El Pollo Loco · Sides (Small) & Sauces

Loco Side Salad

3 g protein · 180 cals · 119 g

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

7% of kcal

78% water

11 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Per

Calories: 180
Protein: (7%); 3 g
Fat: (75%); 15 g
Carbohydrates: (18%); 8 g
of which sugar: 2 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sodium: 260 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

El Pollo Loco

Higher-scoring, from El Pollo Loco’s own “Sides (Small) & Sauces” in United States.

95
Broccoli2 g protein · 30 cals · 85 g
74
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy3 g protein · 100 cals · 170 g
72
Pinto Beans9 g protein · 140 cals · 170 g
55
Charro Beans11 g protein · 190 cals · 170 g
49
Guacamole2⁠–⁠3 g protein · 110⁠–⁠219 cals · 2 sizes

Nutrition as published by El Pollo Loco — check it yourself. Product photograph © El Pollo Loco, 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 92 items on the United States El Pollo Loco menu