Wendy's Breakfast Baconator

What the Numbers Say

At 30 grams of protein it covers 60 percent of a 50 gram daily reference, enough to make it a main rather than a side. Sodium is the number to watch: 1,410 mg is 61 percent of a 2,300 mg day before anything else goes on the tray. Saturated fat reaches 16 grams, 80 percent of a day's reference in a single item.

How It Compares on the Breakfast Menu

The next cheapest thing on the breakfast menu is the Breakfast Burrito, Bacon at $4.39, so you are paying $0.10 more and 70 fewer calories for this one. Step up $1.40 and you are at the Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo for $5.89.

On protein per dollar the Breakfast Baconator is one of the stronger buys on the breakfast menu: 6.7 grams for every dollar against a menu average of 4.6. Across the whole Wendy's board only a handful of items beat the Breakfast Baconator, led by the Dave's Triple at 9.0 grams per dollar.

What It Costs Per Calorie and Per Gram

Broken down, the Breakfast Baconator works out at $0.71 per 100 calories and $0.15 for every gram of protein. Across the full Wendy's board it is the 72nd cheapest of 132 priced items.

Ordering It

The Breakfast Baconator is a before-lunch order only, because breakfast service ends at 10:30 AM at almost every restaurant. Pair it with a Regular Hot Coffee rather than a fountain drink and the order stays near the 630 calories listed above instead of climbing past it.

The Breakfast Baconator is quoted here at $4.49, a typical United States figure. Expect roughly $3.82 to $5.39 depending on which operator runs your restaurant. More on where the Breakfast Baconator data comes from.