Chicken Alexander
Chicken Alexander from COOK - marinated chicken breast with mushrooms and peppers in a rich white wine and sherry sauce. A classic recipe.
How it compares
More than 43% of the 1125 meals we track.
43th percentileHigher than 23% of the 1125 meals we track.
23th percentileCheaper than 69% of the 312 meals with a published price.
31th percentileWorth knowing
- Salt 1.8g — 30% of an adult's 6g daily maximum, in one meal.
- Saturates 16.2g — 81% of the 20g daily reference intake.
- Fibre 1.4g — 5% of the 30g daily recommendation.
- Contains gluten, milk and sulphites, as declared by COOK.
Reference intakes are published UK adult figures — a 6g daily maximum for salt, 20g for saturates and a 30g recommendation for fibre. We divide; we don’t score.
Full nutrition — as published by COOK, per 280g portion and per 100g
| Nutrient | Per Serving (280g) | Per 100g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy / Calories | 479 kcal | 171.1 kcal |
| Protein | 33.6 g | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.9 g | 4.6 g |
| of which sugars | 3.9 g | 1.4 g |
| Fat | 30.5 g | 10.9 g |
| of which saturates | 16.2 g | 5.8 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 1.4 g | 0.5 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g | 0.6 g |
| Sodium equivalent | Not published | — |
A blank means COOK doesn’t publish it — we never fill the gap with a zero or an estimate.
Ingredients and allergens — 33 listed, in order
Chicken (33%), Water, Double Cream [Milk], Semi Skimmed Milk, Mushrooms (5%), White Wine (4%) [Sulphites], Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yellow Peppers (3%), Red Peppers (3%), Salted Butter [Milk], Chicken Stock (Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat (contains Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Salt, Water, Chicken Stock (Chicken Bones, Water, Salt)), Sherry (2%) [Sulphites], Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Mushroom Stock (Rehydrated Mushroom (Mushroom Concentrate, Water, Mushroom Powder), Salt, Cornflour), Lemon Juice Concentrate [Sulphites], Chives, Parsley, Salt.
Contains (brand-declared)
May contain traces
No separate trace allergens publishedSuitable for
Nothing declaredThe maths — protein density, cost per 100 calories and six more
Worked out from the figures the brand publishes. Click any of them to see the sum and the inputs used.
Where each number came from — 11 fields, traced to COOK
Where each number came from
Every figure on this page was read from COOK's own published pages. Below is the text we read, and where on their site we read it.
| Field | What their page said | What we stored | How we read it | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calories_kcal | 479 | 479 kcal | html selector | Read as published |
| protein_g | 33.6 | 33.6 g | html selector | Read as published |
| carbs_g | 12.9 | 12.9 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fat_g | 30.5 | 30.5 g | html selector | Read as published |
| saturated_fat_g | 16.2 | 16.2 g | html selector | Read as published |
| sugars_g | 3.9 | 3.9 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fibre_g | 1.4 | 1.4 g | html selector | Read as published |
| salt_g | 1.775 | 1.8 g | html selector | Read as published |
| serving_weight_g | (280g) | 280 g | html selector | Read as published |
| ingredient_list_text | Chicken (33%), Water, Double Cream [Milk], Semi Skimmed Milk, Mushrooms (5%), White Wine (4%) [Sulphites], Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yellow Peppers (3%), Red Peppers (3%), Salted Butter [Milk], Chicken Stock (Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat (contains Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Salt, Water, Chicken Stock (Chicken Bones, Water, Salt)), Sherry (2%) [Sulphites], Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Mushroom Stock (Rehydrated Mushroom (Mushroom Concentrate, Water, Mushroom Powder), Salt, Cornflour), Lemon Juice Concentrate [Sulphites], Chives, Parsley, Salt. | Chicken (33%), Water, Double Cream [Milk], Semi Skimmed Milk, Mushrooms (5%), White Wine (4%) [Sulphites], Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yellow Peppers (3%), Red Peppers (3%), Salted Butter [Milk], Chicken Stock (Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat (contains Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Salt, Water, Chicken Stock (Chicken Bones, Water, Salt)), Sherry (2%) [Sulphites], Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Mushroom Stock (Rehydrated Mushroom (Mushroom Concentrate, Water, Mushroom Powder), Salt, Cornflour), Lemon Juice Concentrate [Sulphites], Chives, Parsley, Salt. | html selector | Read as published |
| amount_gbp | £6.50 | 6.5 £ | html selector | Read as published |
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