Figures from Burger King UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
WHOPPER Jr, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The WHOPPER Jr as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one burger, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one burger.
Lower free sugarBacon Double Cheeseburger →4.5g free sugar (15%), 440 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 20% for an adult to 40% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1.2g is 40% of the day’s 3g limit in one burger.
Lower-salt swapHamburger →1.1g salt, 37% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 6.2g is 26% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapHamburger →1.1g salt, 22% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 6.2g is 21% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapHamburger →1.1g salt, 18% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 20% of the adult limit.
14g of protein, #33 on the menu. Per calorie the Bacon Double Cheese XL gives more: 6.9g per 100 kcal against 4.7g.
Most protein per calorieBacon Double Cheese XL →63g protein in 910 kcalHere the 480mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
28g of carbohydrate, with 45% 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 72% 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 12, 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 #11 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.
Hamburger 14g protein, 1.1g salt247
Cheeseburger 16g protein, 1.6g salt285
WHOPPER Jr 14g protein, 1.2g salt300Bacon Double Cheeseburger 30g protein, 2.1g salt440
Plant-based WHOPPER 27g protein, 2.5g salt528
Vegan Royale 17g protein, 2.9g salt557
Chicken Royale 23g protein, 2.5g salt568
WHOPPER 29g protein, 2.3g salt595300 kcal as published. 300 kcal is 15% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 40% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 33% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Hamburger has 1.1g of salt, 37% of that salt limit.
6.2g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 6.2g of it is free sugar: 1.6 teaspoons and 21% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
14g, 4.7g per 100 kcal. It ranks #33 of 104 items on the menu for protein. The Bacon Double Cheese XL gives the most protein for the calories, 6.9g per 100 kcal.
12 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 celery. Soya, milk, eggs 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.
