While there are many popular dishes around the world, from pizza to sushi to paella, few are as universally loved as the cheeseburger.
As popular as cheeseburgers are, they aren't always the healthiest item on the menu, especially when you're opting for fast food cheeseburgers, where the nutritional value can be high in sodium, cholesterol, fat, carbohydrates, and more.
To identify the shocking calorie count of your favorite fast food cheeseburgers, 24/7 Tempo reviewed nutritional information—including calories, fats, and sodium—on each U.S. fast food chain's official website.
This post was updated May 28, 2025 to reflect additional information.
A&W Restaurants: Original Bacon Cheeseburger – Double
- Calories: 650
- Total fat: 36 g
- Saturated fat: 13 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,160 mg
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
A&W Restaurants: Cheeseburger
- Calories: 400
- Total fat: 16 g
- Saturated fat: 6 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 890 mg
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
A&W Restaurants: Mushroom Onion Melt – Burger – Single
- Calories: 400
- Total fat: 17 g
- Saturated fat: 6 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 960 mg
- Carbohydrates:38 g
Burger King: Triple Whopper With Cheese
- Calories: 1,230
- Total fat: 82 g
- Saturated fat: 32 g
- Trans fat: 0.8 g
- Sodium: 1,590 mg
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
Burger King: Texas Double Whopper
- Calories: 1,060
- Total fat: 70 g
- Saturated fat: 25 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 2,590 mg
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
Burger King: Cheeseburger
- Calories: 290
- Total fat: 13 g
- Saturated fat: 6 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 990 mg
- Carbohydrates:30 g
Carl Jr.’s: Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger
- Calories: 1,040
- Total fat: 56 g
- Saturated fat: 24 g
- Trans fat: 2 g
- Sodium: 2,020 mg
- Carbohydrates: 78 g
Carl Jr.’s: The Really Big Carl
- Calories: 1,180
- Total fat: 80 g
- Saturated fat: N/A
- Trans fat: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
Carl Jr.’s: Famous Star With Cheese
- Calories: 670
- Total fat: 38 g
- Saturated fat: 13 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,270 mg
- Carbohydrates: 56 G
Checkers & Rally’s: Baconzilla!
- Calories: 960
- Total fat: 75 g
- Saturated fat: 27 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 2,440 mg
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
Checkers & Rally’s: Cheese Champ
- Calories: 530
- Total fat: 37 g
- Saturated fat: 11 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,220 mg
- Carbohydrates:40 g
Culver’s: The Culver’s Bacon Deluxe, Triple
- Calories: 1,200
- Total fat: 82 g
- Saturated fat: 33 g
- Trans fat: 2 g
- Sodium: 1,700 mg
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
Culver’s: ButterBurger “The Original”, Single
- Calories: 390
- Total fat: 17 g
- Saturated fat: 7 g
- Trans fat: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
Dairy Queen: Loaded A1 Steakhouse Burger (double)
- Calories: 820
- Total fat: 51 g
- Saturated fat: 19 g
- Trans fat: 2 g
- Sodium: 2,080 mg
- Carbohydrates:52 g
Dairy Queen: Cheese Grillburger
- Calories: 610
- Total fat: 33 g
- Saturated fat: 12 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1150 mg
- Carbohydrates:44 g
Del Taco: Bacon Double Del Cheeseburger
- Calories: 760
- Total fat: 51 g
- Saturated fat: 20 g
- Trans fat: 2 g
- Sodium: 1,530 mg
- Carbohydrates:35 g
Del Taco: Del Cheeseburger
- Calories: 470
- Total fat: 28 g
- Saturated fat: 10 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Carbohydrates:34 g
Five Guys: Bacon Cheeseburger
- Calories: 1,060
- Total fat: 62 g
- Saturated fat: 29.5 g
- Trans fat: N/A
- Sodium: 1,310 mg
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
Five Guys: Little Cheeseburger
- Calories: 550
- Total fat: 32 g
- Saturated fat: 15 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 690 mg
- Carbohydrates:39.5 g
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: Triple Jalapeno Pepper Jack Steakburger
- Calories: 1,070
- Total fat: 39 g
- Saturated fat: 31 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 1,660 mg
- Carbohydrates:31 g
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: California Style Steakburger w/o cheese or sauce on a bun
