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Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips: calories, salt and fat by age and sex

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips, beef madras with chips in a white bowl, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips at 57% of an adult’s daily calories, 137% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 4 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips? It contains 1132 kcal, 56g of fat (14g saturated), 18g of sugar and 4.1g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Energy1132 kcal
Fat56g
of which saturates14g
Carbohydrate110g
of which sugars18g
Fibre15g
Salt4.1g
Protein39g

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 1132 kcal, which is 57% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 56g of total fat, of which 14g is saturated, 18g of sugar, 4.1g of salt, 39g of protein and 15g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 14g represents 70% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips is made from 4 separately listed components, finished in the pub kitchen. Across the whole dish the ingredient list names colours, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup and modified starches. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the components survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 4.1g of salt, which is 137% 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 18g of free sugar per standard serving (4.5 teaspoons). High 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion18g
60%
18g
60%
18g
60%
18g
75%
18g
95%
Teaspoons4.5 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 4.1g 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion4.1g
68%
4.1g
68%
4.1g
68%
4.1g
82%
4.1g
137%

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 1132 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 Simple Beef Madras with 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 portion1132 kcal
57%
1132 kcal
45%
1132 kcal
58%
1132 kcal
73%
1132 kcal
88%

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 14g 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion14g
70%
14g
47%
14g
70%
14g
78%
14g
88%

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 15g 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion15g
50%
15g
50%
15g
60%
15g
75%
15g
100%

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Effectively all 18g counts as free sugar, or about 4.5 teaspoons against the daily limit. Any naturally occurring sugar is too small to change the figure.

Free (added) sugars come from

  • glucose, sugar, syrup in the beef Madras

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips is assembled from 4 separately listed components, combined and cooked in the pub kitchen. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains colours, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup 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 beef Madras and homefries chips.

Glucose or glucose-fructose syrup

Sweeten and control texture more cheaply than sugar alone. Found in the beef Madras.

Modified starches

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

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains at least 52 distinct ingredients: 44 raw and 8 manufactured. Ordered with a dip and a dessert that reaches 90, of which 27 are 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips on its own4485215%
Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips + a garlic and herb dip50146422%
Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips + dip + a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream63279030%

The 8 manufactured ingredients

corn starch, glucose syrup powder, lemon juice sulphites, maize starch, modified maize starch, modified starch, paprika extract, turmeric extract.

The 44 raw ingredients

bay leaves, beef, black pepper, brown sugar, cardamom, chilli powder, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, desiccated coconut, garam masala, garlic purée, ginger puree, ginger purée, green chillies, ground cardamom, ground cassia, ground clove, ground cloves, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground fennel, ground ginger, ground green cardamom, ground mace, marinated beef, mustard seeds, nutmeg, onions, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red chilli puree, red chillies, rice flour, salt, sunflower oil, tamarind paste, tomato passata, tomato puree, turmeric, water, wheat flour, yellow mustard powder.

What those ingredients are, by type

Herbs and spices21
Fruit and vegetables11
Other5
Starches4
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs2
Oils and fats2
Sugars and syrups2
Grains and flours2
Water1
Preservatives and antioxidants1
Salt and minerals1

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. The build uses a garlic and herb dip and a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream.

Ingredients

Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips is made from 4 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips

Beef Madras

Marinated Beef (28%) (Beef (76%), Water, Sunflower Oil, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Lemon Juice (SULPHITES), Maize Starch, Salt, Cumin, Coriander, Garam Masala, Turmeric, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Bay Leaves), Water, Onions, Tomato Passata, Tomato Puree, Rapeseed Oil, Desiccated Coconut (SULPHITES), Ginger Puree, Garlic Purée, Brown Sugar, Beef Madras Seasoning (Chilli Powder, Ground Coriander, Ground Fennel, Ground Cumin, Glucose Syrup Powder, Colour (Paprika Extract), Ground Clove, MUSTARD Seeds, Ground Mace, Ground Green Cardamom, Nutmeg, Ground Cassia, Black Pepper, Turmeric, Ground Ginger), Salt, Green Chillies, Modified Maize Starch, Red Chilli Puree, Ground Cloves, Black Pepper, Ground Cardamom, Nutmeg, Curry Leaves, Cinnamon, Yellow MUSTARD Powder, Tamarind Paste.

Fresh Coriander

Coriander.

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)).

Red Chillies

Red Chillies.

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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains wheat, mustard and sulphites.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with 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
SulphitesContains
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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 1132 kcal, which is 57% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 88% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

Boone calculates that all 18g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips counts as free sugar, or about 4 teaspoons.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

Boone measures the 18g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips against NHS limits: 95% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 75% for ages 7 to 10, and 60% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 14g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 70% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 47% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 4.1g of salt. Boone calculates that as 137% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 68% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is made from 4 separately listed components and contains colours, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 15g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 50% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 100% 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 4.1g of salt is 137% of that age group’s daily limit; its 14g of saturated fat is 88% of their daily guideline; its 18g of free sugar is 95% 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 Simple Beef Madras with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Beef Madras with Chips contains 39g of protein, which Boone calculates as 78% of a 50g adult daily target.

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