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Burgers: calories and sugar compared

Every burgers product in the Boone database, side by side. Sort by calories, sugar, salt or protein, per serving or per 100g, against the daily guidelines for whoever is eating.

Source: product information published by each brand or retailerChecked against UK government guidelinesHow we check the figures
61 productswith nutrition checked
5 brandsand own labels
255 to 1,883kcal per serving
49 of 61high in salt, red on a front-of-pack label
Quick picks

Burgers picks with the lowest calories, sugar and salt

Per serving as sold, before anything is added.

Lowest calorieMcDonald’s Hamburger255 kcal per serving, McDonaldsLeast sugarNando’s Nandino Burger2.7g sugar per serving, Nando’sLeast saltFive Guys Little Hamburger1g salt per serving, Five Guys

All 61 Burgers products ranked

61 products, least calories first, per serving. % is of an adult woman’s daily energy reference.
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1McDonald’s HamburgerMcDonald’s HamburgerMcDonalds255 kcalSugar 6.9gSat fat 3.5gSalt 1.1gPer item (100g)255 kcal13% of day2Nando’s Nandino BurgerNando’s Nandino BurgerNando’s284 kcalSugar 2.7gSat fat 1.6gSalt 1.4gPer item (113g)284 kcal14% of day3McDonald’s CheeseburgerMcDonald’s CheeseburgerMcDonalds303 kcalSugar 7.5gSat fat 5.8gSalt 1.4gPer item (110g)303 kcal15% of day4McDonald’s Filet-O-FishMcDonald’s Filet-O-FishMcDonalds316 kcalSugar 5.4gSat fat 2.1gSalt 1.4gPer item (130g)316 kcal16% of day5McDonald’s Hamburger Happy MealMcDonald’s Hamburger Happy MealMcDonalds392 kcalSugar 6.9gSat fat 6.3gSalt 1.4gPer item (375g)392 kcal20% of day6The Filet-O-Fish Happy MealThe Filet-O-Fish Happy MealMcDonalds402 kcalSugar 6.9gSat fat 3.5gSalt 1.5gPer item (400g)402 kcal20% of day
7McDonald’s McPlantMcDonald’s McPlantMcDonalds426 kcalSugar 11gSat fat 6.5gSalt 2.1gPer item (220g)426 kcal21% of day8McDonald’s Cheeseburger Happy MealMcDonald’s Cheeseburger Happy MealMcDonalds440 kcalSugar 7.5gSat fat 8.6gSalt 1.7gPer item (400g)440 kcal22% of day9Nando’s Grilled Chicken BurgerNando’s Grilled Chicken BurgerNando’s443 kcalSugar 3.9gSat fat 2gSalt 1.9gPer item (176g)443 kcal22% of day10McDonald’s Double CheeseburgerMcDonald’s Double CheeseburgerMcDonalds452 kcalSugar 8.2gSat fat 11gSalt 2.1gPer item (170g)452 kcal23% of day11Five Guys Little HamburgerFive Guys Little HamburgerFive Guys457 kcalSugar 6.2gSat fat 9.4gSalt 1gPer item (145g)457 kcal23% of day12Wetherspoon Grilled Chicken Burger with Side SaladWetherspoon Grilled Chicken Burger with Side SaladWetherspoon462 kcalSugar 11gSat fat 1.8gSalt 2.2gPer item (184g)462 kcal23% of day
13McDonald’s Bacon Double CheeseburgerMcDonald’s Bacon Double CheeseburgerMcDonalds483 kcalSugar 7gSat fat 11.5gSalt 2.6gPer item (175g)483 kcal24% of day14Five Guys Little CheeseburgerFive Guys Little CheeseburgerFive Guys506 kcalSugar 6.2gSat fat 12gSalt 1.7gPer item (159g)506 kcal25% of day15McDonald’s Big MacMcDonald’s Big MacMcDonalds509 kcalSugar 8.1gSat fat 9.6gSalt 2gPer item (220g)509 kcal25% of day16Five Guys Little Bacon BurgerFive Guys Little Bacon BurgerFive Guys510 kcalSugar 6.5gSat fat 11gSalt 1.7gPer item (159g)510 kcal26% of day17McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with CheeseMcDonald’s Quarter Pounder with CheeseMcDonalds514 kcalSugar 11gSat fat 13gSalt 2.3gPer item (200g)514 kcal26% of day18Nando’s Beanie BurgerNando’s Beanie BurgerNando’s562 kcalSugar 5gSat fat 5.5gSalt 2.6gPer item (223g)562 kcal28% of day
19Five Guys Little Bacon CheeseburgerFive Guys Little Bacon CheeseburgerFive Guys566 kcalSugar 6.5gSat fat 13gSalt 2.4gPer item (173g)566 kcal28% of day20McDonald’s Triple CheeseburgerMcDonald’s Triple CheeseburgerMcDonalds577 kcalSugar 7gSat fat 16gSalt 2.9gPer item (220g)577 kcal29% of day21Nando’s Double Chicken BurgerNando’s Double Chicken BurgerNando’s581 kcalSugar 4gSat fat 2.6gSalt 2.7gPer item (231g)581 kcal29% of day22Wetherspoon Classic Burger with Side SaladWetherspoon Classic Burger with Side SaladWetherspoon612 kcalSugar 13gSat fat 10gSalt 1.6gPer item (243g)612 kcal31% of day23Nando’s Butterfly BurgerNando’s Butterfly BurgerNando’s651 kcalSugar 6.1gSat fat 3.5gSalt 3gPer item (258g)651 kcal33% of day24Wingstop Plain Big Flavour BurgerWingstop Plain Big Flavour BurgerWingstop652 kcalSugar 38.3gSat fat 6.6gSalt 3gPer item (274g)652 kcal33% of day
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Burgers nutrition questions

Which burgers product has the most calories?

Wetherspoon Empire State, with 1,883 kcal per per item. The lowest is McDonald’s Hamburger, at 255 kcal.

Which burgers product has the most sugar?

Wingstop Hickory Smoked BBQ Burger, with 54g of sugar per per item. That is 180% of the 30g daily free sugar limit for anyone aged 11 or over, and 284% of the 19g limit for a 4 to 6 year old.

Which brands make burgers?

5 brands and own labels are covered here. The most products come from Wetherspoon (21), McDonalds (13), Wingstop (11), Nando’s (8).

How much sugar should children have?

The NHS limits free sugar to 30g a day from age 11, 24g for ages 7 to 10 and 19g for ages 4 to 6. Free sugar is added sugar plus sugar in honey, syrups and juice, not the sugar in milk or whole fruit.

What do the colours mean?

They follow UK front-of-pack labels. Sugar is high above 22.5g per 100g (11.25g per 100ml for drinks), saturated fat above 5g (2.5g), and salt above 1.5g (0.75g). Low is 5g, 1.5g and 0.3g per 100g or less.

How we check the figures

Figures are per serving as sold, from the nutrition information published by each brand or retailer, checked by Boone. Where a product page gives figures per 100g, the serving uses the pack or portion size shown on that page.

Colours follow the UK front-of-pack labelling thresholds per 100g or 100ml. Daily references are the NHS free sugar and salt limits by age and the energy references used across Boone. Sugar is free sugar where Boone has worked it out from the ingredients, and total sugar otherwise, marked as such.

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