- Calories: 500
- Total fat: 26 g
- Saturated fat: 10 g
- Trans fat: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 740 mg
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
Hardee’s: The Really Big Hardee
- Calories: 1,170
- Total fat: 58 g
- Saturated fat: 23 g
- Trans fat: N/A
- Sodium: 1380 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
Hardee’s: Small Cheeseburger
- Calories: 300
- Total fat: 13 g
- Saturated fat: 4 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 790 mg
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
In-N-Out Burger: Double-Double w/Onion
- Calories: 610
- Total fat: 34 g
- Saturated fat: 15 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,660 mg
- Carbohydrates:41 g
In-N-Out Burger: Cheeseburger w/ Onion Protein Style (Bun replaced with Lettuce)
- Calories: 270
- Total fat: 19 g
- Saturated fat: 8 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
Jack in the Box: Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger
- Calories: 930
- Total fat: 65 g
- Saturated fat: 25 g
- Trans fat: 3 g
- Sodium: 1,960 mg
- Carbohydrates:32 g
Jack in the Box: Cheeseburger
- Calories: 370
- Total fat: 21 g
- Saturated fat: 7 g
- Trans fat: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 880 mg
- Carbohydrates:30 g
McDonalds: Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese
- Calories: 740
- Total fat: 42 g
- Saturated fat: 20 g
- Trans fat: 2.5 g
- Sodium: 1,360 mg
- Carbohydrates:43 g
McDonalds: Cheeseburger
- Calories: 300
- Total fat: 13 g
- Saturated fat: 6 g
- Trans fat: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
Shake Shack: Shack Stack
- Calories: 770
- Total fat: 45 g
- Saturated fat: 18 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 1,700 mg
- Carbohydrates:50 g
Shake Shack: Cheeseburger
- Calories: 440
- Total fat: 24 g
- Saturated fat: 11 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,200 mg
- Carbohydrates:25 g
Sonic Drive-In: SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger with mayo
- Calories: 1,140
- Total fat: 77 g
- Saturated fat: 23 g
- Trans fat: 2 g
- Sodium: 2,020 mg
- Carbohydrates:52 g
Sonic Drive-In: Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger
- Calories: 560
- Total fat: 35 g
- Saturated fat: 12 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 1,290 mg
- Carbohydrates:34 g
Steak ‘n Shake: 7 X 7 Steakburger
- Calories: 1,660
- Total fat: 128 g
- Saturated fat: 62 g
- Trans fat: 6 g
- Sodium: 3,800 mg
- Carbohydrates:29 g
Steak ‘n Shake: Bacon ‘n Cheese Triple
- Calories: 1,030
- Total fat: 74 g
- Saturated fat: 30 g
- Trans fat: 2.5 g
- Sodium: 1,920 mg
- Carbohydrates:32 g
Steak ‘n Shake: Bacon ‘n Cheese Single
- Calories: 460
- Total fat: 26 g
- Saturated fat: 11 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,060 mg
- Carbohydrates:29 g
Wendy’s: Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger Triple
- Calories: 1,420
- Total fat: 102 g
- Saturated fat: 42 g
- Trans fat: 5 g
- Sodium: 2,110 mg
- Carbohydrates:46 g
Wendy’s: Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger Triple
- Calories: 1,280
- Total fat: 86 g
- Saturated fat: 36 g
- Trans fat: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 1,940 mg
- Carbohydrates:52 g
Wendy’s: Bacon Double Stack
- Calories: 440
- Total fat: 26 g
- Saturated fat: 11 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 870 mg
- Carbohydrates:26 g
Whataburger: Mushroom Swiss Burger
- Calories: 1,110
- Total fat: 70 g
- Saturated fat: 23 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 1,890 mg
- Carbohydrates:61 g
Whataburger: Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger
- Calories: 1,080
- Total fat: 62 g
- Saturated fat: 23 g
- Trans fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 2,310 mg
- Carbohydrates: 69 g
Whataburger: Whataburger
- Calories: 590
- Total fat: 25 g
- Saturated fat: 8 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 1,220 mg
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
White Castle: Panko Surf & Turf w/Jalapeno Cheese
- Calories: 560
- Total fat: 37 g
- Saturated fat: 12 g
- Trans fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 830 mg
- Carbohydrates:36 g
White Castle: The Original Slider
- Calories: 140
- Total fat: 7 g
- Saturated fat: 2.5 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Carbohydrates:15 g
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