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
- 1,080
- Protein
- (17%)
- 45 g
- Fat
- (57%)
- 68 g
- Carbohydrates
- (26%)
- 70 g
- of which sugar
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sodium
- 2,840 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Portillo’spublishes this item's nutrition but not what it weighs, so the portion above is worked back from the energy density of italian dressing (240 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
Portillo’sHigher-scoring, from Portillo’s own “Salads” in United States.
- Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken, without dressing38 g protein · 360 cals · 150 g*
60 - Greek Salad with Chicken, without dressing27 g protein · 331 cals · 138 g*48
- Chicken Pecan Salad with Bacon, without dressing46 g protein · 619 cals · 258 g*40
36Chopped Salad, without dressing42 g protein · 511 cals · 213 g*- Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken, with dressing40 g protein · 701 cals · 292 g*35
Nutrition as published by Portillo’s — check it yourself. Product photograph © Portillo’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.