Nutritional facts of some popular hamburgers
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In recent years, particularly in the United States, fast food restaurants have been chastised for the low nutritional value and high fat and calorie content of their meals, the most popular of which are hamburgers. This table provides some basic nutritional information from popular menu items from major American hamburger chains.
| Item | Serving size (g) |
Energy | Fat | Protein (g) |
Carbohydrates (g) |
Cholesterol (mg) |
Sodium (mg) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kcal | kJ | MJ/kg | g | % | ||||||
| Big Mac® | 219 | 600 | 2,510 | 11.5 | 33 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 85 | 1050 |
| Burger King hamburger | 120 | 320 | 1,340 | 11.2 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 520 |
| Dairy Queen Brazier burger | 138 | 290 | 1,210 | 8.8 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 45 | 630 |
| Hardee's | 110 | 270 | 1,130 | 10.2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 550 |
| McDonald's hamburger | 107 | 260 | 1,090 | 10.2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 30 | 580 |
| Wendy's single plain | 113 | 360 | 1,510 | 13.4 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 65 | 580 |
| White Castle hamburger | 1 burger | 135 | 570 | N/A | 7 | N/A | 6 | 11 | 10 | 135 |
| Whopper® | 291 | 700 | 2,930 | 10.1 | 42 | 14 | 31 | 52 | 85 | 1020 |
