Mega-Burger Facts: Count the Calories

Learn which fast-food burger to eat on a diet and which forces you to the gym.

— -- 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
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

Whataburger

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.

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

Whataburger

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.

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

Whataburger

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.