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Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad: calories, salt and fat by age and sex

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad, three southern-fried chicken strips and five chicken bites with BBQ sauce, coleslaw and side salad on a white plate, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad at 36% of an adult’s daily calories, 130% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 6 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad? It contains 712 kcal, 34g of fat (5.6g saturated), 23g of sugar and 3.9g of salt, a mid-range item on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Energy712 kcal
Fat34g
of which saturates5.6g
Carbohydrate62g
of which sugars23g
Fibre2g
Salt3.9g
Protein38g

Nutrition figures are Wetherspoon’s UK published data, per dish as served. Wetherspoon rounds grams to whole numbers, so Boone works fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt back from the published reference intake percentages to one decimal place. Fibre is shown as published.

A Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 712 kcal, which is 36% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 34g of total fat, of which 5.6g is saturated, 23g of sugar, 3.9g of salt, 38g of protein and 2g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 5.6g represents 28% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad is made from 9 separately listed components, finished in the pub kitchen. Across the whole dish the ingredient list names acidity regulators, colours, flavour enhancers, flavourings, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents and thickeners. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the components survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 3.9g of salt, which is 130% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

Calories2,000 kcal
Total fat70g
Saturated fat20g
Carbohydrate260g
Sugars90g
Fibre30g
Salt6g
Protein50g

Sugar in Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 23g of free sugar per standard serving (5.8 teaspoons). High sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g per day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit. The table below shows how this compares across all age groups.

Free sugar by portion: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion23g
77%
23g
77%
23g
77%
23g
96%
23g
121%
Teaspoons5.8 tsp

Boone calculates these percentages from Wetherspoon’s UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Salt in Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 3.9g of salt per standard serving. High salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g per day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10. The table below shows how this serving compares to daily limits for adults and children.

Salt by portion: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion3.9g
65%
3.9g
65%
3.9g
65%
3.9g
78%
3.9g
130%

Boone calculates these percentages from Wetherspoon’s UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Calories in Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 712 kcal per standard serving. High calorie share

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex. The table below shows how this serving compares to typical daily reference intakes.

Calories by portion: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

PortionAdult (female)
2,000 kcal
Adult (male)
2,500 kcal
Age 11 to 17
1,936 kcal
Age 7 to 10
1,553 kcal
Age 4 to 6
1,291 kcal
Per portion712 kcal
36%
712 kcal
28%
712 kcal
37%
712 kcal
46%
712 kcal
55%

Boone calculates these percentages from Wetherspoon’s UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Saturated fat in Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 5.6g of saturated fat per standard serving. Moderate saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children. The table below shows how this serving compares.

Saturated fat by portion: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion5.6g
28%
5.6g
19%
5.6g
28%
5.6g
31%
5.6g
35%

Boone calculates these percentages from Wetherspoon’s UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Fibre in Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 2g of fibre per standard serving. Low fibre

Fibre is the one figure here that is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under. UK guidance is 30g a day for adults, 25g for ages 11 to 17, 20g for ages 7 to 10 and 15g for ages 4 to 6. Most people in the UK fall well short. The table below shows how much of a day’s fibre this serving provides.

Fibre by portion: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion2g
7%
2g
7%
2g
8%
2g
10%
2g
13%

Boone calculates these percentages from Wetherspoon’s UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Boone counts all 23g as free sugar, or about 5.8 teaspoons against the daily limit. Some of it will come from the vegetables listed below, but Wetherspoon does not publish a split, so treat the free sugar figure as an upper estimate.

Free (added) sugars come from

  • molasses, sugar in the BBQ sauce
  • sugar in the chicken nuggets
  • sugar in the chicken strips
  • sugar in the salad dressing
  • sugar in the vegetarian coleslaw

Naturally occurring sugars come from

  • sugars naturally present in the cucumber
  • sugars naturally present in the red onion
  • sugars naturally present in the tomato

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6. Sources are read from the published ingredient list for each component. Whole fruit and lactose deductions are Boone estimates; Wetherspoon publishes total sugar only.

Ultra-processed food: what is really in it

Processing and additives: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad is assembled from 9 separately listed components, combined and cooked in the pub kitchen. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains acidity regulators, colours, flavour enhancers, flavourings, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Acidity regulators

Control acidity for taste, safety and shelf life. Found in the chicken nuggets, chicken strips and salad dressing.

Colours

Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the chicken nuggets, chicken strips and salad dressing.

Flavour enhancers

Boost savoury taste so less of the real ingredient is needed. Found in the chicken nuggets and chicken strips.

Flavourings

Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the chicken strips.

Maltodextrin

Bulk out a product and carry flavour, with little taste of its own. Found in the BBQ sauce.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the BBQ sauce, chicken strips and salad dressing.

Preservatives

Slow the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in centrally prepared components. Found in the BBQ sauce and salad dressing.

Raising agents

Release gas to make doughs and batters rise. Found in the chicken nuggets and chicken strips.

Thickeners

Give sauces and syrups the body they would otherwise lack. Found in the chicken nuggets, salad dressing and vegetarian coleslaw.

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the industrial ingredients named above. 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. Read from the published ingredient list, retrieved 3 October 2026.

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains at least 66 distinct ingredients: 42 raw and 24 manufactured. Ordered with a dip and a dessert that reaches 96, of which 37 are manufactured. Raw means something you could buy and cook with at home; manufactured means a substance that only exists as an output of industrial processing.

