Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.: calories, sodium and protein by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.

Nutrition figures are Burger King USA published data from the BK nutrition explorer, per item as sold with its standard toppings and before any optional sauces or extras. Burger King lists the serving at about 161g. Added sugar is a Boone estimate, as Burger King does not publish it. Boone converts these figures to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr. carries a large share of a child’s daily sodium

Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr. contains 1,090mg of sodium, which is 73% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 8. It is also high in saturated fat.

FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)

Where the sugar comes from: Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.

Effectively all 2g counts as added sugar, or about 0.5 teaspoons against the 10g per-meal limit.

Added sugars come from

• sugar in the flour tortilla
• juice concentrate, sugar in the creamy spicy spread
• corn syrup solids, dextrose in the sausage patty (mild)
• dextrose in the hash browns

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030: no more than 10g of added sugar per meal from age 11 and none for children aged 10 and under. FDA Daily Value: 50g a day. Burger King publishes total sugar only; Boone estimates the added share from the sugar sources named in each component’s ingredient list.

Processing and additives: Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.

Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr. is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components, combined and served at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains corn syrups and invert sugar, dextrose, emulsifiers, thickeners and gums, flavourings, colours, preservatives, emulsifying and buffering salts, phosphates and raising agents, hydrogenated or interesterified oils, anti-foaming and anti-caking agents and protein and dairy fractions. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr. as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the additives named above. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from the published ingredient list, October 2026.

Ingredient count by order: Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.

The 41 manufactured ingredients

annatto, baking soda, beta carotene, calcium stearate, caprylic/capric triglycerides, cellulose gum, citric acid, corn syrup solids, corn, canola, hydrogenated soybean oil, dextrose, dimethylpolysiloxane, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, distilled monoglycerides, enzyme preparation, enzymes, folic acid, fumaric acid, guar gum, interesterified and hydrogenated soybean oils, iron, lemon juice concentrate, medium chain triglycerides, mono and diglycerides, mononitrate, natamycin, natural flavor, natural flavoring, niacin, paprika oleoresin and beta carotene, phosphated mono & diglycerides, riboflavin, rosemary extract, silicon dioxide, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, thiamine, vital wheat gluten, vitamin a palmitate, wheat starch, xanthan gum.

The 28 raw ingredients

aged red cayenne pepper mash, canola and palm oil, canola oil, cheese cultures, corn flour, corn oil, cottonseed oil, cream, cultured wheat flour, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, from sunflower oil, garlic, milk, onion, palm oil, pork, potato, salt, sodium chloride, soybean, soybean oil, spice, sugar, sunflower oil, water, wheat flour, whole egg.

What those ingredients are, by type

Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on Burger King’s published component lists, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in four components counts once. Additive class names are dropped and the named substance kept, so “leavening (baking soda)” counts baking soda once. Ice and water added at the counter are not counted. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Every figure here is a minimum. The build uses a BBQ sauce.

Ingredients by component: Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.

Ingredients taken from the Burger King USA nutrition explorer, retrieved October 2026. Recipes change, so always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergen information: Burger King US Breakfast Burrito Jr.

Contains = declared by Burger King USA. May contain = Burger King states the allergen may be present. Shared equipment = prepared on equipment shared with the allergen. Burger King prepares food in shared kitchens, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. UK rules also require barley, oats, mustard, celery and sulphites to be declared; these are shown where the ingredient list names them. Retrieved October 2026.