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Fast-food is known for its convenience and addicting taste; it is certainly not known for its nutritional content. However, NBA star Ray Allen is seeking to change that. Alongside his wife, the athlete started an organic fast-food chain called Grown. Though originally launched in Miami, the restaurant is now expanding throughout the United States. The chain offers the same casual, drive-thru format Americans rely on for convenience, while offering healthier menu options. Grown’s website states, “we believe food should be delicious, organic and inspiring. It’s not made, it’s not manufactured, it’s grown.” Excluding Allen’s newly introduced organic chain, fast-food is almost always packed with fat and excess calories. If you’re craving a cheeseburger, you are probably focused on taste over healthy caloric intake. Cheeseburgers are unhealthy almost by default; you won’t see a committed dieter ordering something called a Baconzilla! But just as with most popular fast foods, there can be a considerable gap between the highest-calorie and lowest-calorie examples. To identify the cheeseburgers with the most and fewest calories at 19 of the biggest fast-food chains in the U.S., 24/7 Wall St. reviewed nutritional information – including calories, fats, and sodium – on each chain’s official website. We selected the cheeseburgers with the highest and lowest number of calories offered by each chain. Only food items intended for consumption by one person were included, and computations cover only the burger and its garnishes, not a complete meal (with fries and a drink). Cheeseburgers on kids’ menus were excluded. Before we go any further, it’s worth mentioning that when it comes to nutrition, calorie count isn’t the be-all-end-all. One slice of Kraft American cheese, for example, contains about 60 calories, while a cup of chopped spinach contains about 90. Spinach is obviously a healthier product than pasteurized process cheese food, though. So even if a plain Burger King cheeseburger has fewer calories than a Triple Whopper with Cheese, that doesn’t mean that it’s healthy. (Considering burgers and other menu items, these popular fast foods are the biggest calorie bombs.) The cheeseburger is one of the most delicious foods on earth, and one bite seems to trigger all of the brain’s pleasure sensors. You might be surprised to learn that a straightforward fast-food cheeseburger isn’t actually all that caloric; a basic McDonald’s cheeseburger only contains 300 calories (about the same amount as a small, sweetened yogurt with granola). But once you start adding on extra patties, more cheese, bacon, and other toppings, the calorie count can go through the roof. Some burgers on this list pack more than half of the 2,000 daily calories recommended by the FDA. This post was updated on June 25, 2025 to include news of Grown expanding throughout the U.S. A&W Restaurants: Most Caloric Original Bacon Cheeseburger – Double Calories: 650 Total fat: 36 g Saturated fat: 13 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,160 mg A&W Restaurants: Least Caloric (tie) Cheeseburger Calories: 400 Total fat: 16 g Saturated fat: 6 g Trans fat: 1.5 g Sodium: 890 mg A&W Restaurants: Least Caloric (tie) Mushroom Onion Melt – Single Calories: 400 Total fat: 17 g Saturated fat: 6 g Trans fat: 0 g Sodium: 960 mg Burger King: Most Caloric Triple Whopper with Cheese Calories: 1,299 Total fat: 88 g Saturated fat: 35 g Trans fat: 0.8 g Sodium: 1,829 mg Burger King: Least Caloric Cheeseburger Calories: 295 Total fat: 13 g Saturated fat: 5.9 g Trans fat: 0.2 g Sodium: 770 mg Carl Jr.’s: Most Caloric The Really Big Carl Calories: 1,180 Total fat: N/A Saturated fat: N/A Trans fat: N/A Sodium: N/A Carl Jr.’s: Least Caloric Famous Star with Cheese Calories: 670 Total fat: 37 g Saturated fat: 13 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,270 mg Checkers & Rally’s: Most Caloric Baconzilla! Calories: 910 Total fat: 62 g Saturated fat: 24 g Trans fat: 3 g Sodium: 1,670 mg Checkers & Rally’s: Least Caloric Cheese Champ Calories: 430 Total fat: 21 g Saturated fat: 9 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,430 mg Culver’s: Most Caloric The Culver’s Bacon Deluxe – Triple Calories: 1,090 Total fat: 76 g Saturated fat: 31 g Trans fat: 2.1 g Sodium: 1,430 mg Culver’s: Least Caloric ButterBurger the