El Pollo Loco · Sides (Small) & Sauces

Pollo Loco Sauce

1 g protein · 181 cals · 37 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

2% of kcal

34% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

53%

15%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 181
Protein: (2%); 1 g
Fat: (89%); 18 g
Carbohydrates: (9%); 4 g
of which sugar: 3 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 492 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