Arby’s roast beef, Beef ’n Cheddar or French Dip?

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Three sandwiches show why equal protein does not mean equal sodium.

In this guide

The Classic Roast Beef and Classic Beef ’n Cheddar each list 23 g protein, but they are not nutritionally interchangeable. The French Dip & Swiss/Au Jus lists more protein and substantially more sodium. Choose the published sandwich that meets the limits you actually care about.

Compare the complete named builds

The Classic Roast Beef is 360 kcal and 970 mg sodium. Beef ’n Cheddar is 450 kcal and 1,280 mg. Moving between those two adds 90 kcal and 310 mg sodium while the listed protein stays at 23 g. The difference belongs to the complete builds; it is not a verified nutrition value for cheese alone.

French Dip & Swiss/Au Jus is 530 kcal, 34 g protein and 2,540 mg sodium. Au jus is explicitly in that source entry. Do not add a second serving of dipping liquid to the recorded total simply because it arrives separately.

Use the right filter order

With an illustrative sodium ceiling of 1,500 mg, the first two orders qualify and the French Dip does not. With protein at least 30 g, only the French Dip of this trio qualifies. Combining those two limits leaves no match. That is a useful trade-off, not a failed search.

Before ordering

Check local availability and the source serving. The table shows sandwiches rather than combinations with fries or a drink. A more filling purchased order may have a different total, and none of these differences measures how much you will enjoy it.

Published U.S. portions; drinks and extra sides are excluded unless the order explicitly includes them.
Restaurant / exact orderServingkcalProtein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)Fiber (g)Sodium (mg)
Arby’s — Classic Roast Beef1 published order, 154 g; extra sides, sauce packets and drink excluded3602337142970
Arby’s — Classic Beef ‘n Cheddar1 published order, 195 g; extra sides, sauce packets and drink excluded45023452021280
Arby’s — Classic French Dip & Swiss/Au Jus1 published order, 324 g; extra sides, sauce packets and drink excluded53034502122540

Sources and example boundaries

These are specific U.S. source-defined orders, not personalised recommendations or worldwide menus. Published values are estimates of standard portions. Extra items, unrecorded substitutions, prices and allergen safety are not inferred. Source retrieval is October 4, 2026; an older printed edition remains an older edition.