Wendy's Dave's Double

What the Numbers Say

Protein is the headline figure here: 50 grams, which is 100 percent of a 50 gram daily reference from one item. 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 22 grams, 110 percent of a day's reference in a single item.

How It Compares on the Hamburgers Menu

The next cheapest thing on the hamburgers menu is the Pretzel Bacon Pub Double Cheeseburger at $6.69, so you are paying $0.10 more and 300 fewer calories for this one. Step up $0.80 and you are at the Pretzel Bacon Pub Triple Cheeseburger for $7.59.

Protein per dollar on the Dave's Double lands close to the middle of this menu, 7.4 grams for every dollar against an average of 7.2, so the Dave's Double is neither the bargain nor the splurge of the hamburgers lineup.

What It Costs Per Calorie and Per Gram

Broken down, the Dave's Double works out at $0.84 per 100 calories and $0.14 for every gram of protein. Across the full Wendy's board it is the 106th cheapest of 132 priced items.

Ordering It

The Dave's Double already accounts for 41 percent of a 2,000 calorie day. Apple Bites and a diet drink keep the tray close to 850 rather than pushing it past 1,500.

$6.79 for the Dave's Double is a compiled figure covering the hamburgers menu, dated at the top of this page and rechecked on every rebuild. Read how we source and date the Dave's Double figures on this page.