Publix Italian Sub: Calories & Nutrition

Publix publishes the Italian Sub as components, one chart per bread, cheese, and condiment, never a combined total. A standard half (Genoa salami, ham and cappy base, Italian 5 Grain, provolone, sub dressing, lettuce, tomato, onion) is about 765 cal, 30g protein, 54g carbs, 46.5g fat, and 1,710mg sodium.

765calories · half sub

≈30gprotein

≈54gcarbs

46.5gfat

1,710mgsodium

Assembled from Publix's published components; Publix publishes no combined sub total. “<1 g” items count as 0, so carbs and protein may run a little higher.

Size

Bread

Cheese

Condiment (the biggest calorie lever)

Extras

Toppings (nearly all free)

Every italian sub includes the Sub Base (Genoa salami, tavern ham, cappy): 200 cal, 16g protein, 980mg sodium per half.

Our defined standard build, not a Publix figure. It sums Publix's published half-sub components.

Full component nutrition

42 components across 6 categories, all per half sub, from Publix's published charts. Sodium is included on every row.

Sub base (meat)

Item	Serving	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sodium
Sub Base (Genoa salami, ham, cappy)	85g	200	16g	2g	14g	980mg

Bread

Item	Serving	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sodium
Flatbread	89g	240	8g	40g	5g	470mg
Italian 5 Grain	89g	270	9g	49g	4.5g	440mg
Soft Sub Roll	101g	250	10g	48g	2g	280mg
White	85g	240	8g	46g	2.5g	520mg
Whole Wheat	85g	220	12g	35g	3g	250mg
No Bread (Lettuce Base, Make It A Salad)	57g	10	<1g	2g	0g	10mg
No Bread (Spinach Base, Make It A Salad)	57g	15	2g	2g	0g	45mg

Cheese

Item	Serving	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sodium
Jalapeño Pepper Jack	21g	80	5g	<1g	6g	135mg
Muenster	21g	80	5g	<1g	7g	135mg
Provolone	21g	80	5g	<1g	6g	190mg
Swiss	21g	80	6g	1g	6g	15mg
White American	21g	80	4g	<1g	7g	270mg

Condiments

Item	Serving	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sodium
Chipotle Gourmaise	2 tbsp	180	<1g	2g	20g	260mg
Honey Mustard	2 tbsp	45	<1g	9g	0.5g	130mg
Pepperhouse Gourmaise	2 tbsp	160	<1g	4g	16g	320mg
Spicy Mustard	1 tbsp	15	<1g	1g	0.5g	120mg
Sub Dressing	2 tbsp	200	<1g	<1g	22g	100mg
Buttermilk Ranch †	4 tbsp	410	<1g	3g	44g	460mg
Deli Sub Sauce	2 tbsp	25	<1g	<1g	3g	15mg
Mayonnaise	2 tbsp	220	<1g	<1g	23g	150mg
Yellow Mustard	2 tbsp	20	<1g	1g	1.5g	360mg

† Buttermilk Ranch: Published at 4 tbsp; the other condiments are 2 tbsp.

Extras

Item	Serving	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sodium
Avocado	2 slices	30	<1g	2g	3g	0mg
Bacon	2 slices	60	3g	<1g	4.5g	150mg
Double Meat	85g	200	16g	2g	14g	980mg
Guacamole †	30g	40	<1g	3g	4g	0mg
Hummus	4 tbsp	140	4g	8g	10g	380mg

† Guacamole: Source lists 125mg cholesterol, a Publix data error for a plant-based item; cholesterol isn't shown here.

