Mega-Burger Facts: Count the Calories
Learn Which Fast-Food Burger to Eat on a Diet and Which Forces You to the Gym
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
ABC NEWS Business Unit
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Nothing quite says American cuisine like a big, juicy hamburger. But while we might indulge in this delight, most of us don't want to look big or juicy. So for those on a diet or looking just to live a little healthier, we decided to compare popular burgers at some of the nation's best-known restaurant chains.
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Forget saturated fat, sodium level or other indicators of health. We just looked at the pure bottom line: how many calories are in this burger.
| Restaurant and Burger Name | Calories |
| McDonald's | |
| Hamburger | 250 |
| Cheeseburger | 300 |
| Double Cheeseburger | 440 |
| Quarter Pounder | 410 |
| Quarter Pounder with Cheese | 510 |
| Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese | 740 |
| Big Mac | 540 |
| Big N' Tasty | 460 |
| Big N' Tasty with Cheese | 510 |
| Burger King | |
| Whopper | 670 |
| Whopper w/o mayo | 510 |
| Whopper with cheese | 760 |
| Whopper with cheese w/o mayo | 600 |
| Double Whopper | 900 |
| Double Whopper w/o mayo | 740 |
| Double Whopper with cheese | 990 |
| Double Whopper with cheese w/o mayo | 830 |
| Triple Whopper | 1,130 |
| Triple Whopper w/o mayo | 980 |
| Triple Whopper with cheese | 1,230 |
| Triple Whopper with cheese w/o mayo | 1,070 |
| Whopper Jr. | 370 |
| Whopper Jr. w/o mayo | 290 |
| Whopper Jr. with cheese | 410 |
| Whopper Jr. with cheese w/o mayo | 330 |
| Hamburger | 290 |
| Cheeseburger | 330 |
| Double Hamburger | 410 |
| Double Cheeseburger | 500 |
| BK Double Stacker | 610 |
| BK Triple Stacker | 800 |
| BK Quad Stacker | 1,000 |
| The Angus Steak Burger | 640 |
| Wendy's | |
| Jr. Hamburger | 230 |
| Jr. Cheeseburger | 270 |
| Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe | 300 |
| Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 320 |
| Stack Attack | 380 |
| Single w/Everything | 430 |
| Double w/Everything and Cheese | 710 |
| Triple w/Everything and Cheese | 980 |
| Baconator | 840 |
| Carl's Jr. | |
| Famous Star with Cheese | 660 |
| Super Star with Cheese | 930 |
| Western Bacon Cheeseburger | 710 |
| Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger | 970 |
| Chili Cheeseburger | 830 |
| Jalapeno Burger | 720 |
| The Original Six Dollar Burger | 1,010 |
| The Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger | 1,140 |
| The Low Carb Six Dollar Burger | 1,130 |
| The Jalapeno Six Dollar Burger | 490 |
| Big Hamburger | 1,070 |
| Restaurant and Burger Name | Calories |
| Hardee's | |
| 1/3 lb Thickburger | 910 |
| 1/3 lb Cheeseburger | 680 |
| 1/3 lb Mushroom N Swiss Thickburger | 720 |
| 1/3 lb Bacon Cheese Thickburger | 910 |
| 1/3 lb Low Carb Thickburger | 420 |
| 1/2 lb Six Dollar Burger | 1,060 |
| 1/2 lb Grilled Sourdough Thickburger | 1,030 |
| 2/3 Double Thickburger | 1,250 |
| 2/3 lb Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger | 1,300 |
| 2/3 lb Monster Thickburger | 1,420 |
| Sonic | |
| SONIC Burger (w/ Mayonnaise) | 650 |
| SONIC Burger (w/ Mustard) | 560 |
| SONIC Burger (w/ Ketchup) | 560 |
| SONIC Cheeseburger (w/ Mayonnaise) | 720 |
| SONIC Cheeseburger (w/ Mustard) | 620 |
| SONIC Cheeseburger (w/ Ketchup) | 630 |
| SONIC Bacon Cheeseburger | 780 |
| SuperSONIC Cheeseburger (w/ Mayonnaise) | 980 |
| SuperSONIC Cheeseburger (w/ Mustard) | 890 |
| SuperSONIC Cheeseburger (w/ Ketchup) | 900 |
| Jr. Burger | 310 |
| Jr. Cheeseburger | 380 |
| Dixie Burger | 660 |
| Dixie Cheeseburger | 720 |
| Thousand Island Jr. Cheeseburger | 430 |
| California Cheeseburger | 690 |
| SuperSONIC Jalapeno Cheeseburger | 890 |
| Thousand Island Cheeseburger | 680 |
| Jalapeno Cheeseburger | 610 |
| Jalapeno Burger | 550 |
| Green Chili Cheeseburger | 630 |
| Chili Cheeseburger | 660 |
| Hickory Cheeseburger | 640 |
| Jr. Double Cheeseburger | 570 |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Triple Prime Burger | 933 |
| Triple Prime Cheddar Burger | 1,093 |
| Triple Prime Bacon Cheddar Burger | 1,183 |
| Jumbo Lump Crab Burger | 1,068 |
| The Ultimate Chicken | 1,068 |
| Blackened Fish Burger | 839 |
