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

7%
27%

How scores work

Per

Calories
247
Protein
(18%)
11 g
Fat
(55%)
15 g
Carbohydrates
(28%)
17 g
of which sugar
7 g
Fiber
2 g
Sodium
440 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

Costa Coffee

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

Ingredients

Cheese Bites (Mozzarella Cheese (MILK) (29%), Water, Mature Cheddar Cheese (MILK) (18%), Wheat Flour (WHEAT Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Full Fat Soft Cheese (8%) (Cream (MILK), Water, Dried Skimmed MILK, Cornflour, Buttermilk Powder (MILK), Sea Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Citrus Fibre, WHEAT Gluten, WHEAT Starch, Stabiliser (E461), Salt, Cracked Black Pepper, Potato Starch, Yeast, Raising Agents (E450, Sodium Carbonates, E503), Caramelised Sugar Powder, Ground Paprika, Colour (Paprika Extract; Capsanthian; Capsorubin), Sunflower Oil, Turmeric Extract, Black Pepper Extract), Tomato Chutney (Water, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Glucose Syrup, White Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Slow Roasted Tomatoes (Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic), Onion, Salt, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Oregano, Black Pepper).

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.

All 134 items on the United Kingdom Costa Coffee menu