Panera Bread Asian Sesame Chicken Salad

A Panera Bread Asian Sesame Salad is made with romaine lettuce, fresh cilantro, almonds, sesame seeds, and wonton strips. It’s topped with chicken and tossed in an Asian sesame vinaigrette dressing.
One salad has 450 calories, 24 grams fat, 26 grams carbohydrates, and 35 grams protein.
Read this guide for a complete overview of the nutritional information, calories, ingredients, and allergens in this popular salad available at Panera Bread.
Asian Sesame Salad Nutritional Information
Daily value (%DV) illustrates how much a specific nutrient in the salad contributes to a daily diet of 2,000 calories.
As shown in the chart below, an Asian sesame salad with chicken has a medium level of saturated fat and is high in sodium.
Serving size: 1 Salad with Dressing
% DAILY VALUE
Use %DV to determine if the level of nutrients in a food is low (5% or less) or high (20% or more).
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Level 10049_6b5d63-ac> |
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Saturated Fat 10049_2ff410-0a> |
15% 10049_6b9d59-f3> |
MED 10049_08a85a-ad> |
Sodium 10049_c7d309-10> |
45% 10049_ea5914-2e> |
HIGH 10049_9e49a4-e3> |
%DV based on 2,000 calories
Calories
There are 450 calories in the Asian Sesame Salad with Chicken.
Here is a summary of calories by macronutrient, per serving:
Nearly half of the total calories are derived from dietary fats. Protein contributes about 29% of the total calories and the remaining 22% is from carbohydrates.
Asian Sesame Salad
% calories from fat, carbs and proteinSummary of calories by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Panera Bread.
FITNESS TIME TO BURN 450 CALORIES
Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.
Nutrition Facts
Amount per 1 Salad
Red indicates %DV is high.
Calories 10049_3c341b-c8> |
450 10049_ed243d-0b> |
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%DV 10049_69673f-e6> |
Total Fat 10049_194cd0-25> |
24g 10049_8ad508-9f> |
31% 10049_38a7a5-16> |
Saturated Fat 10049_822933-89> |
3g 10049_1e4941-68> |
15% 10049_52254a-63> |
Trans Fat 10049_69c3e5-36> |
0g 10049_06475b-78> | 10049_f3801a-d1> |
Cholesterol 10049_c05877-e1> |
95mg 10049_71f334-79> |
32% 10049_42d6a3-99> |
Sodium 10049_159b4a-c8> |
1030mg 10049_2cfb10-94> |
45% 10049_0033b8-4f> |
Carbohydrates 10049_815781-8e> |
26g 10049_4219e0-87> |
9% 10049_22d945-49> |
Dietary Fiber 10049_811b9c-cd> |
5g 10049_fb29ad-d2> |
18% 10049_f93a0a-f0> |
Total Sugars 10049_c62ae7-86> |
8g 10049_59769b-00> | 10049_dee58d-31> |
Protein 10049_65d6c5-f6> |
35g 10049_bdba60-f2> | 10049_a172be-45> |
%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
One serving of this salad with chicken contains 24 grams of total fat, including 3 grams of saturated fat.
Based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet, the amount of total fat in one serving has a 31% daily value, which is considered high.
SUMMARY OF FAT PER SERVING
Sodium
The amount of sodium in the Asian Sesame salad is high for a single menu item. Specifically, one serving contains 1,030 milligrams of sodium.
That amount is approximately 45% of the total daily value recommended by the FDA.

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Ingredients and Allergens in Salad
Here is the list of ingredients used to make the Asian Sesame Salad at Panera Bread.
Ingredients
Seasoned Grilled Chicken 10049_b4c50d-e2> |
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water, Rice Starch, Vinegar, Seasoning (salt, rice starch, potato starch, dextrose and natural flavor), Sea Salt, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper 10049_ca775d-4e> |
Asian Sesame Vinaigrette Dressing 10049_02d91d-11> |
Water, Distilled Vinegar, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Sesame Oil, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Rebaudioside A, Rosemary Extract, Black Pepper, Dehydrated Onion, Dehydrated Parsley 10049_fed06b-2f> |
Crispy Wonton Strips 10049_fc8446-fe> |
Wheat Flour, Canola Oil, Salt 10049_51e4f7-7e> |
Other Ingredients 10049_232bf7-cb> |
Romaine Lettuce, Toasted Almonds, Sesame Seeds, Cilantro 10049_5215b4-58> |
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Allergens
The Asian Sesame salad (with dressing) is made with ingredients that contain sesame, nuts, and wheat.
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Nutrition facts, allergens, ingredients source: Panera Bread