Kids Corn Dog

7 g protein · 180 cals · 72 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

15% of kcal

50% water

6 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

11%

50%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 180
Protein: (15%); 7 g
Fat: (44%); 9 g
Carbohydrates: (41%); 19 g
of which sugar: 5 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 400 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Applebee’spublishes this item's nutrition but not what it weighs, so the portion above is worked back from the energy density of corn dog (250 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

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Higher-scoring, from Applebee’s own “Kids Menu” in United States.

Nutrition as published by Applebee’s — check it yourself. Product photograph © Applebee’s, 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 118 items on the United States Applebee’s menu