Medium Caramel Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ at Wendy's. 470 calories, $3.69, 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 -23 on the label score, 56th of 74 Wendy's items we can score that way. It delivers 2.6 g of protein per 100 calories, 92nd of 151 items with published protein. At 127 calories per dollar it is 59th 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 |
| Chain | Item | Calories | Nutrient density |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's | Hot Chocolate (Small) | 360 | — |
Priced at 3663 Wendy's restaurants in 45 states on the same day. The middle 80% of them charge between $3.69 and $4.19, a spread of 14%.
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The cheapest Medium Caramel Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ in the sample is $2.99 in CENTRALIA, WA, and the most expensive is $5.29 in PHOENIX, AZ. 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 43 states with at least three sampled restaurants, these are the four cheapest and the four most expensive — the 35 in between are not listed.
| State | Median | Restaurants | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | $3.69 | 85 | cheapest |
| MS | $3.69 | 31 | cheapest |
| PA | $3.69 | 159 | cheapest |
| OH | $3.69 | 253 | cheapest |
| HI | $4.99 | 10 | most expensive |
| MD | $4.69 | 82 | most expensive |
| NM | $4.19 | 12 | most expensive |
| OR | $4.19 | 26 | most expensive |
13 of the 3,928 restaurants we price have changed this since 2026-09-08. Where it moved, the typical change was +4.9%. A typical one now charges $3.69.
The 5 items whose national median sits closest to the Medium Caramel Chocolate Frosty Swirl™’s $3.69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Classic Chocolate Frosty® | $3.69 | 31% | 3,664 |
| Medium Strawberry Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ | $3.69 | 14% | 3,662 |
| Medium Strawberry Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ | $3.69 | 14% | 3,657 |
| Medium Caramel Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ | $3.69 | 14% | 3,657 |
| Large Vanilla Frosty® | $3.69 | 31% | 3,655 |
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calcium | 30 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Iron | 8 mg |
| Potassium | 15 mg |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 370 mg |
| Sugars | 64 g |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
The nutrition label as Wendy's publishes it for this item, matched to the current menu, alongside the store-level price above.