Wendy'sWendy's6 Piece Chicken Nuggets
The Wendy's 6 Piece Chicken Nuggets have 250 calories, with 13g protein, 14g carbs, 0g sugar, and 510mg sodium.
Processed meat. Great sugar & portion. Watch the sodium. Light on fiber.
250
Calories
13g
Protein
14g
Carbs
510mg
Sodium
Portion check
How much is this, really?
Having 2 of these?
That's most of a meal right there
15
2 × 250 cal = 500 cal
Here's what 2 of these means for your daily nutrition
44%
40%
0%
A balanced option — nothing too extreme either way.
By the numbers
Nutrition & Nom Score
Nutrition Facts
Calories
250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
16g21%
Saturated Fat
4g20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg17%
Sodium
510mg22%
Total Carbohydrates
14g5%
Dietary Fiber
1g4%
Total Sugars
0g
Protein
13g26%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nom Score BreakdownC
Score reduced — processed meat
Nutrients to watch
Sodium
204.0 mg/100cal
← Best
poorTarget: <= 100
Sat Fat
1.6 g/100cal
← Best
moderateTarget: <= 1
Sugar
0.0 g/100cal
← Best
excellentTarget: <= 1
Portion size
Portion
250 cal
← Best
excellentTarget: <= 400 cal
Good stuff
Fiber
0.4 g/100cal
Best →
poorTarget: >= 1.4
Protein
5.2 g/100cal
Best →
goodTarget: >= 6
Nom Score measures nutrition per calorie. Weights: Sodium (30%), Sat Fat (20%), Sugar (25%), Portion (10%), Fiber (10%), Protein (5%).
What's inside
Ingredients
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Sodium Phosphates, Salt. Battered And Breaded With: Wheat Flour, Water, Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Spices, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Dextrose, Yellow Corn Flour, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Yeast, Spice Extractives, And Xanthan Gum. Breading Set In Soybean Or Vegetable Oil. Cooked In Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil, Vegetable Oil [May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Canola, Corn, Or Cottonseed], Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane [Anti-Foaming Agent]). CONTAINS: WHEAT.
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