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

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips, chicken tikka masala with chips in a white bowl, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips at 54% of an adult’s daily calories, 123% 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 Tikka Masala with Chips? It contains 1079 kcal, 53g of fat (14g saturated), 11g of sugar and 3.7g of salt, one of the higher-calorie items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips

Energy1079 kcal
Fat53g
of which saturates14g
Carbohydrate102g
of which sugars11g
Fibre11g
Salt3.7g
Protein44g

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 Tikka Masala with Chips contains 1079 kcal, which is 54% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 53g of total fat, of which 14g is saturated, 11g of sugar, 3.7g of salt, 44g of protein and 11g of fibre.

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

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

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

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 3.7g of salt, which is 123% 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 Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 11g of free sugar per standard serving (2.8 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 Tikka Masala with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion11g
37%
11g
37%
11g
37%
11g
46%
11g
58%
Teaspoons2.8 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 Tikka Masala with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 3.7g 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 Tikka Masala with Chips

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion3.7g
62%
3.7g
62%
3.7g
62%
3.7g
74%
3.7g
123%

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 Tikka Masala with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 1079 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 Tikka Masala 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 portion1079 kcal
54%
1079 kcal
43%
1079 kcal
56%
1079 kcal
69%
1079 kcal
84%

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 Tikka Masala with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala 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 Chicken Tikka Masala 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 Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with 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 Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with 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 Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips

Effectively all 11g counts as free sugar, or about 2.8 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 Tikka Masala

Naturally occurring sugars come from

  • lactose in the chicken Tikka Masala

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 Tikka Masala with Chips

Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with 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, flavourings and modified starches. 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 chicken Tikka Masala.

Colours

Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the chicken Tikka Masala and homefries chips.

Flavourings

Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the chicken Tikka Masala.

Modified starches

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

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala 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 Tikka Masala with Chips contains at least 52 distinct ingredients: 42 raw and 10 manufactured. Ordered with a dip and a dessert that reaches 88, 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 Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips on its own42105219%
Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips + a garlic and herb dip48166425%
Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips + dip + a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream61278831%

The 10 manufactured ingredients

citric acid, colour e160c, corn starch, flavouring, garlic powder, modified maize starch, modified starch, onion powder, paprika extract, turmeric extract.

The 42 raw ingredients

black pepper, butter, chicken breast, chilli powder, cinnamon powder, clove powder, cooked seared tikka marinated chicken, coriander, coriander leaf, coriander powder, cornflour, cumin powder, dried basil, fennel powder, fenugreek leaf, fenugreek powder, garlic purée, ginger powder, ginger purée, green chilli purée, ground bay leaves, ground cardamom, lemon oil, mace, onion, onion seed, paprika, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red chillies, rice flour, salt, single cream, spinach, star anise, sugar, sunflower oil, tomato paste, turmeric powder, water, wheat flour, yogurt powder.

What those ingredients are, by type

Herbs and spices19
Fruit and vegetables11
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs5
Grains and flours3
Oils and fats3
Starches3
Other2
Salt and minerals1
Colours1
Water1
Sugars and syrups1
Flavourings1
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 Tikka Masala with Chips is made from 4 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips

Chicken Tikka Masala

Cooked Seared Tikka Marinated Chicken (33.07%) (chicken breast, tomato paste, ginger purée, garlic purée, yogurt powder (MILK), cornflour, salt, green chilli purée, spices (Chilli Powder, Fenugreek Powder, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Ginger Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Black Pepper, Mace, Star Anise, Turmeric Powder), colour (E160c), dried basil), Water, Single Cream (MILK) (16.05%), Onion, Tomato Paste (4.67%), Rapeseed Oil, Spinach (2.14%), Butter (MILK), Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Spices (Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Ground Cardamom, Chilli Powder, Mace, Fennel Powder, Black Pepper, Fenugreek Leaf, Paprika, Cinnamon Powder, Clove Powder, Ginger Powder, Turmeric Powder, ground bay leaves), Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Coriander Leaf, Onion Seed, Flavouring, Colour (E160c), Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Acid (E330), Lemon Oil.

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 Tikka Masala with Chips contains wheat and milk.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala 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 Tikka Masala with Chips?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 1079 kcal, which is 54% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 84% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

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

Boone calculates that all 11g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips counts as free sugar, or about 3 teaspoons.

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

Boone measures the 11g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips against NHS limits: 58% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 46% for ages 7 to 10, and 37% for an adult.

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

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala 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 Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 3.7g of salt. Boone calculates that as 123% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 62% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips ultra-processed?+

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

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with 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 Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 3.7g of salt is 123% of that age group’s daily limit; its 14g of saturated fat is 88% of their daily guideline; its 11g of free sugar is 58% 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 Tikka Masala with Chips?+

A Wetherspoon Simple Chicken Tikka Masala with Chips contains 44g of protein, which Boone calculates as 88% of a 50g adult daily target.

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