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Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips: calories, salt and fat by age and sex

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips, chicken jalfrezi with chips in a white bowl, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips at 48% of an adult’s daily calories, 133% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 3 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips? It contains 967 kcal, 41g of fat (4g saturated), 13g of sugar and 4g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Energy967 kcal
Fat41g
of which saturates4g
Carbohydrate99g
of which sugars13g
Fibre12g
Salt4g
Protein45g

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 967 kcal, which is 48% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 41g of total fat, of which 4g is saturated, 13g of sugar, 4g of salt, 45g of protein and 12g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 4g represents 20% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

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

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 4g of salt, which is 133% 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 Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 13g of free sugar per standard serving (3.2 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 Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion13g
43%
13g
43%
13g
43%
13g
54%
13g
68%
Teaspoons3.2 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with 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 Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with 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 Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 967 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 Chicken Jalfrezi 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 portion967 kcal
48%
967 kcal
39%
967 kcal
50%
967 kcal
62%
967 kcal
75%

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 4g of saturated fat per standard serving. Low 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion4g
20%
4g
13%
4g
20%
4g
22%
4g
25%

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 12g 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion12g
40%
12g
40%
12g
48%
12g
60%
12g
80%

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Effectively all 13g counts as free sugar, or about 3.2 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 Jalfrezi

Naturally occurring sugars come from

  • lactose in the chicken Jalfrezi

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips is assembled from 4 separately listed components, combined and cooked in the pub kitchen. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains colours 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.

Modified starches

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

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains at least 44 distinct ingredients: 38 raw and 6 manufactured. Ordered with a dip and a dessert that reaches 82, of which 25 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips on its own3864414%
Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips + a garlic and herb dip44125621%
Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips + dip + a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream57258230%

The 6 manufactured ingredients

colour paprika extract, corn starch, modified maize starch, modified starch, paprika extract, turmeric extract.

The 38 raw ingredients

chicken breast, chilli powder, cooked tikka marinated chicken, coriander, coriander leaf, cornflour, dried basil, garam masala, garlic purée, ginger powder, ginger purée, green chilli purée, ground black pepper, ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground fenugreek, mace, onion, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red chillies, red onion, red pepper, rice flour, salt, smoked paprika, star anise, sugar, sunflower oil, tomato paste, turmeric powder, water, wheat flour, white wine vinegar, yogurt powder.

What those ingredients are, by type

Herbs and spices16
Fruit and vegetables10
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs3
Grains and flours3
Other3
Starches3
Oils and fats2
Salt and minerals1
Water1
Sugars and syrups1
Acids and acidity regulators1

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips is made from 4 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips

Chicken Jalfrezi

Cooked Tikka Marinated Chicken (33.07%) (Chicken Breast, Tomato Paste, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Yogurt Powder (From Cows MILK), Cornflour, Salt, Green Chilli Purée, Spices (Chilli Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Ginger Powder, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Black Pepper, Mace, Star Anise, Turmeric Powder), Colour (Paprika Extract), Dried Basil), Water, Onion (15.59%), Tomato Paste (7.41%), Red Pepper (5.2%), Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Spices (Garam Masala (Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Cinnamon, ground cloves, Ground Cardamom), Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Chilli Powder, Smoked Paprika, Turmeric Powder), Sugar, Red Onion (1.04%), Salt, Coriander Leaf, Modified Maize Starch, White Wine Vinegar.

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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains wheat and milk.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with 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 Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 967 kcal, which is 48% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 75% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips?+

Boone calculates that all 13g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips counts as free sugar, or about 3 teaspoons.

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

Boone measures the 13g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips against NHS limits: 68% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 54% for ages 7 to 10, and 43% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 4g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 20% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 13% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with 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 Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips ultra-processed?+

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

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 12g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 40% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 80% 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with 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 13g of free sugar is 68% 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 Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Jalfrezi with Chips contains 45g of protein, which Boone calculates as 90% of a 50g adult daily target.

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