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Calories · American & British

Calories in a full English breakfast

A typical restaurant serving of a full English breakfast (two sausages, two bacon rashers, a fried egg, beans, mushrooms, tomato and a slice of toast, about 500 g) is about 800 calories, usually 600–1,400.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called fry-up, full breakfast, full English, cooked breakfast.

~800
Full English breakfast

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein45 g
  • Carbs52 g
  • Fat47 g

One serving

Serving
two sausages, two bacon rashers, a fried egg, beans, mushrooms, tomato and a slice of toast
Weight
~500 g
Per 100 g
~160

The dish

About a full English breakfast

A full English is a plate of small parts: sausages and bacon bring most of the fat, beans and toast most of the carbs. Fried bread, black pudding and hash browns are what push a big one past 1,200. Built from its parts: grilled pork sausages and back bacon, a fried egg, baked beans, fried mushrooms, grilled tomato and one slice of white toast — from UK CoFID values.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Full English breakfast · rough numbers

  • With black pudding (30 g) and fried bread (30 g)~1,040

What moves the number

Why one plate is 600 and another 1,400

  • Sausages and bacon
  • Fried bread, hash browns and black pudding
  • Butter on the toast

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick grilled over fried
  • Swap fried bread for toast
  • Have one sausage and extra tomato or mushrooms

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550
  • Caesar salad~400one starter salad with about 45 g of dressing · usually 250–800
  • Grilled cheese sandwich~400one grilled cheese on white bread · usually 300–750
  • BLT~420one café or diner BLT, no sides · usually 300–650
  • Onion rings~420one side order of 8 to 10 rings · usually 300–1,000
  • Grilled salmon~440one restaurant fillet, no sides · usually 300–650
  • French fries~490one restaurant side of fries · usually 250–700
  • Shepherd's pie~490one pub portion · usually 350–750
  • BBQ ribs~530a half rack of sauced pork ribs, about 6 ribs · usually 450–1,400

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Sausages, pork, chilled, grilled, code 19-509
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Bacon rashers, back, grilled, code 19-500
  3. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Eggs, chicken, whole, fried in sunflower oil, code 12-944
  4. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce, code 13-532
  5. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Mushrooms, white, fried in rapeseed oil, code 13-507
  6. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Tomatoes, standard, grilled, flesh and seeds only, code 13-518
  7. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Bread, white, toasted, code 11-1001
  8. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Black pudding, dry-fried, code 19-114
  9. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Bread, white, sliced, fried in rapeseed oil, code 11-1137

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a full English breakfast?

A typical restaurant serving of a full English breakfast (two sausages, two bacon rashers, a fried egg, beans, mushrooms, tomato and a slice of toast, about 500 g) is about 800 calories, usually 600–1,400. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is a full English with black pudding and fried bread?

About 1,040.

Which parts of a full English add the most?

Sausages and bacon bring most of the fat, beans and toast most of the carbs.

Is a grilled full English lighter?

Yes: grilled over fried, and toast instead of fried bread, keep it near 800.

What changes the calories in a full English breakfast?

Sausages and bacon. Fried bread, hash browns and black pudding.

How can I order a full English breakfast lighter?

Pick grilled over fried. Swap fried bread for toast.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.