Why this score
engineered against fullnessFat 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
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 490
- Protein
- (23%)
- 28 g
- Fat
- (28%)
- 15 g
- Carbohydrates
- (49%)
- 59 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 1,003 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Starbuckspublishes this item's nutrition but not what it weighs, so the portion above is worked back from the energy density of grilled cheese (343 kcal per 100 g). That assumption moves the energy-density and sodium figures; the protein, fibre and craving parts of the score are ratios of calories and are unaffected.
Alternatives
StarbucksHigher-scoring, from Starbucks’ own “Sandwiches” in United Kingdom.
26Smoked Ham & Cheddar Sandwich20 g protein · 381 cals · 179 g*
24Cheese & Marmite\u003csup\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e Mini Ciabatta19 g protein · 351 cals · 165 g*
23Free-Range Egg, Cress & Mayo Sandwich17 g protein · 437 cals · 205 g*
19Chicken & Bacon Caesar Wrap22 g protein · 482 cals · 179 g*
18Signature Tuna Melt Panini28 g protein · 480 cals · 140 g*
Nutrition as published by Starbucks — check it yourself. Product photograph © Starbucks, 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.