Jimmy John’s Jimmy Cubano
The Jimmy Cubano, #13 on Jimmy John’s Favorites menu, is stacked with Applewood smoked bacon, smoked ham, Provolone cheese, and dill pickles. It’s topped with mayo and Dijon mustard and served on your choice of white or wheat bread, wrap, or no-bread options.
The standard 8″ sub on French bread has 830 calories, 38 grams fat, 71 grams carbs, and 43 grams protein.
Read this report for a detailed overview of the calories, nutrition facts, and allergens in a Jimmy Cubano sandwich.
Jimmy Cubano Nutrition Information
Jimmy John’s offers two sandwich sizes when ordering the ham and cheese with bacon sandwich on French bread: a Regular 8″ and a Giant 16″.
As an alternative, you can select sliced wheat, flour wraps, or a non-bread lettuce option, marketed as the Unwich.
Unless otherwise noted, nutritional information in this guide is based on a Jimmy Cubano served on French bread. The report also includes a comparison to the Unwich, a reduced-calorie lettuce wrap.
Calories
There are 830 calories in an 8″ Jimmy John’s Jimmy Cubano sandwich on French Bread. The Giant option is a 16″ sub with twice the fixings and double the calories.
Here is a summary of the calories by macronutrient in each size sub and for the lettuce wrap Cubano.
Calories by Macronutrient
|
8″ |
16″ |
Unwich* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Calories from Fat |
360 |
720 |
210 |
|
Calories from Carbs |
295 |
590 |
170 |
|
Calories from Protein |
175 |
350 |
100 |
|
Total Calories |
830 |
1660 |
480 |
Lettuce wrap substitutes for bread
Dietary fats contribute the greatest proportion (43%) of the total calories. Carbohydrates make up 36% of the total calories, and the remaining 21% is from protein.
Jimmy John’s Jimmy Cubano
% calories from fat, carbs and proteinCalories by macronutrient are rounded estimates based on nutrition facts information provided by Jimmy John’s restaurant. Calories may vary as a result of how the sub is prepared.
Time to Burn Calories
An average adult would need to run at a moderate pace for approximately 70 minutes to burn off the calories from a regular 8″ Cubano on French bread.
Here is a list of approximate times required to burn 830 calories, by type of exercise.
FITNESS TIME TO BURN 830 CALORIES (8″ sub)
Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.
Calories by Size and Bread
Total calories vary depending on your choice of bread and the size sandwich ordered. Here is a summary of total calories based on each option:
Nutrition Facts
Here is a summary of the nutrition facts for a Jimmy Cubano on french bread and with lettuce instead of bread.
Amount in 1 Bacon & Ham Sub (%DV)
|
8″ |
16″ |
Unwich | |
|
Calories |
830 |
1660 |
480 |
|
Total Fat |
38g (49%) |
77g (99%) |
36g (46%) |
|
Saturated Fat |
13g (65%) |
25g (125%) |
13g (65%) |
|
Trans Fat |
0g |
0.5g |
0g |
|
Cholesterol |
90mg (30%) |
175mg (58%) |
90mg (30%) |
|
Sodium |
3330mg (145%) |
6660mg (290%) |
2160mg (94%) |
|
Carbohydrates |
71g (26%) |
142g (52%) |
5g (2%) |
|
Dietary Fiber |
6g (21%) |
12g (43%) |
1g (4%) |
|
Total Sugars |
2g |
4g |
2g |
|
Protein |
43g |
86g |
30 |
%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.
Total Fat
Jimmy John’s Cubano sandwich contains a high level of dietary fats. The 8″ on a French roll has 38 grams total fat, including 13 grams saturated fat.
The amount of saturated fat in a Jimmy Cubano has a 65% daily value, which is considered high.
Calculate Daily Value
To calculate %DV, divide the amount of a nutrient in one serving by the FDA-recommended daily limit.
|
per 8″ Sub |
Daily Limit* |
Daily Value | |
|
Total Fat |
38g |
78g |
49% |
|
Saturated Fat |
13g |
20g |
65% |
*Based on FDA general nutrition advice for an adult following 2,000 calorie daily diet.
According to the US FDA, a nutrient that contributes a daily value of 20% or greater is considered high.
Sodium
The regular sized sub sandwich contains over 3,000 milligrams of sodium, which exceeds the FDA recommended limit for an entire day (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
A 16″ Cubano has twice the amount of sodium. The 6,660mg sodium in the large sub is nearly 3x the daily limit.
Allergens
Jimmy John’s Cubano sandwich is made with ingredients that contain egg, gluten, milk, soy, and wheat.
The sandwich may also contain, or be produced in a facility that processes other foods that contain, tree nuts and/or peanuts.
Jimmy John’s Ham Sandwiches
Jimmy John’s makes its sandwiches with hand-sliced meats served on fresh-baked bread. Here is a list of sandwiches that are made with ham:
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