Figures from Burger King UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Bacon Double Cheese XL, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Bacon Double Cheese XL as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one burger, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 24g is 120% of an adult’s daily 20g in one burger.
Lower saturated fatVegan Royale →2.7g saturated fat (14%), 557 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 63% for an adult to 127% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 3.8g is 127% of the day’s 3g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapHamburger →1.1g salt, 37% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 3.8g is 76% of the day’s 5g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapHamburger →1.1g salt, 22% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 3.8g is 63% of the day’s 6g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapHamburger →1.1g salt, 18% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 120% of the adult limit.
63g of protein, and the most protein per calorie on the menu.
Here the 1,520mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
45g of carbohydrate, with 51% 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 98 Burger King items.
More protein per calorie than 98% of the 98 items on the menu.
Burger King does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this burger is less healthy: it scores 18, 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 #52 of 47 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →UK law does not require one for food made to order or sold loose, so Boone cannot count the ingredients or list the additives. Allergens are listed above, as published by Burger King. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Burger Buddies 3pc 38.9g protein, 3.2g salt827
Double WHOPPER 52g protein, 2.3g salt840
Double Chicken Royale Bacon & Cheese 42.1g protein, 6.2g salt846
Bacon Caesar Angus 40g protein, 6.8g salt869
Bacon Double Cheese XL 63g protein, 3.8g salt910
Texan BBQ Double Royale 43g protein, 5g salt922
Double WHOPPER with Bacon and Cheese 60g protein, 3.8g salt960
Texan BBQ King 53g protein, 3.1g salt996910 kcal as published. 910 kcal is 46% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 127% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 43% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Hamburger has 1.1g of salt, 37% of that salt limit.
8.2g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 8.2g of it is free sugar: 2.0 teaspoons and 27% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
63g, 6.9g per 100 kcal. It ranks #2 of 104 items on the menu for protein.
18 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.
As published, wheat, sesame and milk. Soya, eggs, celery and mustard may be present.
Source. Burger King UK nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Burger King’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.
