Domino’s Pizza is the chain with the most calorific side dishes with an average per side dish of 531 KCALs.
With nutritional information being more transparent on menus from April 2022, people are encouraged to make ‘healthier’ choices – even in fast food restaurants. While it can be hard to pick a main, side dishes allow you to have a taste of everything and enjoy the indulgence of fast food.
Interested to find out which fast food chain has the unhealthiest side dish and dip, Jackandbeyond.com collected the nutritional information of calorie, sugar, and fat intake per side dish and dip provided by the UK’s seven biggest fast-food chains*.
The fast food chains with the unhealthiest side dishes
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Average calories per side dish (KCAL) |
Average sugar per side dish (Grams) |
Average fat per side dish (Grams) |
Most calorific side dish |
|
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Domino’s |
531 |
5.01 |
23.36 |
Chick ‘n’ Mix (772 KCALs) |
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Pizza Hut |
433 |
5.17 |
21.50 |
Loaded Garlic Bread with Bacon (580 KCALs) |
|
Burger King |
288 |
2.02 |
14.12 |
Large Fries (382 KCALs) |
|
Subway |
282 |
3.49 |
13.63 |
DORITOS® FLAMIN’ HOT® Nachos (437 KCALs) |
|
Nando’s |
226 |
2.34 |
10.80 |
PERi-Salted Chips regular (450 KCALs) |
|
KFC |
225 |
2.18 |
9.64 |
Mini Fillet (390 KCALs) |
|
McDonald’s |
198 |
5.15 |
9.57 |
Chicken Selects 3 pieces (359 KCALs) |
With a variety of chicken and dough balls options to choose from, Domino’s is the chain with the most calorific side dishes with a calorie average per side dish of 531 KCALs. The most calorific side from Domino’s is Chick ‘n’ Mix with 772 KCALs – the highest among all side dishes reviewed.
One of Domino’s biggest competitors, Pizza Hut, averages 433 KCALs per side dish – just under 100 calories less than Domino’s, on average! Loaded Garlic Bread with Bacon is named as Pizza Hut’s most calorific side, coming in at 580 KCALs.
McDonalds, surprisingly ranks as the chain with the lowest average calories for all side dishes considered, averaging just 198 KCALs per side. The chain’s most calorific side is Chicken Selects, which contain 359 KCALs.
Jackandbeyond.com can also reveal that out of the seven biggest fast-food chains, Pizza Hut’s sides are the most sugary, averaging 5.17 grams of sugar per side dish. Their vegan side Mini Corn on the Cob brings you more than 28 grams of sugar, nearly hitting the daily sugar intake of an adult in one go (30 grams).
Domino’s has, not only the highest calorific average but also the highest fat content, with 23.36 grams of fat per side dish on average. Chick ‘n’ Mix is Domino’s most fatty side with 21.2 grams of fat per 100g, exceeding the NHS suggested label as “high fat” food by nearly 3 grams.
The fast food chains with the unhealthiest dips ….
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Average calories per dip (KCAL) |
Average sugar per dip (Grams) |
Average fat per dip (Grams) |
Most calorific dip |
|
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KFC |
85 |
7.22 |
5.28 |
Spicy Supercharger dip pot (150 KCALs) |
|
Domino’s |
78 |
4.77 |
6.20 |
Garlic and Herb Dip (169 KCALs) |
|
Nando’s |
61 |
3.44 |
4.58 |
Garlic PERinaise (176 KCALs) |
|
McDonald’s |
56 |
10.24 |
0.31 |
Smoky BBQ Dip (84 KCALs) |
|
Pizza Hut |
56 |
3.99 |
3.96 |
Sour Cream & Chive Pot (102 KCALs) |
After reviewing all standard sized dips, Jackandbeyond.com can reveal that KFC’s dips are the most calorific, averaging 85 KCALs per serving. Despite comparably low calories, dips from McDonalds have the highest sugar content of 10.24 grams on average, which equals to 2.45 teaspoons of sugar. As for the average fat per dip, Dominos has the highest average of 6.2 grams per serving.
Jackandbeyond.com also found that the most calorific dip among 35 dips reviewed is Creamy Garlic PERinaise dip from Nandos, with 176 KCALS. Garlic and Herb Dip from Dominos ranks second with 169 KCALs for a small pot, although a sharing-sized pot would set you back a staggering 675 KCALs!