Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad

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Wendy's caesar salad with chicken.

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

One Caesar salad with dressing has 530 calories, 37 grams fat, 15 grams carbohydrates, and 34 grams protein.

Read this guide for a complete overview of the calories, nutrition facts, and ingredients in the Parmesan Caesar Salad with grilled chicken from Wendy’s fast food restaurant.

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Wendy’s Caesar Salad Nutritional Value

Nutritional information in this review is based on one salad with the recommended caesar dressing, unless otherwise stated.

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 table below, the salad and the dressing are each high in saturated fat and sodium.

% Daily Value

Use the %DV to determine if the food contains a low (5% or less) or high (20% or more) level of specific nutrients.
Red indicates %DV is high

Salad

Dressing

Saturated Fat

30%

23%

Sodium

36%

20%

%DV based on 2,000 calories

Calories

The recommended Caesar dressing contains almost the same number of total calories as the salad on its own.

  • Parmesan Caesar Salad alone has 290 calories
  • One packet of Caesar dressing has 240 calories

Combined, one serving of the salad entree has 530 calories.

Here is a summary of calories by macronutrient:

  • 335 calories from fat
  • 60 calories from total carbs
  • 135 calories from protein

The highest proportion (64%) of total calories is derived from fat. Protein makes up 25% of the total calories and the remaining 11% is from carbohydrates.

Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad

% calories from fat, carbs and protein
Calories
CALORIES FROM fat
64%
CALORIES FROM CARBS
11%
CALORIES FROM Protein
25%

The breakout of calories by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Wendy’s. Calories may vary as a result of how the salad is prepared.

FITNESS TIME TO BURN 530 CALORIES

  • Cycle 45 minutes
  • Golf (with cart) 2 hours 10 minutes
  • Swim 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Play Racquetball 1 hour

Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.

Total Fat

Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar salad before adding any dressing, has 12 grams of fat, including 6 grams of saturated fat.

The Caesar dressing has an additional 25 grams of fat, which includes 4.5 grams of saturated fat.

All in, the salad and dressing have a combined total of 37 grams of total fats. That’s nearly half (47% DV) of the FDA-recommended limit of dietary fat for an entire day.

SUMMARY OF FAT PER SERVING

  • 335 calories from dietary fats
  • 64% of total calories
  • 100 calories from saturated fat
  • Zero trans fat

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 nutrition facts for Wendy’s Parmesan Caesar Salad and Caesar Dressing.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Order

Amount per serving (%DV)

Red indicates %DV is high.

Calories

530

SALAD

DRESSING

Calories

290

240

Total Fat

12g (15%)

25g (32%)

Saturated Fat

6g (30%)

4.5g (23%)

Trans Fat

0g

0g

Cholesterol

85mg (28%)

35mg (12%)

Sodium

820mg (36%)

450mg (20%)

Carbohydrates

13g (5%)

2g (1%)

Dietary Fiber

3g (11%)

0g (0%)

Total Sugars

2g

1g

Protein

32g

2g

%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.

  • 37g dietary fats in one serving is high
Wendy's caesar salad with chicken.
There are 530 calories in the chicken caesar salad.

Caesar Salad Ingredients and Allergens

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.

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

Ingredients

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.

Chicken

Chicken Breast, Water, Seasoning, Potato Starch or Modified Food Starch, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, 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, 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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Lecithin is a food additive generally used as an emulsifier in the production of food.

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 prevent ingredients from separating.

Other additives commonly used as an emulsifier include egg yolks, guar gum, xanthan gum, or gelatin. Xanthan Gum is used in Wendy’s Caesar Dressing.

Soy lecithin is often used in mayonnaise, salad dressings, chocolate, soups, sauces, and baked goods, among other processed foods.

Allergens

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

Wendy's caesar salad with chicken and summary nutrition facts.

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Nutrition facts and ingredients source: The Wendy’s Company. Salad image courtesy of The Wendy’s Company. Original designs created by Nutrition & Ingredients for the purposes of research and commentary related to fast food reviews.

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