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
- 1,049
- Protein
- (19%)
- 49 g
- Fat
- (40%)
- 45 g
- Carbohydrates
- (41%)
- 106 g
- of which sugar
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 2,468 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Olive Gardenpublishes this item's nutrition but not what it weighs, so the portion above is worked back from the energy density of fried chicken wing (289 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
Olive GardenHigher-scoring, from Olive Garden’s own “DINNER” in United States.
49Grilled Chicken Margherita65 g protein · 650 cals · 225 g*
24Chicken Alfredo (with grilled chicken)79 g protein · 1480 cals · 512 g*
22Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara64 g protein · 1370 cals · 474 g*
19Chicken Tortelloni Alfredo112 g protein · 1981 cals · 474 g*
18Creamy Garlic Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken71 g protein · 1361 cals · 471 g*
Nutrition as published by Olive Garden — check it yourself. Product photograph © Olive Garden, 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.