A chef's salad consists primarily of hard-boiled eggs on a bed of lettuce. It also contains strips of meat and cheese, along with additional vegetables. A chef's salad may have a variety of dressings. The ingredients in a chef's salad are highly variable, so its nutritional content depends on the specific recipe.
Calories
This nutritional information applies to a typical recipe for a chef's salad. The serving size is a chef's salad weighing about 9 oz. This chef's salad contains 310 total calories, according to Fitbit. Carbohydrates provide 125 calories, protein contributes 105 calories and fat makes up the remaining 80 calories. This provides 15.5 percent of the daily value for calories, based on a daily diet of 2,000 calories.
Carbohydrates
A serving of a chef's salad contains 17.6 g of carbohydrates, including 3.3 g of dietary fiber. This provides 6 percent of the daily value for total carbohydrates and 13 percent of the daily value for fiber. A chef's salad also has 4.3 g of sugar.
Fat and Protein
A chef's salad contains 15.2 g of total fat, consisting of 9.3 g of unsaturated fat and 5.9 g of saturated fat. This fat content provides 23 percent of the daily value for total fat and 30 percent of the daily value for saturated fat. A chef's salad also has 113.2 mg of cholesterol or 38 percent of the daily value for cholesterol.
Vitamins
A serving of a chef salad provides about 864 International Units of vitamin A or 96 percent of the daily value for vitamin A. It also has about 37 mg of vitamin C, which is 41 percent of the daily value for vitamin C.
Minerals
The sodium content of a chef's salad is 1,296.3 mg or 54 percent of the daily value for sodium. A chef's salad also contains 210 mg of calcium, which is 21 percent of the daily value for potassium. The iron content in a chef's salad is about 2 mg or 11 percent of the daily value for iron.
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