Ingredient count by order: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad on its own42246636%
Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad + a garlic and herb dip47277436%
Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad + dip + a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream59379639%

The 24 manufactured ingredients

acetic acid, ammonia caramel, citric acid, curcumin, diphosphates, flavouring, garlic powder, guar gum, maize starch, modified maize starch, modified starch, modified tapioca starch, onion powder, paprika extract, potassium sorbate, potato starch, preservative potassium sorbate, smoke maltodextrin, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, tapioca starch, wheat starch, xanthan gum, yeast extract.

The 42 raw ingredients

ammonium hydrogen carbonate, baby spinach, black pepper, bulls blood chard, cane molasses, carrot, cayenne pepper, celery seed, chicken breast fillet, chives, cucumber, cumin, fennel seed, fully-refined soybean, garlic puree, green batavia, herbs, maize flour, mustard powder, oregano, palm oil, paprika, pasteurised free range egg, pomace olive oil, rapeseed oil, red onion, red salanova, rice flour, salt, smoked water, spices, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, tomato, tomato paste, water, wheat flour, wheat gluten, white cabbage, white pepper, yeast.

What those ingredients are, by type

Herbs and spices15
Fruit and vegetables9
Starches8
Acids and acidity regulators6
Other6
Oils and fats4
Grains and flours4
Sugars and syrups3
Stabilisers and thickeners3
Preservatives and antioxidants2
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs2
Flavourings2
Water1
Salt and minerals1

Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on Wetherspoon’s published component lists, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in four components counts once. Additive class names are dropped and the named substance kept, so “stabiliser (guar gum)” counts guar gum once, and the vitamins and minerals added to fortified flour are not counted separately. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Where Wetherspoon lists more than one approved supplier recipe only the first is counted, so every figure here is a minimum. The build uses a garlic and herb dip and a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream.

Ingredients

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad is made from 9 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

BBQ sauce

Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Cane Molasses, Spirit Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Smoke Maltodextrin, Smoked Water, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Seasoning Blend (Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Cumin, Salt, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Rapeseed Oil), Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper.

Chicken Nuggets

Chicken Breast Fillet (62%), Water, WHEAT Flour, Potato Starch, WHEAT Starch, Vegetable Oil (Fully-refined Soybean), Rice Flour, Maize Starch, Salt, Spices (White Pepper), Sugar, Yeast Extract, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Citrate), Garlic Powder, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate), Colour (Paprika Extract), Thickener (Xanthan Gum).

Chicken strips

Chicken Breast Fillet (62%), WHEAT Flour, Palm Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Maize Flour, WHEAT Starch, Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper, CELERY Seed, Fennel Seed), WHEAT Gluten, Tapioca Starch, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate, Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate), Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Colours (Paprika Extract, Curcumin), Sugar, Yeast, Raising Agent (Diphosphates, Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate), Onion Powder, Herbs (Oregano), Flavouring (Black Pepper).

Cucumber

Cucumber.

Red Onion

Red Onion.

Salad Dressing

Water, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Oil, Pomace Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil), Thickener (Modified Starch), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Puree, Herbs, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Colour (Ammonia Caramel), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Spices (MUSTARD), Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Acidity Regulator (.

Salad Mix

Green Batavia, Baby Spinach, Red Salanova, Bulls Blood Chard.

Tomato

Tomato.

Vegetarian coleslaw

White Cabbage (38%), salad mayonnaise (38%) (Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pasteurised Free Range EGG, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, MUSTARD Powder, Citric Acid, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)), Carrot (19%), Red Onion (4%), Chives (1%).

Wetherspoon lists more than one approved supplier recipe for the chicken strips and salad dressing; the first one listed is shown and the allergen information covers all of them. Ingredients taken from Wetherspoon’s UK allergen and nutrition service, retrieved 3 October 2026. Recipes change; always check with the pub before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergens at a glance

Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains wheat, eggs, celery, mustard and sulphites.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad

AllergenStatus
WheatContains
RyeNot present
BarleyNot present
OatsNot present
CrustaceansNot present
EggsContains
FishMay contain traces
PeanutsNot present
SoyaMay contain traces
MilkMay contain traces
Tree nutsNot present
CeleryContains
MustardContains
SesameMay contain traces
SulphitesContains
LupinNot present
MolluscsNot present

Contains = declared by Wetherspoon for this dish. May contain traces = a precautionary warning on one of the published component ingredient lists. Cereals containing gluten are split by grain where the ingredient list names it. Wetherspoon kitchens handle all 14 major allergens and share equipment and fryers, so no dish can be guaranteed allergen free. Taken from Wetherspoon’s UK allergen and nutrition service, retrieved 3 October 2026. Recipes change; always check with the pub before ordering if you have an allergy.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 712 kcal, which is 36% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 55% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

Boone calculates that all 23g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad counts as free sugar, or about 6 teaspoons.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

Boone measures the 23g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad against NHS limits: 121% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 96% for ages 7 to 10, and 77% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

A Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 5.6g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 28% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 19% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

A Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 3.9g of salt. Boone calculates that as 130% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 65% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is made from 9 separately listed components and contains acidity regulators, colours, flavour enhancers, flavourings, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents and thickeners. NOVA group 4 describes how far a food is from its whole-food form, not how nutritious it is.

How much fibre is in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

A Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 2g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 7% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 13% of the 15g target for a child aged 4 to 6. Fibre is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under.

Is a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 3.9g of salt is 130% of that age group’s daily limit; its 23g of free sugar is 121% of their daily limit. That does not make it off limits, but it does mean it uses up a large share of a young child’s day in one item.

How much protein is in a Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad?+

A Wetherspoon Boneless Basket with Side Salad contains 38g of protein, which Boone calculates as 76% of a 50g adult daily target.

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