Toppings

Item	Serving	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sodium
Banana Peppers	5 pieces	0	<1g	<1g	0g	290mg
Black Olives	10 pieces	15	<1g	<1g	1.5g	105mg
Black Pepper	1/16 tsp	0	<1g	<1g	0g	0mg
Boar's Head Pickle Chips	5 slices	0	<1g	<1g	0g	125mg
Cucumbers	3 slices	0	<1g	<1g	0g	0mg
Dill Pickles	5 slices	0	<1g	<1g	0g	210mg
Green Peppers	3 rings	0	<1g	<1g	0g	0mg
Jalapeño Peppers	4 pieces	0	<1g	<1g	0g	130mg
Lettuce	.75 oz	0	<1g	<1g	0g	0mg
Oil & Vinegar Packets	1/8 tbsp	10	<1g	<1g	1g	0mg
Onions	5 rings	5	<1g	1g	0g	0mg
Oregano	1/16 tsp	0	<1g	<1g	0g	0mg
Salt	1/16 tsp	0	<1g	<1g	0g	150mg
Spinach	.66 oz	0	<1g	<1g	0g	15mg
Tomato	2 slices	10	<1g	2g	0g	0mg

The cured meat is where it starts heavy

Genoa salami, ham, and cappy make the base 200 calories, 14g fat, and 980mg sodium on a half, close to double the Ultimate Sub's meat on all three. Before bread or cheese, the Italian starts richer and much saltier. The meat is the one part of this sub you can't lighten with a swap.

The condiment is the biggest lever you can pull

Buttermilk ranch is 410 calories, mayo 220, sub dressing 200, chipotle gourmaise 180. Spicy mustard is 15 and yellow mustard 20. That single choice swings the sub by almost 400 calories, and it matters more here because the cured-meat base is already high.

Sodium is the number to watch

The base is 980mg and Italian 5 Grain bread adds 440, so you're at 1,420mg before any cheese or sauce, on a half sub, against a 2,300mg daily reference. Cheese and condiments push it further, and a whole roughly doubles it. Swiss (15mg) over white American and a mustard over mayo are the moves that hold it down.

Free swaps that actually change the numbers

Swiss cheese is 15mg of sodium against white American's 270mg, for the same 80 calories and similar protein, a 255mg saving for nothing. Whole wheat bread over Italian 5 Grain saves 50 calories and brings 5g of fiber against 3g. Neither changes the sandwich much.

Make it a salad

Dropping the bread for a lettuce or spinach base takes 220 to 260 calories off and cuts most of the carbs, while the meat, cheese, and toppings carry over. On a sub this calorie-dense, it's the biggest single cut available.

The high-protein build

Stacked for protein, a half reaches 50g: the base is 16g, double meat adds another 16g, whole wheat brings 12g, and swiss adds 6g, for about 700 calories and 2,225mg sodium before toppings. Good protein for the calories, with the cured-meat sodium as the cost.

Half vs whole

Publix only publishes the half sub. Whole-sub numbers here double the bread, meat, cheese, and extras, which scale cleanly, while the condiment is held at its published serving. A whole standard Italian lands near 1,330 calories and 3,320mg sodium.

FAQ

How many calories are in a Publix Italian Sub?

Publix doesn't publish a combined total. A standard half sub (salami-ham-cappy base, Italian 5 Grain, provolone, sub dressing, lettuce, tomato, onion) is about 765 calories; a whole is about 1,330 (doubled from the half). The condiment and cheese move that by a few hundred calories.

How much sodium is in a Publix Italian Sub?

About 1,710mg for a standard half, and roughly 3,320mg for a whole. The cured-meat base and bread alone are 1,420mg on a half. Swiss cheese and mustard-based condiments keep it lowest.

Italian Sub or Ultimate Sub at Publix?

The Ultimate is lighter. Its ham, turkey, and roast beef base is 110 cal and 650mg sodium; the Italian's Genoa salami, ham, and cappy is 200 cal and 980mg. Everything else on the two subs is identical, so a standard Italian half runs about 90 calories and 330mg sodium above the Ultimate.

What is the lowest-calorie way to order the Italian Sub?

Make it a salad or take whole wheat, skip cheese or choose swiss, and use spicy or yellow mustard instead of a mayo-based spread. That keeps a half in the 400 to 450 calorie range while holding the cured-meat protein.

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Checked as of September 15, 2026. Source: publix.com.