Which Fast Food Restaurant Has The Healthiest Hamburger
posted October 18, 2009 - 4:17pm
In my previous article I compared the French fries form 9 different fast food restaurants. Today I will take a look at the nutritional statistics of some of the more popular burgers.
I obtained the nutritional information directly from 8 different fast food establishments and
made a chart on some popular burgers. These figures are with all the vegetables but without cheese. Here is what I found out on the calorie totals.
1. Carl’s Jr – big hamburger – 460
2. Dairy Queen – classic grillburger - 470
2. Wendys – single – 470
4. McDonalds – big mac – 540
5. Sonic – sonic burger – 552
6. Jack In The Box – jumbo jack – 578
7. Whataburger – Whataburger – 620
8. Burger King – whopper – 670
The Carl’s Jr big hamburger comes in first with Dairy Queen and Wendys close behind. Let’s take a look at the total fat content for the same burgers.
1. Carl’s Jr -17g
2. Dairy Queen -21g
2. Wendys – 21g
4. Sonic - 21.6g
5. McDonalds – 29g
6. Whataburger – 30g
7. Jack In The Box – 33g
8. Burger King – 40g
This was almost a carbon copy of the calorie chart. Carl’s Jr once again came in first. Let’s see how the saturated fat compares.
1. Carl’s Jr – 8g
1. Dairy Queen – 8g
1. Wendys – 8g
4. Sonic – 8.8g
5. McDonalds -10g
5. Whataburger – 10g
7. Burger King – 11g
8. Jack In The Box – 12g
There was not much different on this chart. The surprise was how poorly the jumbo jack performed. The final comparison will be on the sodium content.
1. Sonic – 666mg
2. Jack In The Box – 916mg
3. Wendys – 940mg
4. Dairy Queen – 950mg
5. Burger King – 1020mg
6. McDonalds – 1040mg
7. Carl’s Jr – 1090mg
8. Whataburger – 1262mg
Sonic scored extremely well on this comparison. I double checked with Sonic just to make sure that this number was correct. Jack In the Box made a good showing also. The whatburger seemed to be very high in sodium.
Who is the overall winner? It’s very difficult to pick a clear-cut winner. However, Carl’s Jr, Dairy Queen, and Wendys seem to be leading the pack. Next time I will compare another item off the menu and see what the numbers tell us.
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Comments
I think you would love
I think you would love In'N'Out burgers and fries! So, I hope you get to the West Coast to try them. I really appreciate your gathering their statistics and am pleased they rate better overall! Thanks!!!!!
In N Out Burger
I have never been to In-N-Out burger, but I was able to get some statistics from them. Hamburger (no cheese) 390 calories | total fat 19g | saturated fat 5g | sodium 650mg. Overall their burger seems to be better than the others. I wish there was one by me so I could try it.
Great fact-finding compilation.
These are fascinating facts about burgers! And very useful!
I say, have you ever been to an In-N-Out burger joint? Of course, the locations are only in four states (California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona). I think In-N-Out joints have the best-tasting fast-food-- they do only burgers and fries, for which they use fresh potatoes cut right there in the store. I would love to know their statistics but I'm not in Calif. anymore!
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