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Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese: calories and nutrition by age and sex

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese, spaghetti bolognese in a white bowl, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese at 16% of an adult’s daily calories, 17% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese? It contains 310 kcal, 8.4g of fat (2g saturated), 9g of sugar and 0.5g of salt, one of the lighter items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Energy310 kcal
Fat8.4g
of which saturates2g
Carbohydrate44g
of which sugars9g
Fibre7g
Salt0.5g
Protein12g

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 310 kcal, which is 16% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 8.4g of total fat, of which 2g is saturated, 9g of sugar, 0.5g of salt, 12g of protein and 7g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 2g represents 10% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese is a single bought-in component, finished in the pub kitchen. Across the whole dish the ingredient list names flavour enhancers, maltodextrin and modified starches. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the components survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese is a lighter choice on this menu

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 310 kcal, 9g of free sugar and 0.5g of salt, which is 8% of an adult’s daily salt limit.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

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

Sugar in Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 9g of free sugar per standard serving (2.2 teaspoons). Moderate 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion9g
30%
9g
30%
9g
30%
9g
38%
9g
47%
Teaspoons2.2 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 0.5g of salt per standard serving. Low 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion0.5g
8%
0.5g
8%
0.5g
8%
0.5g
10%
0.5g
17%

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 310 kcal per standard serving. Moderate 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

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 portion310 kcal
16%
310 kcal
12%
310 kcal
16%
310 kcal
20%
310 kcal
24%

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 2g of saturated fat per standard serving. Low 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion2g
10%
2g
7%
2g
10%
2g
11%
2g
12%

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 7g of fibre per standard serving. Good source of 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion7g
23%
7g
23%
7g
28%
7g
35%
7g
47%

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Effectively all 9g counts as free sugar, or about 2.2 teaspoons against the daily limit. Any naturally occurring sugar is too small to change the figure.

Free (added) sugars come from

  • caramelised sugar, sugar in the kids spaghetti bolognaise

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese is made from a single bought-in component. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains flavour enhancers, maltodextrin and modified starches. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Flavour enhancers

Boost savoury taste so less of the real ingredient is needed. Found in the kids spaghetti bolognaise.

Maltodextrin

Bulk out a product and carry flavour, with little taste of its own. Found in the kids spaghetti bolognaise.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the kids spaghetti bolognaise.

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains at least 38 distinct ingredients: 30 raw and 8 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese on its own3083821%

The 8 manufactured ingredients

caramelised sugar, corn starch, garlic powder, modified maize starch, onion powder, potato maltodextrin, potato starch, yeast extract.

The 30 raw ingredients

basil, beef, beef stock, black pepper, carrots, concentrated onion, dried parsley, durum wheat semolina, garlic, ground lovage, ground nutmeg, ground white pepper, mace, mushroom fines, onion, oregano, parsnip powder, passata tomatoes, rapeseed oil, rosemary, salt, sugar, sun dried tomatoes, sunflower oil, tomato puree, tomato purée, turmeric powder, vegetable bouillon, water, white vinegar.

What those ingredients are, by type

Fruit and vegetables10
Herbs and spices10
Starches4
Other3
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs2
Oils and fats2
Sugars and syrups2
Grains and flours1
Water1
Salt and minerals1
Acids and acidity regulators1
Flavourings1

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.

Ingredients

Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese has a single published ingredient list.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

Kids Spaghetti Bolognaise

Spaghetti Pasta (28%) (Durum WHEAT Semolina, water), Passata Tomatoes, Onion, Mushroom Fines, Water, Beef (9%), Tomato Puree, Carrots, Sun Dried Tomato Paste (sun dried tomatoes, sunflower oil, salt, white vinegar, black pepper, garlic, rosemary, basil), Rapeseed Oil, Beef Stock (beef stock, corn starch, sugar, salt, tomato purée, concentrated onion), Basil, Sugar, Garlic, Modified Maize Starch, Vegetable Bouillon (potato maltodextrin, salt, potato starch, yeast extract, sugar, onion powder, parsnip powder, sunflower oil, dried parsley, turmeric powder, ground white pepper, garlic powder, mace, ground lovage, ground nutmeg), Salt, Oregano, Caramelised Sugar.

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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains wheat.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese

AllergenStatus
WheatContains
RyeNot present
BarleyNot present
OatsNot present
CrustaceansNot present
EggsNot present
FishNot present
PeanutsNot present
SoyaNot present
MilkNot present
Tree nutsNot present
CeleryNot present
MustardNot present
SesameNot present
SulphitesNot present
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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 310 kcal, which is 16% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 24% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

Boone calculates that all 9g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese counts as free sugar, or about 2 teaspoons.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

Boone measures the 9g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese against NHS limits: 47% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 38% for ages 7 to 10, and 30% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

A Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 2g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 10% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 7% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

A Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 0.5g of salt. Boone calculates that as 17% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 8% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it contains flavour enhancers, maltodextrin and modified starches. 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

A Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 7g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 23% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 47% 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 9g of free sugar is 47% 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 Children's Spaghetti Bolognese?+

A Wetherspoon Children's Spaghetti Bolognese contains 12g of protein, which Boone calculates as 24% of a 50g adult daily target.

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