Figures from Wetherspoon UK menu nutrition information , collected by Boone
Mini American-Style Pancakes, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Mini American-Style Pancakes as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one breakfast item, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 28g is 93% of an adult’s daily 30g in one breakfast item.
Lower free sugarVegetarian Brunch Wrap →0g free sugar (0%), 670 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 18% for an adult to 37% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 28g is 147% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt, 7% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 28g is 117% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt, 4% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 28g is 93% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt, 3% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 2% of the adult limit.
6g of protein, #261 on the menu. Per calorie the Children's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg gives more: 14.7g per 100 kcal against 2.2g.
Most protein per calorieChildren's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg →20g protein in 136 kcalHere the 440mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
54g of carbohydrate, with 14% of the energy from fat.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 309 Wetherspoons items.
More protein per calorie than 21% of the 309 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 38% of the 309 items on the menu.
Wetherspoons does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this breakfast item is less healthy: it scores 13, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #221 of 279 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →18 ingredients across 2 parts; 9 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Small Beans on Toast 9g protein, 1g salt248
Small American-Style Pancakes with Maple-Flavour Syrup 6g protein, 1.1g salt278
Mini American-Style Pancakes 6g protein, 1.1g salt278
Egg & Cheese Muffin 14g protein, 1.4g salt286
Small Vegetarian Breakfast 16g protein, 1.6g salt299
Smashed Avocado Muffin 8.5g protein, 1.2g salt302
Small American-Style Pancakes with Bacon and Maple-Flavour Syrup 9.5g protein, 1.5g salt323Strawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola 7.5g protein, 0.2g salt340278 kcal as published. 278 kcal is 14% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 37% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 147% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Strawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola has 0.2g of salt, 7% of that salt limit.
28g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 28g of it is free sugar, from sugar in the maple flavour syrup, sugar in the pancakes: 7.0 teaspoons and 93% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
6g, 2.2g per 100 kcal. It ranks #261 of 309 items on the menu for protein. The Children's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg gives the most protein for the calories, 14.7g per 100 kcal.
13 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes acidity regulators, preservatives, colours and flavourings.
As published, wheat, eggs and milk.
Source. Wetherspoon UK menu nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Wetherspoons’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
