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Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips: calories, salt and fat by age and sex

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips, chips topped with chicken shawarma, garlic and herb sauce and naga chilli in a white bowl, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips at 65% of an adult’s daily calories, 107% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 1 teaspoon of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips? It contains 1300 kcal, 64g of fat (9g saturated), 5.4g of sugar and 3.2g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Energy1300 kcal
Fat64g
of which saturates9g
Carbohydrate140g
of which sugars5.4g
Fibre11g
Salt3.2g
Protein35g

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 1300 kcal, which is 65% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 64g of total fat, of which 9g is saturated, 5.4g of sugar, 3.2g of salt, 35g of protein and 11g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 9g represents 45% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips is made from 4 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 and thickeners. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the components survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 3.2g of salt, which is 107% 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 5.4g of free sugar per standard serving (1.4 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion5.4g
18%
5.4g
18%
5.4g
18%
5.4g
22%
5.4g
28%
Teaspoons1.4 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 3.2g 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion3.2g
53%
3.2g
53%
3.2g
53%
3.2g
64%
3.2g
107%

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 1300 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped 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 portion1300 kcal
65%
1300 kcal
52%
1300 kcal
67%
1300 kcal
84%
1300 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 9g 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion9g
45%
9g
30%
9g
45%
9g
50%
9g
56%

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 11g 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion11g
37%
11g
37%
11g
44%
11g
55%
11g
73%

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Effectively all 5.4g counts as free sugar, or about 1.4 teaspoons against the daily limit. Any naturally occurring sugar is too small to change the figure.

Free (added) sugars come from

  • sugar in the chicken Shawarma
  • sugar in the garlic & herb sauce
  • sugar in the Naga chilli marinade

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips is assembled from 4 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 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 garlic & herb sauce.

Colours

Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the garlic & herb sauce and homefries chips.

Flavour enhancers

Boost savoury taste so less of the real ingredient is needed. Found in the Naga chilli marinade.

Flavourings

Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the garlic & herb sauce.

Maltodextrin

Bulk out a product and carry flavour, with little taste of its own. Found in the Naga chilli marinade.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the garlic & herb sauce, homefries chips and Naga chilli marinade.

Preservatives

Slow the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in centrally prepared components. Found in the garlic & herb sauce and Naga chilli marinade.

Thickeners

Give sauces and syrups the body they would otherwise lack. Found in the garlic & herb sauce and Naga chilli marinade.

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains at least 61 distinct ingredients: 45 raw and 16 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips on its own45166126%

The 16 manufactured ingredients

beta-carotene, corn starch, garlic powder, guar gum, lactic acid, maize starch, maltodextrin, modified maize starch, modified starch, natural garlic flavouring, onion powder, paprika extract, potassium sorbate, turmeric extract, xanthan gum, yeast extract powder.

The 45 raw ingredients

black pepper, boneless chicken thigh, brown sugar, cardamom, cayenne chilli, cayenne pepper, chilli flakes, cinnamon, clove, crushed chillies, cumin, dijon mustard, dried red bell pepper, fennel, garlic, garlic granules, ghost chilli powder, ginger, lemon juice concentrate, lemon zest, lime concentrate, mustard seeds, nutmeg, onion granules, paprika, parsley, pimento, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red chilli puree, red pepper puree, rice flour, salt, shawarma rub, smoked paprika, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, tomato paste, tomato puree, turmeric, water, wheat flour, white pepper, white wine vinegar.

What those ingredients are, by type

Herbs and spices22
Fruit and vegetables13
Starches5
Other3
Acids and acidity regulators3
Sugars and syrups2
Oils and fats2
Stabilisers and thickeners2
Flavourings2
Grains and flours2
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs1
Salt and minerals1
Water1
Preservatives and antioxidants1
Colours1

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips is made from 4 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

Chicken Shawarma

Boneless Chicken Thigh (90.5%), Shawarma Rub (4%) (Brown Sugar, Cumin, Maize Starch, Paprika, Salt, Pimento, Turmeric, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Chilli Flakes, Garlic Powder, Nutmeg, Ginger, Fennel, White Pepper, Cinnamon, Cayenne Chilli, Cardamom, Clove, Rapeseed Oil), Water, Lemon Zest (SULPHITES).

Garlic & Herb Sauce

Rapeseed Oil, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Modified Maize Starch, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Dijon Mustard (Water, MUSTARD Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Parsley, Garlic, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Natural Garlic Flavouring, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Colour (Beta-Carotene).

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)).

Naga Chilli Marinade

Water, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Red Chilli Puree (4%) (Red Chilli Puree, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Red Pepper Puree, Tomato Puree, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Tomato Paste, Lime Concentrate, Salt, Cayenne Pepper (2%), Modified Maize Starch, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Garlic Granules, Onion Granules, Crushed Chillies (0.4%), Ghost Chilli Powder (0.3%), Smoked Paprika, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Savoury Seasoning (Yeast Extract Powder, Maltodextrin, Salt, Rice Flour, Onion Powder), Dried Red Bell Pepper, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Black Pepper.

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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains wheat and mustard.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips

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
MustardContains
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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 1300 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

Boone calculates that all 5.4g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips counts as free sugar, or about 1 teaspoon.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

Boone measures the 5.4g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips against NHS limits: 28% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 22% for ages 7 to 10, and 18% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 9g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 45% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 30% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 3.2g of salt. Boone calculates that as 107% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 53% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is made from 4 separately listed components and contains acidity regulators, colours, flavour enhancers, flavourings, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 11g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 37% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 73% 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 3.2g of salt is 107% of that age group’s daily limit; its 9g of saturated fat is 56% 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 Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Shawarma-Chicken-Topped Chips contains 35g of protein, which Boone calculates as 70% of a 50g adult daily target.

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