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Wetherspoon Loaded Chips: calories, salt and fat by age and sex

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips, chips loaded with melted cheese, bacon and sour cream in a white bowl, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Loaded Chips at 65% of an adult’s daily calories, 133% 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 Loaded Chips? It contains 1303 kcal, 66g of fat (20g saturated), 6.5g of sugar and 4g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Loaded Chips

Energy1303 kcal
Fat66g
of which saturates20g
Carbohydrate140g
of which sugars6.5g
Fibre10g
Salt4g
Protein32g

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 Loaded Chips contains 1303 kcal, which is 65% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 66g of total fat, of which 20g is saturated, 6.5g of sugar, 4g of salt, 32g of protein and 10g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 20g represents 100% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips is made from 4 separately listed components, finished in the pub kitchen. Across the whole dish the ingredient list names colours, flavourings and modified starches. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the components survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 4g of salt, which is 133% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6. It is also high in saturated fat.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

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

Sugar in Wetherspoon Loaded Chips

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 6.5g of free sugar per standard serving (1.6 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 Loaded Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion6.5g
22%
6.5g
22%
6.5g
22%
6.5g
27%
6.5g
34%
Teaspoons1.6 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 Loaded Chips

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 4g 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 Loaded Chips

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion4g
67%
4g
67%
4g
67%
4g
80%
4g
133%

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 Loaded Chips

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 1303 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 Loaded Chips

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 portion1303 kcal
65%
1303 kcal
52%
1303 kcal
67%
1303 kcal
84%
1303 kcal
101%

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 Loaded Chips

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 20g of saturated fat per standard serving. High 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 Loaded Chips

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion20g
100%
20g
67%
20g
100%
20g
111%
20g
125%

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 Loaded Chips

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 10g 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 Loaded Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion10g
33%
10g
33%
10g
40%
10g
50%
10g
67%

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 Loaded Chips

Effectively all 6.5g counts as free sugar, or about 1.6 teaspoons against the daily limit. Any naturally occurring sugar is too small to change the figure.

Free (added) sugars come from

  • maple, sugar, syrup in the long strip maple-cured bacon

Naturally occurring sugars come from

  • lactose in the grated cheese
  • lactose in the sour cream

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 Loaded Chips

Wetherspoon Loaded Chips is assembled from 4 separately listed components, combined and cooked in the pub kitchen. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains colours, flavourings and modified starches. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Colours

Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the homefries chips.

Flavourings

Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the long strip maple-cured bacon.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the homefries chips.

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Loaded Chips 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 Loaded Chips contains at least 23 distinct ingredients: 15 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 Loaded Chips

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Loaded Chips on its own1582335%

The 8 manufactured ingredients

corn starch, live cultures, modified starch, paprika extract, smoke flavouring, sodium nitrite, triphosphates, turmeric extract.

The 15 raw ingredients

cows milk, cream, from cows milk) (cows milk, from cows milk) (starter culture, maple syrup, milk solids, pork belly, potatoes, rice flour, salt, skim milk, starter culture, sugar, sunflower oil, wheat flour.

What those ingredients are, by type

Meat, fish, dairy and eggs7
Other2
Grains and flours2
Starches2
Herbs and spices2
Sugars and syrups2
Salt and minerals1
Fruit and vegetables1
Oils and fats1
Flavourings1
Stabilisers and thickeners1
Preservatives and antioxidants1

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 Loaded Chips is made from 4 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Loaded Chips

Grated Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese (From Cows MILK) (Cows MILK, Starter Culture, Salt), Cheddar Cheese (From Cows MILK) (Starter Culture, Salt, Cows MILK).

Homefries Chips

Potatoes (92%), Sunflower Oil (4%), Batter (WHEAT flour (calcium, iron, niacin, thiamine), Modified Starch, rice flour, salt, corn starch, Turmeric Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract)).

Long strip maple-cured bacon

Pork Belly,Salt,Sugar,Maple Syrup,Smoke Flavouring,E451,E250.

Sour cream

Skim MILK, Cream (From Cows MILK), MILK Solids, Live Cultures.

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 Loaded Chips contains wheat and milk.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Loaded Chips

AllergenStatus
WheatContains
RyeNot present
BarleyNot present
OatsNot present
CrustaceansNot present
EggsNot present
FishNot present
PeanutsNot present
SoyaNot present
MilkContains
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 Loaded Chips?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 1303 kcal, which is 65% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 101% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips?+

Boone calculates that all 6.5g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips counts as free sugar, or about 2 teaspoons.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips?+

Boone measures the 6.5g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips against NHS limits: 34% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 27% for ages 7 to 10, and 22% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 20g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 100% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 67% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 4g of salt. Boone calculates that as 133% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 67% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a Wetherspoon Loaded Chips as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is made from 4 separately listed components and contains colours, flavourings 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 Loaded Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 10g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 33% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 67% 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 Loaded Chips suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 4g of salt is 133% of that age group’s daily limit; its 20g of saturated fat is 125% of their daily guideline. 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 Loaded Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Loaded Chips contains 32g of protein, which Boone calculates as 64% of a 50g adult daily target.

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