Figures from Wetherspoon UK menu nutrition information , collected by Boone
Small Beans on Toast, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Small Beans on Toast as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one breakfast item, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one breakfast item.
Lower saltStrawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola →0.2g salt (3%), 340 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 17% for an adult to 33% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1g is 33% 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: 1g is 20% 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: 1g is 17% 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 8% of the adult limit.
9g of protein, #237 on the menu. Per calorie the Children's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg gives more: 14.7g per 100 kcal against 3.6g.
Most protein per calorieChildren's Wiltshire Cured Ham & Fried Egg →20g protein in 136 kcalHere the 400mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
34g of carbohydrate, with 27% 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 47% of the 309 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 92% 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 not less healthy: it scores -2, below 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 #19 of 279 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →39 ingredients across 3 parts; 13 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Small Beans on Toast 9g protein, 1g salt248
Small American-Style Pancakes with Maple-Flavour Syrup 6g protein, 1.1g salt278
Mini American-Style Pancakes 6g protein, 1.1g salt278
Egg & Cheese Muffin 14g protein, 1.4g salt286
Small Vegetarian Breakfast 16g protein, 1.6g salt299
Smashed Avocado Muffin 8.5g protein, 1.2g salt302
Small American-Style Pancakes with Bacon and Maple-Flavour Syrup 9.5g protein, 1.5g salt323Strawberries, Yoghurt and Berry Granola 7.5g protein, 0.2g salt340248 kcal as published. 248 kcal is 12% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 33% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 13% 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.
2.5g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 2.5g of it is free sugar, from dextrose, sugar in the white bloomer bread: 0.6 teaspoons and 8% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
9g, 3.6g per 100 kcal. It ranks #237 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.
-2 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 emulsifiers, acidity regulators, preservatives and colours.
As published, wheat 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.