| Bacon Cheeseburger | 1,193 |
| Classic Cheeseburger | 1,103 |
| Ruby's Classic Burger | 1,013 |
| Smokehouse Burger | 1,382 |
| Alpine Swiss Burger | 1,257 |
| Ruby Minis (4) | 1,271 |
| Turkey Minis (4) | 973 |
| Mini Trio | 836 |
| Turkey Burger | 813 |
| Avocado Turkey Burger | 1,026 |
| Bella Turkey Burger | 1,057 |
| Bison Bacon Cheeseburger | 1,072 |
| Veggie Burger | 945 |
| Chicken BLT | 972 |
| Buffalo Chicken Burger | 1,033 |
| Restaurant and Burger Name | Calories |
| Fatburger | |
| Fatburger | 520 |
| Baby Fat | 300 |
| Turkeyburger | 550 |
| Veggieburger | 430 |
| Kingburger | 820 |
| In N Out Burger | |
| Hamburger w/Onion | 390 |
| •With Mustard & Ketchup Instead of Spread | 310 |
| •Protein Style (Bun replaced with Lettuce) | 240 |
| Cheeseburger w/Onion | 480 |
| • With Mustard & Ketchup Instead of Spread | 400 |
| •Protein Style (Bun replaced with Lettuce) | 330 |
| Double-Double w/Onion | 670 |
| •With Mustard & Ketchup Instead of Spread | 590 |
| •Protein Style (Bun replaced with Lettuce) | 520 |
| White Castle | |
| White Castle | 140 |
| Cheeseburger | 170 |
| Jalapeno Cheeseburger | 180 |
| Bacon Cheeseburger | 200 |
| Double White Castle | 250 |
| Double Cheeseburger | 300 |
| Double Jalapeno Cheeseburger | 320 |
| Double Bacon Cheeseburger | 370 |
| Whataburger | |
| Whataburger | 620 |
| Whataburger, Double Meat | 870 |
| Whataburger Jr. | 300 |
| Whataburger, Triple Meat | 1,120 |
| Whataburger with bacon & cheese | 780 |
| TGI Friday's | |
| Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger | 1,590 |
| Bacon Cheeseburger | 1,340 |
| Jack Daniel's Burger | 1,540 |
| Friday's Burger | 1,290 |
| California Turkey Burger | 950 |
| Ahi Tuna Ciabatta Burgers | 800 |
| Restaurant and Burger Name | Calories |
| Chili's | |
| Big Mouth Bites | 850 |
| Big Mouth Bun only (with butter) | 460 |
| Burger Patty only (w/o bun or toppings) | 360 |
| Bacon Burger | 1,090 |
| Chipotle Bleu Cheese Bacon Burger | 1,090 |
| Jalapeño Smokehouse Bacon Big Mouth Burger w/ out side of Jalapeño-Ranch Dressing | 1,530 |
| Mushroom-Swiss Burger | 1,100 |
| Oldtimer Burger | 800 |
| Oldtimer Burger w/ Cheese | 880 |
| Smokehouse Bacon Triple-The-Cheese Big Mouth Burger w/ out side of Jalapeño-Ranch Dressing | 1,840 |
| Southern Smokehouse Bacon Big Mouth Burger w/ out side of Ancho-Chile BBQ Sauce | 1,560 |
| Jack in the Box | |
| Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger | 1,090 |
| Big Cheeseburger | 640 |
| Double Bacon & Cheese Ciabatta Burger | 1,120 |
| Hamburger | 280 |
| Hamburger deluxe | 350 |
| Hamburger deluxe with Cheese | 440 |
| Hamburger with Cheese | 330 |
| Jumbo Jack | 600 |
| Jumbo Jack with Cheese | 690 |
| Junior Bacon Cheeseburger | 400 |
| Single Bacon & Cheese Ciabatta Burger | 870 |
| Sirloin Steak & Cheddar Ciabatta | 770 |
| Sirloin Steak Melt | 880 |
| Sourdough Jack | 710 |
| Sourdough Ultimate Cheeseburger | 950 |
| Ultimate Cheeseburger | 1,010 |
| Dairy Queen | |
| DQ Original Burger | 350 |
| DQ Original Cheeseburger | 400 |
| DQ Original Double Cheeseburger | 640 |
| DQ Original Bacon Double Cheeseburger | 730 |
| DQ Ultimate Burger | 780 |
| 1/4 lb FlameThrower GrillBurger | 840 |
| 1/4 lb Chili Meltdown GrillBurger | 600 |
| Bacon Cheddar GrillBruger | 710 |
| Mushroom Swiss GrillBurger | 680 |
| Red Robin | |
| 5 Alarm Burger | 907 |
| Banzai Burger | 1,054 |
| A1 Peppercorn Burger | 1,440 |
| Blackened Bayou Burger | 858 |
| Blue Ribbon Burger | 1,062 |
| Guacamole Bacon Burger | 1,151 |
| Monster Burger | 1,030 |
| Red Robin Bacon Cheeseburger | 1,030 |
| Red Robin Gourmet Cheeseburger | 850 |
| Royal Red Robin Burger | 1,178 |
| Santa Fe Burger | 1,036 |
| Sauteed 'Shroom Burger | 971 |
| Sicilian Burger | 1,070 |
| Whiskey River BBQ Burger | 1,129 |
| Applebee's | |
| Brewtus Steak Burger | 1,390 |
| Mini Bacon Cheeseburgers (3) | 1,030 |
| Johnny Rockets | |
| Rocket Single | 710 |
| Rocket Double | 1,020 |
| The Original | 820 |
| #12 | 900 |
| Route 66 | 920 |
| Smoke House Single | 950 |
| Smoke House Double | 1,260 |
| Bacon Cheddar Single | 860 |
| Bacon Cheddar Double | 1,400 |
| St. Louis | 991 |
| Patty Melt | 690 |
| Chili Size | 1,290 |
| Streamliner (100-percent soy Bocca patty) | 410 |
| Sources: Restaurant Web sites, spokesmen and menus in New York City. | |