Figures from Wingstop UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Churros with Oreo Crumb & Caramel Sauce, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Churros with Oreo Crumb & Caramel Sauce as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 20g is 67% of an adult’s daily 30g in one serving.
Lower free sugarChurros →1.1g free sugar (4%), 257 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 20% for an adult to 40% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 20g is 105% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapChurros →0.9g salt, 30% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 20g is 83% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapChurros →0.9g salt, 18% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 20g is 67% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapChurros →0.9g salt, 15% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 14% of the adult limit.
5.6g of protein, #61 on the menu. Per calorie the Plain Wings gives more: 12.1g per 100 kcal against 1.4g.
Most protein per caloriePlain Wings →82.6g protein in 680 kcalHere the 480mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
56.2g of carbohydrate, with 37% 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 78 Wingstop items.
More protein per calorie than 21% of the 78 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 58% of the 78 items on the menu.
Wingstop does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 18, above 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 #47 of 70 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →34 ingredients across 5 parts; 12 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
390 kcal as published. 390 kcal is 20% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 40% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 105% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Churros has 0.9g of salt, 30% of that salt limit.
20g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 20g of it is free sugar: 5.0 teaspoons and 67% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
5.6g, 1.4g per 100 kcal. It ranks #61 of 78 items on the menu for protein. The Plain Wings gives the most protein for the calories, 12.1g per 100 kcal.
18 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, soya and milk. Eggs, mustard and nuts may be present.
Source. Wingstop UK nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Wingstop’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.
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