Table 4.
Restaurant-specific median energy content of menu offerings in 1997/1998 and 2009/2010
| Median kcal/item (Interquartile Range) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire Menu | Entrees | Side Items | Drinks | |||||
| 1997/1998 | 2009/2010 | 1997/1998 | 2009/2010 | 1997/1998 | 2009/2010 | 1997/1998 | 2009/2010 | |
| McDonald’s | 217 (88–444) |
259 (117–418) |
458 (266–575) |
394 (268–507) |
430 (199–515) |
205 (33–372) |
131 (69–366) |
159 (79–432) |
| Burger King | 263 (32–487) |
242 (72–478) |
565 (403–722) |
458 (365–765) |
389 (254–584) |
263 (108–416) |
127 (3–328) |
145 (7–427) |
| Wendy’s | 230 (92–395) |
263 (91–468) |
389 (311–451) |
381 (274–547) |
323 (204–488) |
297 (234–451) |
92 (0–123) |
127 (9–390) |
| Taco Bell | 303 (177–394) |
327 (184–452) |
362 (285–425) |
363 (319–532) |
274 (177–497) |
300 (171–428) |
52 (2–153) |
79 (4–148) |
| KFC | 164 (89–250) |
166 (81–305) |
204 (146–375) |
305 (198–411) |
173 (141–226) |
91 (78–175) |
51 (2–119) |
59 (4–152) |
| Arby’s | 260 (69–459) |
240 (79–260) |
507 (360–620) |
501 (350–615) |
196 (126–233) |
267 (128–460) |
123 (2–357) |
79 (5–193) |
| Jack in the Box | 269 (46–566) |
292 (91–540) |
519 (328–643) |
478 (334–660) |
395 (130–594) |
324 (82–427) |
150 (2–725) |
152 (9–362) |
| Dairy Queen | 356 (222–553) |
446 (183–716) |
426 (302–550) |
563 (367–679) |
338 (310–422) |
298 (186–350) |
261 (34–577) |
158 (7–528) |
KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken