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Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce: calories and nutrition by age and sex

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce, lightly spiced breaded king prawns with a pot of sweet chilli sauce on a white plate, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce at 22% of an adult’s daily calories, 67% 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce? It contains 441 kcal, 22g of fat (10g saturated), 14g of sugar and 2g of salt, one of the lighter items on the menu.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Energy441 kcal
Fat22g
of which saturates10g
Carbohydrate39g
of which sugars14g
Fibre2g
Salt2g
Protein22g

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 441 kcal, which is 22% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 22g of total fat, of which 10g is saturated, 14g of sugar, 2g of salt, 22g of protein and 2g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 10g represents 50% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce is made from 2 separately listed components, finished in the pub kitchen. Across the whole dish the ingredient list names acidity regulators, dextrose, flavour enhancers, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, sweeteners and thickeners. None of these add nutritional value. They exist to make the components survive industrial production, freezing and transport.

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 2g of salt, which is 67% 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 14g of free sugar per standard serving (3.5 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
30g
Age 7 to 10
24g
Age 4 to 6
19g
Per portion14g
47%
14g
47%
14g
47%
14g
58%
14g
74%
Teaspoons3.5 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 2g of salt per standard serving. Moderate 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

PortionAdult (female)
6g
Adult (male)
6g
Age 11 to 17
6g
Age 7 to 10
5g
Age 4 to 6
3g
Per portion2g
33%
2g
33%
2g
33%
2g
40%
2g
67%

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 441 kcal per standard serving. Moderate 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

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 portion441 kcal
22%
441 kcal
18%
441 kcal
23%
441 kcal
28%
441 kcal
34%

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 10g 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

PortionAdult (female)
20g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
20g
Age 7 to 10
18g
Age 4 to 6
16g
Per portion10g
50%
10g
33%
10g
50%
10g
56%
10g
62%

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 2g of fibre per standard serving. Low 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

PortionAdult (female)
30g
Adult (male)
30g
Age 11 to 17
25g
Age 7 to 10
20g
Age 4 to 6
15g
Per portion2g
7%
2g
7%
2g
8%
2g
10%
2g
13%

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Effectively all 14g counts as free sugar, or about 3.5 teaspoons against the daily limit. Any naturally occurring sugar is too small to change the figure.

Free (added) sugars come from

  • dextrose, sugar in the lightly spiced breaded king prawns
  • sugar in the sweet chilli

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce is assembled from 2 separately listed components, combined and cooked in the pub kitchen. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains acidity regulators, dextrose, flavour enhancers, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, sweeteners 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 sweet chilli.

Dextrose

A simple sugar used for browning, bulk and mild sweetness. Found in the lightly spiced breaded king prawns.

Flavour enhancers

Boost savoury taste so less of the real ingredient is needed. Found in the lightly spiced breaded king prawns.

Maltodextrin

Bulk out a product and carry flavour, with little taste of its own. Found in the lightly spiced breaded king prawns.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the lightly spiced breaded king prawns and sweet chilli.

Preservatives

Slow the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in centrally prepared components. Found in the sweet chilli.

Sweeteners

Add sweetness without the calories of sugar. Found in the sweet chilli.

Thickeners

Give sauces and syrups the body they would otherwise lack. Found in the sweet chilli.

Boone classifies Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains at least 36 distinct ingredients: 17 raw and 19 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

What you orderRawManufacturedTotal% manufactured
Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce on its own17193653%

The 19 manufactured ingredients

acetic acid, calcium phosphate, carotenes, dextrose, garlic powder, maltodextrin, modified maize starch, modified tapioca starch, onion powder, potassium sorbate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium metabisulphite, sodium polyphosphate, stabiliser sodium triphosphate, sucralose, trisodium phosphate, wheat starch, xanthan gum, yeast extract.

The 17 raw ingredients

black pepper, celery, chilli flakes, cornflour, crustacean, king prawns, king prawns crustacean, palm oil, paprika, red pepper, salt, spices, sugar, sunflower oil, water, wheat flour, wheat gluten.

What those ingredients are, by type

Herbs and spices6
Stabilisers and thickeners4
Starches4
Grains and flours3
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs2
Salt and minerals2
Other2
Oils and fats2
Sugars and syrups2
Fruit and vegetables2
Acids and acidity regulators2
Preservatives and antioxidants2
Water1
Flavourings1
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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce is made from 2 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Lightly Spiced Breaded King Prawns

King Prawns (CRUSTACEAN) (60%) (King Prawns (CRUSTACEAN), Water, Salt, Stabiliser (Sodium Triphosphate, Trisodium Phosphate, Sodium Polyphosphate)), Palm Oil, WHEAT Flour, WHEAT Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Cornflour, Water, Sugar, WHEAT Gluten, Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, CELERY, Black Pepper, Maltodextrin, Red Pepper, Paprika, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Sunflower Oil, Dextrose, Carotenes, Sodium METABISULPHITE.

Sweet Chilli

Water,Sugar,Thickener(Modified Maize Starch),Red Pepper,Acidity Regulator(Acetic Acid),Salt,Spices,Garlic Powder,Chilli Flakes (0.5%),Stabiliser(Xanthan Gum),Preservative(Potassium Sorbate),Sweetener(Sucralose).

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains wheat, crustaceans, celery and sulphites.

Allergen information: Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce

AllergenStatus
WheatContains
RyeNot present
BarleyNot present
OatsNot present
CrustaceansContains
EggsNot present
FishMay contain traces
PeanutsNot present
SoyaNot present
MilkNot present
Tree nutsNot present
CeleryContains
MustardNot present
SesameNot present
SulphitesContains
LupinNot present
MolluscsMay contain traces

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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

Boone calculates that a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 441 kcal, which is 22% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 34% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

Boone calculates that all 14g of the sugar in a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce counts as free sugar, or about 4 teaspoons.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

Boone measures the 14g of free sugar in a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce against NHS limits: 74% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 58% for ages 7 to 10, and 47% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

A Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 10g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 50% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 33% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

A Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 2g of salt. Boone calculates that as 67% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 33% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies a Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is made from 2 separately listed components and contains acidity regulators, dextrose, flavour enhancers, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, sweeteners 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

A Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 2g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 7% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 13% 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 2g of salt is 67% of that age group’s daily limit; its 10g of saturated fat is 62% of their daily guideline; its 14g of free sugar is 74% 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 Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce?+

A Wetherspoon Spicy Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce contains 22g of protein, which Boone calculates as 44% of a 50g adult daily target.

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