Nutritional comparison between combo meal deals from different fast-food chains

Introduction: In the current eating out of the home scenario, fast-food chains have a major role in people's lives. Bearing this in mind, consumers tend to look for those restaurants for flavor, variety, accessibility, in addition to internal and external influences. Objective: nutritionally analyzing combo meal deals from fast-food chains, evaluating energy and nutrient values. Material and Methods: It was made a cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative research in different fast-food food chains, analyzing options available in their online menus. Based on those, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, saturated fats, sodium, and fibers values were calculated. Results: When evaluating each nutrient mean values, it was observed; inadequate energy supply (926.67 kcal), carbohydrates (130 g), proteins (32.7 g), lipids (44.23 g), saturated fats (16.8 g), and sodium (1283.33 mg). It means that all values are above of the average recommendation for consumption in one meal. Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it is noted that the nutritional compositions of those meal deals analyzed are inadequate, presenting high values, which may reflect on the consumer nutritional status.