Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

Nutrition figures are Pret UK published data per serving as sold, taken from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026). Boone converts the figures to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Where the sugar comes from: Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

Boone counts all 37g as free sugar, or 9.3 teaspoons. Pret publishes total sugar only, so Boone does not deduct any naturally occurring sugar from milk, fruit or vegetables, which makes this a ceiling.

Sugar sources named in the ingredient list: brown sugar, chocolate, glucose, invert sugar syrup, juice concentrate, maple syrup, molasses, sugar, syrup.

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6.

Processing and additives: Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

Reading the ingredient list closely, Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread contains emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, invert sugar syrup, protein isolates and whey powders and raising agents. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on Pret’s published ingredient list. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy.

Ingredient count: Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

The 13 manufactured ingredients

niacin, calcium carbonate, iron, folic acid, thiamin, inverted sugar syrup, invert sugar syrup, dried whey, sodium carbonates, maple syrup, dried glucose syrup powder, xanthan gum, flavouring.

The 16 raw ingredients

banana pulp, rapeseed oil, dark chocolate, wheat flour, pasteurised free-range egg, sugar, cane molasses, cream, butter, salt, palm oil, soya beans, cultured rice, sea salt, water, baking powder.

Boone counts every distinct ingredient named in Pret’s published list, including those inside components such as bread or sauces, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in several components counts once. Where an additive class is followed by a named substance, the substance is counted. Every figure here is a minimum.

Allergen information: Pret A Manger Loaded Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

Contains = declared by Pret on the product page. Not declared = not listed as an ingredient allergen; Pret prepares food in shops where all 14 allergens are handled, so it cannot guarantee any item is free from them. Source: Pret UK product pages and allergen guide (8 September 2026).