Original – Single Calories: 390 Total fat: 17 g Saturated fat: 7 g Trans fat: 0.5 g Sodium: 480 mg Dairy Queen: Most Caloric Loaded A1 Steakhouse Burger – Double Calories: 850 Total fat: 52 g Saturated fat: 20 g Trans fat: 1.5 g Sodium: 1,750 mg Dairy Queen: Least Caloric Cheese Grill Burger Calories: 540 Total fat: 29 g Saturated fat: 11 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 960 mg Del Taco: Most Caloric Bacon Double Dell Cheeseburger Calories: 760 Total fat: 51 g Saturated fat: 20 g Trans fat: 2 g Sodium: 1,840 mg Del Taco: Least Caloric Del Cheeseburger Calories: 470 Total fat: 28 g Saturated fat: 10 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,000 mg Five Guys: Most Caloric Bacon Cheeseburger Calories: 1,060 Total fat: 62 g Saturated fat: N/A Trans fat: N/A Sodium: 1,310 mg Five Guys: Least Caloric Little Cheeseburger Calories: 610 Total fat: 32 g Saturated fat: N/A Trans fat: N/A Sodium: 690 mg Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: Most Caloric Triple Jalapeno Pepper Jack Steakburger Calories: 1,070 Total fat: 70 g Saturated fat: 31 g Trans fat: 1.5 g Sodium: 1,660 mg Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: Least Caloric California Style Steak Burger (without cheese or sauce) Calories: 410 Total fat: 19 g Saturated fat: 7 g Trans fat: 0.5 g Sodium: 430 mg Hardee’s: Most Caloric The Real Big Hardee Calories: 1,170 Total fat: N/A Saturated fat: N/A Trans fat: N/A Sodium: N/A Hardee’s: Least Caloric Small Cheeseburger Calories: 300 Total fat: 11 g Saturated fat: 4 g Trans fat: 0 g Sodium: 790 mg In-N-Out Burger: Most Caloric Double-Double with Onion Calories: 670 Total fat: 41 g Saturated fat: 18 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,440 mg In-N-Out Burger: Least Caloric Cheeseburger with Onion Protein Style (bun replaced with lettuce) Calories: 330 Total fat: 25 g Saturated fat: 9 g Trans fat: 0 g Sodium: 720 mg Jack in the Box: Most Caloric Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger Calories: 930 Total fat: 65 g Saturated fat: 25 g Trans fat: 3 g Sodium: 1,590 mg Jack in the Box: Least Caloric Cheeseburger Calories: 380 Total fat: 21 g Saturated fat: 8 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 780 mg McDonalds: Most Caloric Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese Calories: 740 Total fat: 42 g Saturated fat: 20 g Trans fat: 2.5 g Sodium: 1,360 mg McDonalds: Least Caloric Cheeseburger Calories: 300 Total fat: 13 g Saturated fat: 6 g Trans fat: 0.5 g Sodium: 720 mg Shake Shack: Most Caloric Shack Stack Calories: 770 Total fat: 45 g Saturated fat: 18 g Trans fat: 1.5 g Sodium: 1,700 mg Shake Shack: Least Caloric Cheeseburger Calories: 440 Total fat: 24 g Saturated fat: 11 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,200 mg Sonic Drive-In: Most Caloric SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger Calories: 1,030 Total fat: 65 g Saturated fat: 23 g Trans fat: 2 g Sodium: 1,880 mg Sonic Drive-In: Least Caloric Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger Calories: 560 Total fat: 35 g Saturated fat: 12 g Trans fat: 0 g Sodium: 1,290 mg Steak ‘n Shake: Most Caloric 7 X 7 Calories: 1,660 Total fat: 128 g Saturated fat: 62 g Trans fat: 6 g Sodium: 3,800 mg Steak ‘n Shake: Least Caloric Bacon N’ Cheese Single Calories: 460 Total fat: 26 g Saturated fat: 11 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,060 mg Wendy’s: Most Caloric Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger Triple Calories: 1,420 Total fat: 102 g Saturated fat: 42 g Trans fat: 5 g Sodium: 2,110 mg Wendy’s: Least Caloric Bacon Double Stack Calories: 440 Total fat: 26 g Saturated fat: 11 g Trans fat: 1.5 g Sodium: 820 mg Whataburger: Most Caloric Mushroom Swiss Burger Calories: 1,110 Total fat: 70 g Saturated fat: 23 g Trans fat: 1.5 g Sodium: 1,890 mg Whataburger: Least Caloric Whataburger Calories: 590 Total fat: 25 g Saturated fat: 8 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,220 mg White Castle: Most Caloric Panko Surf and Turf with Jalapeno Cheese Calories: 560 Total fat: 37 g Saturated fat: 12 g Trans fat: 1 g Sodium: 1,110 mg White Castle: Least Caloric The Original Slider Calories: 140 Total fat: 7 g Saturated fat: 3.5 g Trans fat: 0 g Sodium: 380 mg The post You Won’t Believe the Calories in Your Favorite Fast Food Cheeseburgers appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..
