Zaxby's Nutrition Calculator

The calorie calculator above totals calories, protein, carbs, fat, sugar and sodium for the whole order, sauces and drink included. Below it are the things a calorie total alone will not tell you: what is actually inside a Chicken Finger Plate, how much a wing sauce adds, and why sodium is usually the bigger problem at Zaxby's than calories.

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   Start with the main

   Open Most Popular for plates and meals, or Wings & Fingers to order a la carte. Zalads, Sandwiches and Kids Meals have their own categories.

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   Add sauces the way you eat them

   Tossed wing sauces and dip cups are listed separately. Every extra dip cup counts, so tap + once for each one you take.

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   Add the side and the drink in the right size

   Sizes matter more than people expect. A large Sweet Tea alone is 550 calories.

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   Read the totals

   Calories, protein, carbs and fat update on every tap. Open Detailed breakdown for sodium and sugars, or Nutrition Facts for the full label against a 2,000 calorie day and the 2,300mg sodium Daily Value.

The five finger plate is the order people look up most, so here it is in parts. Added up in the calculator the pieces land on 1,190 calories, the same total Zaxby's lists for the plate.

The sodium row is the part that surprises people. One plate carries about 1.6 days worth of sodium.

Easy ways to trim the plate

Swapping Zax Sauce for Tongue Torch saves 130 calories but adds 440mg of sodium, so it depends which number you are watching. Substitutions can change the price too, and not every location handles them the same way.

Drinks are not included in any meal total. Add yours in the calculator.

Every wing sauce has its own calorie and sodium count, and the gap between the lightest and the heaviest is wider than most people expect. These are five wings, sauce tossed.

These land under 500 calories on their own. Add a sauce or dressing in the calculator to see your real total.

If you are tracking protein, the best value is plain chicken rather than the sandwiches. Ranked by grams of protein per 100 calories.

Traditional Wings & Things has the most protein of any meal at 79g, but it also brings 1,440 calories and 4,520mg of sodium.

Traditional Wings are the one thing here that fits a strict low carb day. Plain, five wings have 0g of carbs. With Tongue Torch, Nuclear or Buffalo Garlic Blaze they stay at 2g.

Skip Sweet & Spicy, Teriyaki and BBQ if carbs matter, since they add 12 to 14g to five wings. Anything breaded, including Chicken Fingerz, boneless wings and Nibblerz, is off the table. For a dip, a Ranch cup is 2g of carbs and a Zax Sauce cup is 4g.

Most people arrive worried about calories. Sodium is usually the number further out of line. Percentages are against the 2,300mg Daily Value.

The lower sodium picks are the Garden Zalads at 700 to 940mg, five plain Traditional Wings at 980mg, and the Grilled Chicken Sandwich at 1,440mg.

Sauce is where a light order quietly turns heavy. Each row below is one dip cup. Take two and double it.

Best all round pick: BBQ. Low calories, no fat and under 500mg of sodium.

Zalad dressings

Dressings are listed separately from the Zalad, so add yours on top.

Choosing grilled over fried saves 100 to 170 calories on every Zalad, and a lot of sodium on the Blue.

The Asian Zensation Zalad carries 18g of sugar in every version, against 4 to 5g for the others.

Add a cheese slice for 50 calories or two slices of bacon for 60.

The Loaded Fries carry more calories than a five finger plate without its fries. Treat them as a meal, not a side.

Zero calorie options: Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.

A large Strawberry Lemonade carries more calories than a Grilled House Zalad. A gallon of Sweet Tea for the table is 1,750 calories and 425g of sugar.

Zaxby's lists the kids main separately from the side, the drink and the treat, so add them one by one in the calculator.

A Chicken Fingerz meal with fries, Goldfish and milk comes to 750 calories.

The first two rows are the same idea: fingers, a side, a sauce and a drink. Ordering the pieces separately and skipping the fries, the toast and the sweet tea cuts almost 1,000 calories.

Compare other chains with our restaurant nutrition calculators, including the Hardee's nutrition calculator and the Subway nutrition calculator.

Zaxby's prepares food on shared equipment in kitchens that handle milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy and sesame. Nothing is guaranteed allergen free, even an item that does not list an allergen, because of shared fryers and prep areas.

Breaded items contain wheat. That covers Chicken Fingerz, boneless wings, Nibblerz and most sandwiches. If you have a serious allergy, check the allergen chart in Zaxby's official guide for your exact item and speak to the staff at your store. Recipes can change without notice.

Every value in this Zaxby's calorie calculator comes from Zaxby's published US nutrition data, covering 224 menu items across 12 categories. When Zaxby's lists a total for a complete plate or meal, the calculator uses that official total rather than adding the parts.

• Zaxby's rounds to FDA labeling rules, so individual parts may not add up exactly to a meal total.
• Portions and sauce amounts vary by visit and by location, so treat totals as close estimates.
• Not included: drinks inside meal totals, Ranch on a la carte wings, and Zax Sauce on a la carte fingers. Add each one yourself.
• Items added after this data release, and anything sold for a limited time only, may not appear here.
• This is not medical advice. If you are managing a health condition, a registered dietitian can help you plan around it.