Wendy's Parmesan Caesar Salad: 530 Calories

Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad is made fresh daily. It’s packed with grilled chicken breast, Italian cheeses, Parmesan crisps, and a creamy Caesar dressing.

One salad with dressing has 530 calories, 37 grams fat, 15 grams carbohydrates, and 33 grams protein.

Read this guide for a complete overview of the calories, nutrition facts, and ingredients in the Parmesan Caesar Salad with grilled chicken.

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Wendy's caesar salad with chicken and summary list of nutrients. — _{Salad image: Wendy’s. Design by Nutrition & Ingredients.}

Calories and Nutrition Facts

Calories

There are 290 calories in the Parmesan Caesar Salad, plus an additional 240 calories for each packet of Caesar dressing. Combined, one serving of the salad has 530 calories.

The highest proportion of total calories is derived from fat. Specifically, 37 grams of fat (salad entree with dressing) contribute about 63% of the total calories.

Protein makes up 25% of the total calories and the remaining 11% is from carbohydrates.

Here is a breakdown of the calories by macronutrient:

Fat: 335 calories
Carbs: 60 calories
Protein: 135 calories
Total: 530 calories per serving

Calories

fat

63%

carbohydrates

11%

Protein

25%

The breakout of calories by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label provided by Wendy’s. Calories may vary by location, as a result of how it’s prepared, or due to topping choices.

Total Fat

Let’s take a quick look at the total fat in this meal from Wendy’s. The Parmesan Caesar Salad entree, without the dressing, has 12 grams of fat, including 6 grams of saturated fat. The salad dressing has an additional 25 grams of fat, which includes 4.5 grams of saturated fat.

Salad: 12g fat, including 6g saturated fat
Dressing: 25g fat, including 4.5g saturated fat

All in, the salad and dressing combined have a total of 37 grams of fat. That’s almost half of the amount of dietary fat the FDA recommends for an entire day (based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet).

37 grams total Fat in the salad with dressing (47% DV)

Iron and Potassium

This salad offers 15% of the recommended daily value of iron and 15% daily value of potassium (based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet).

Here are the nutrients in the Parmesan Caesar Salad entree with grilled chicken, excluding the dressing.

Nutrition Summary: Salad Entree

Serving Size 1 Salad (no dressing)

CALORIES

290

TOTAL FAT

12g

(19%DV)

CARBOHYDRATES

13g

(5%DV)

PROTEIN

31g

(62%DV)

Saturated Fat	6g (30%DV)
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	85mg (29%DV)
Sodium	890mg (38%DV)

Dietary Fiber	4g (16%DV)
Total Sugars	3g

%DV (Percent Daily Values) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your daily value may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

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Parmesan Caesar Salad from Wendy's restaurant with text '530 calories'. — There are 530 calories in one Parmesan Caesar Salad.

Wendy’s Menu Prices

View the following table for a summary of nutritional information in one package of the Caesar Dressing.

Nutrition Summary: Caesar Dressing

Serving Size 1 Packet

CALORIES

240

TOTAL FAT

25g

(39%DV)

CARBOHYDRATES

(1%DV)

PROTEIN

(4%DV)

Saturated Fat	4.5g (23%DV)
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	35mg (19%DV)
Sodium	450mg (19%DV)

Dietary Fiber	0g (0%DV)
Total Sugars	1g

Ingredients and Allergens

What’s in the Parmesan Caesar Salad

Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad starts with a blend of Romaine lettuce and Italian cheeses, including Parmesan, Asiago, and Romano. It’s topped with grilled chicken breast, seasoned croutons, and crumbles of Parmesan crisps.

At your option, you can top the salad entree with a creamy Caesar dressing.

Ingredients

Here are the lists of ingredients in the base salad blend, grilled chicken, Parmesan cheese, and salad dressing.

Salad Blend

Romaine Lettuce, Italian Cheese Blend, Powdered Cellulose (anti-caking).

Italian Cheese Blend includes Parmesan, Asiago, and Romano Cheeses which are made from pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, and enzymes.

Grilled Chicken Breast

Chicken Breast, Water, Seasoning, Potato Starch or Modified Food Starch, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, and Sodium Phosphates.

The Seasoning includes salt, natural flavors, corn maltodextrin, dextrose, spices, dehydrated garlic powder, dehydrated onion powder, paprika, gum arabic, yeast extract, canola oil, sodium citrate, and sugar.

Seasoned Croutons

Enriched Flour, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Yeast, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil with Rosemary Extract and Ascorbic Acid (to preserve freshness).

The Enriched Flour includes wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid.

Parmesan Crisps

The Parmesan Cheese is made with Pasteurized Part Skimmed Milk, Cheese Cultures, Sea Salt, and Enzymes.

Caesar Dressing

Water, Soybean Oil, Red Wine Vinegar, Parmesan Cheese, Romano Cheese, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sugar, Egg Yolk Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Spice, Xanthan Gum, Mustard Seed, Natural Flavor, Anchovies.

The Parmesan Cheese includes part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, and enzymes.
The Romano Cheese includes cultured milk, salt, and enzymes.

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What is Soy Lecithin?

Lecithin is a food additive generally used as an emulsifier in the production of food. A naturally occurring fat, it is known to boost metabolism.

Soy Lecithin – an ingredient listed in Wendy’s Grilled Chicken – is extracted from soybeans and composed of choline, fatty acids and phospholipids. When used as an emulsifier, soy lecithin helps foods combine. Food processors use it to prevent ingredients in a food item from separating. For example, creating a homogeneous mixture of oils and water.

One of the most commonly used food emulsifiers is soy lecithin. Alternative sources include sunflower, egg yolk, guar gum, xanthan gum, and gelatin. (Xanthan Gum is used in Wendy’s Caesar Dressing.)

You will find soy lecithin (and other emulsifiers) in mayonnaise, salad dressings, chocolate, soups, sauces, and baked goods, among other processed foods.

Soy Lecithin is one of the ingredients listed in the Grilled Chicken Breast in Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad. Other fast food menu items and packaged foods that contain soy lecithin include:

Allergens

Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad with dressing is made with ingredients that contain egg, soy, anchovies, and milk.

Wendy’s Menu Prices

Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.

Nutrition facts and ingredients source: The Wendy’s Company.

Salad image courtesy of The Wendy’s Company. Original design by Nutrition & Ingredients.

Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad: 530 Calories