Figures from Wingstop UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Plain Boneless, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Plain Boneless as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one portion, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 3.5g is 58% of an adult’s daily 6g in one portion.
Lower saltPlain Wings →2.8g salt (47%), 680 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 58% for an adult to 117% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 3.5g is 117% of the day’s 3g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapPlain Wings →2.8g salt, 93% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 3.5g is 70% of the day’s 5g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapPlain Wings →2.8g salt, 56% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 3.5g is 58% of the day’s 6g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapPlain Wings →2.8g salt, 47% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 24% of the adult limit.
37.6g of protein, #29 on the menu. Per calorie the Plain Wings gives more: 12.1g per 100 kcal against 7.5g.
Most protein per caloriePlain Wings →82.6g protein in 680 kcalHere the 1,400mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
37.6g of carbohydrate, with 42% 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 85% of the 78 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 35% 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 portion is less healthy: it scores 12, 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 #26 of 70 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →21 ingredients across 2 parts; 8 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Plain Boneless 37.6g protein, 3.5g salt504
Atomic Boneless 36.1g protein, 5.6g salt544
Original Boneless 35.6g protein, 6.4g salt592
Mango Habanero Boneless 37.4g protein, 4.5g salt617
Hawaiian Boneless 37.3g protein, 4.5g salt624
Spicy Korean Q Boneless 38g protein, 5.6g salt624
Hickory Smoked BBQ Boneless 39g protein, 6g salt655
Lemon Pepper Boneless 39.2g protein, 5.4g salt671504 kcal as published. 504 kcal is 25% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 117% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 2% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Plain Wings has 2.8g of salt, 93% of that salt limit.
0.4g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0.4g of it is free sugar: 0.1 teaspoons and 1% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
37.6g, 7.5g per 100 kcal. It ranks #29 of 78 items on the menu for protein. The Plain Wings gives the most protein for the calories, 12.1g per 100 kcal.
12 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 stabilisers and thickeners, raising agents, added proteins and modified starches and sugars.
As published, soya and celery. Milk, eggs, mustard, sulphites 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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