Figures from Wetherspoon UK menu nutrition information , collected by Boone
Power Breakfast, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Power Breakfast as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one breakfast item, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 5.5g is 92% of an adult’s daily 6g in one breakfast item.
Lower saltStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt (3%), 340 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 92% for an adult to 183% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 5.5g is 183% of the day’s 3g limit in one breakfast item.
Lower-salt swapStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt, 7% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 5.5g is 110% of the day’s 5g limit in one breakfast item.
Lower-salt swapStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt, 4% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 5.5g is 92% of the day’s 6g limit in one breakfast item.
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 80% of the adult limit.
46g of protein, #41 on the menu. Per calorie the Children's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg gives more: 14.7g per 100 kcal against 7.1g.
Most protein per calorieChildren's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg →20g protein in 136 kcalHere the 2,200mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
9.5g of carbohydrate, with 64% 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 94% of the 309 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 30% 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 14, 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 #232 of 279 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →31 ingredients across 7 parts; 10 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Small Vegetarian All-Day Brunch 26g protein, 2.8g salt627
Miner's Benedict 28g protein, 3.1g salt628
Small American Breakfast 22g protein, 2.6g salt630
American-Style Pancakes with Ice Cream 13g protein, 2.2g salt642
Power Breakfast 46g protein, 5.5g salt646
American-Style Pancakes with Bacon and Maple-Flavour Syrup 19g protein, 3g salt647
Vegan Breakfast 24g protein, 3g salt648
Eggs Benedict 48g protein, 3.5g salt653646 kcal as published. 646 kcal is 32% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 183% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 28% 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.
6.3g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 5.3g of it is free sugar, from sugar in the guacamole: 1.3 teaspoons and 18% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 1g is naturally occurring and does not count.
46g, 7.1g per 100 kcal. It ranks #41 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.
14 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, 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.
