Calories, nutrient density, protein, and prices across 11 tracked Subway items.
The Subway menu we track spans 270 to 525 calories. Of 11 items, 10 are single-serving meals, 0 are sides, 0 are drinks or desserts, and 1 are sauces or condiments that no ranking should treat as food.
11 items carry a full USDA nutrient panel. On NRF9.3 they run from 30.52 (Subway Club Sub on White Bread with Lettuce and Tomato) down to 14.03 (Cold Cut Sub on White Bread with Lettuce and Tomato), and 0 of them score below zero.
On NRF9.3, the median Subway meal ranks 1st of 11 chains we score: no chains above it and 10 below, measured the same way for all of them.
| Chain | Median NRF9.3 | Meals scored | Median calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Subway | 24.1 | 10 | 311 |
| 2nd | Little Caesars | 14.8 | 3 | 257 |
| 3rd | Taco Bell | 14.7 | 8 | 350 |
| 4th | Papa John's | 9.4 | 4 | 322 |
| 5th | Wendy's | 9.0 | 7 | 367 |
| 6th | KFC | 8.9 | 20 | 121 |
| 7th | Domino's | 6.6 | 7 | 310 |
The chains either side of Subway, of 11 ranked. Higher NRF9.3 is better: nine nutrients to encourage against three to limit, per 100 calories. A chain scored on few items is easy to flatter, so the meal count is on every row.
There is no price column. Store-level prices are proven for Taco Bell and not yet for the other chains, so a price ranking here would be one measured row and twelve guesses. It goes in when the data does.