Every burger across UK restaurant chains broken down by item, with patty count, cheese and sauce compared against NHS daily reference intakes.
Burgers vary more between chains than most people expect. The same nominal product can differ by several hundred calories depending on patty weight, and the bun and sauce contribute more than the meat in some cases.
Patty weight and count drive the largest share. Adding a second patty typically adds more calories than the entire bun contributes, and cheese adds both saturated fat and salt.
Sauces are the quiet variable. Mayonnaise-based burger sauces add fat rather than sugar, and a single portion can add a meaningful share of a child's daily saturated fat limit.
Almost all the sugar in a plain burger comes from the bun and the sauce rather than the meat. This is why burgers of very different sizes often show near-identical sugar figures.
Salt is spread across every component: the patty seasoning, the cheese, the sauce, the pickles and the bun each contribute, which is why burgers sit high on salt even when calories are moderate.
Each product page includes a full nutrition breakdown per serving and per pack, portion size comparisons, age-adjusted NHS daily reference intake calculations for children aged 4 to 17, an interactive calculator for your child's specific age and gender, and a complete ingredient and allergen guide.
