Caramel Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ at Wendy's. 470 calories, $1.69, 12 g protein.
At 470 calories it is heavier than 58% of the 184 Wendy's items we track, against a menu median of 420. Scored on Wendy's own printed label, it comes to -32 on the label score, 70th of 74 Wendy's items we can score that way. It delivers 2.6 g of protein per 100 calories, 85th of 151 items with published protein. At 278 calories per dollar it is 11th of 171 priced items on value.
| Item | Calories | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Single Hamburger, no cheese | 465 | −5 |
| Cheese Baked Potato | 440 | −30 |
| Strawberry Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ | 430 | −40 |
| Medium Strawberry Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ | 430 | −40 |
| Strawberry Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ | 430 | −40 |
Priced at 3659 Wendy's restaurants in 45 states on the same day. The middle 80% of them charge between $1.69 and $2.19, a spread of 30%.
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The cheapest Caramel Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ in the sample is $1.69 in BRATTLEBORO, VT, and the most expensive is $3.99 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. Both are single restaurants, which is why the headline above uses the middle 80% instead.
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About half the variation happens between restaurants inside one state, so a state median hides as much as it shows. Of the 44 states with at least three sampled restaurants, these are the four cheapest and the four most expensive — the 36 in between are not listed.
| State | Median | Restaurants | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | $1.69 | 3 | cheapest |
| TX | $1.69 | 288 | cheapest |
| WA | $1.69 | 80 | cheapest |
| CO | $1.69 | 80 | cheapest |
| DC | $3.19 | 3 | most expensive |
| MD | $2.99 | 79 | most expensive |
| WI | $2.99 | 45 | most expensive |
| UT | $2.49 | 51 | most expensive |
None of the 3,922 restaurants we price has changed this since 2026-09-08. A typical one charges $1.69.
See every Caramel Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ we price on the map — 3,659 restaurants, one dot each →
The 5 items whose national median sits closest to the Caramel Vanilla Frosty Swirl™’s $1.69. The spread is the middle 80% of restaurants, so a wide one means the same item costs noticeably different amounts depending where you buy it.
| Item | Median | Spread | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie Dough Frosty Fusion®, Vanilla | $1.69 | 0% | 3,698 |
| Cookie Dough Frosty Fusion®, Chocolate | $1.69 | 0% | 3,698 |
| Caramel Crunch Chocolate Frosty Fusion™ | $1.69 | 0% | 3,663 |
| OREO® Brownie Chocolate Frosty Fusion™ | $1.69 | 0% | 3,663 |
| Strawberry Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ | $1.69 | 30% | 3,663 |
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calcium | 35 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 10 mg |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 370 mg |
| Sugars | 65 g |
| Total Fat | 12 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
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