Figures from Wingstop UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Salted Caramel Milkshake, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Salted Caramel Milkshake as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 9.7g is 48% of an adult’s daily 20g in one drink.
Lower saturated fatMango Milkshake →8.9g saturated fat (44%), 620 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 22% for an adult to 43% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1.3g is 43% of the day’s 3g limit in one drink.
Lower-salt swapMango Milkshake →0.7g salt, 23% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 1.3g is 26% of the day’s 5g limit in one drink.
Lower-salt swapMango Milkshake →0.7g salt, 14% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 1.3g is 22% of the day’s 6g limit in one drink.
Lower-salt swapMango Milkshake →0.7g salt, 12% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 48% of the adult limit.
11g of protein, #50 on the menu. Per calorie the Chocolate Milkshake gives more: 2.0g per 100 kcal against 1.8g.
Most protein per calorieChocolate Milkshake →13g protein in 635 kcalHere the 520mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
93g of carbohydrate, with 31% 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 29% of the 78 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 6% 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 drink is less healthy: it scores 4, above the line of 1.
Higher is less healthy; 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #19 of 78 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →22 ingredients across 2 parts; 12 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Vanilla Milkshake 11g protein, 0.7g salt571
Salted Caramel Milkshake 11g protein, 1.3g salt605Mango Milkshake 11g protein, 0.7g salt620
Strawberry Milkshake 11g protein, 0.7g salt622Chocolate Milkshake 13g protein, 0.7g salt635
Oreo & Chocolate Milkshake 13g protein, 0.7g salt713
Biscoff & Salted Caramel Milkshake 12g protein, 1.5g salt716605 kcal as published. 605 kcal is 30% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 43% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 0% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mango Milkshake has 0.7g of salt, 23% of that salt limit.
76g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0g of it is free sugar: 0.0 teaspoons and 0% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 76g is naturally occurring and does not count.
11g, 1.8g per 100 kcal. It ranks #50 of 78 items on the menu for protein. The Chocolate Milkshake gives the most protein for the calories, 2.0g per 100 kcal.
4 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 1 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, milk. Soya 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.
