How many calories in a burger
A restaurant burger has about 700 kcal, before the chips.
Portion
To burn it off
A burger is a bun, a beef patty and whatever goes on top. In a restaurant that's a thick patty, cheese, sauce and a brioche bun, which is where the number climbs.
A restaurant burger is about 700 kcal, with 38 g of protein, 45 g of carbs and 40 g of fat. A small plain hamburger from a fast food place is 250.
The burger is rarely the whole story. Chips, onion rings and a milkshake on the side can easily double it.
Tips
- 1Get it with a side salad or share the chips instead of having your own.
- 2Skip the extra sauce and bacon, keep the cheese if that's the bit you love.
- 3Go for a single patty, a double adds a lot more than you'd guess.
Where it comes from
Nobody knows who made the first burger. The name points to the German port of Hamburg, and Britannica says the patty and the sandwich were probably brought to the United States by 19th century German immigrants. Several Americans claim the bun, from fair stands in Wisconsin and New York in 1885 to Louis Lassen, said to have served a beef sandwich in New Haven in 1900.
Read the full story · Where does our food come from? · Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hamburger
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Questions
How many calories in a burger and chips?
The burger is about 700 kcal and the chips add a fair bit on top. Type both in Caltype and it adds them up.
How many calories in a small hamburger?
About 250 kcal for a plain fast food hamburger.
How much protein is in a burger?
About 38 g in a restaurant burger, mostly from the beef.
How many calories in a burger without the bun?
Roughly 500 kcal. A brioche bun is around 200, and most of the 45 g of carbs go with it.
How much does a second patty add?
About 230 kcal for a quarter pound beef patty once it's cooked, and more if it brings its own slice of cheese.
