Fast food
Popular items from the big chains, priced from each chain's own online menu at one Chicago store (ZIP 60601). Prices vary by location.
Bench Facts
27 menu items, prices as of Oct 21, 2026
Median product
Protein per calorie22%
Cost per gram26.5¢
Best
Chick-fil-A Grilled Nuggets (12)76%Chipotle Chicken Burrito17.2¢Rankings
Each list is sorted best first. Hover a menu item to find it in the other lists.
Protein concentration
Share of calories from protein. Higher is better.
Cost per gram of protein
What one gram of protein costs at regular retail price. Lower is better.
Protein grades
27 menu items. Grades place the median against all products.
Protein per caloriemedian 22%
ABCDE
Cost per grammedian 26.5¢
ABCDE
Winners
of 27 menu itemsTrade-offs
Products in the shaded corner beat the category median on both axes. The line joins the products nothing else beats on both.
- Fast food
- Whole foods, for reference
- Best trade-offs: nothing else is better on both axes
- Better than the median on both axes
Protein concentration vs. cost per gram
Protein concentration, % of calories
Cost per gram of protein, log scale
Leaderboard
Every number per labeled serving, at regular retail price.
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