Hamburger Calories – Includes Veggie Burger Comparison

I recently learned that hamburger calories vary greatly.  Some are not as healthy as they sound.  I decided to study more about hamburger calories and to do a veggie burger comparison. Red Robin Veggie Burger My son is a vegetarian.  I was ordering a burger from Red Robin (RR) and offered to buy my son a burger.  He asked me to wait a few minutes while he checked the hamburger calories. I was astounded when my son told me the RR veggie burger nutrition facts (pg 4) for one RR veggie burger:

• Calories- 1200
• Fat Calories-780
• Total Fat-87 g.
• Saturated Fat- 16 g.
• Trans Fat-1 g.

I couldn’t find the ingredients of the RR veggie burger, but without knowing what the ingredients are, I would not order any sandwich with 1200 calories, 87 g. of fat, and 16 g. of saturated fat.  Simply put, I consider those nutrition facts too high in fat. Needless to say, my son didn’t order anything. Hamburger Calories Comparison – “Keep It Simple” Red Robin Burger I ordered a regular burger, the “Keep It Simple“ RR burger.  Here are the hamburger calories and the nutritional comparison between the RR veggie burger and the “Keep it Simple” RR burger.

• Calories- 640 (compare to 1200 calories – almost half the calories of the RR veggie burger)
• Calories from Fat- 300 (compare to 780 calories – less than half of the RR veggie burger)
• Total Fat- 34 g. (compare to 87 g. – less than half again)
• Saturated Fat- 11 g. (5 g. less than the RR veggie)
• Trans Fat- 1 g. (same)

Check Hamburger Calories Before Ordering  If you think you are eating healthier with lower calories when ordering a veggie burger, I highly recommend stopping to check the veggie burger nutrition facts before placing your order.  In my opinion, the RR regular hamburger I ordered was a much healthier choice than the RR veggie burger. Burger King Veggie Burger w/o mayo comparison to Red Robin Veggie Burger Hamburger Calories page 2

• Calories- 310 (almost 75% less than RR veggie)
• Calories from Fat- 60 (720 calories less than RR veggie)
• Total Fat- 7 g. (80 g. less than RR veggie)
• Saturated Fat- 1 g. (15 g. less than RR veggie)
• Trans Fat- 0 g. (1 g. less than RR veggie)

My research indicates at this time Burger King (BK) is using MorningStar Farms^® Garden Veggie Patty  Ingredients in BK Veggie Burger Vegetables (Mushrooms, Water Chestnuts, Onions, Carrots, Green Bell Peppers, Red Bell Peppers, Black Olives), Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Protein Concentrate, Wheat Gluten, Water for hydration), Egg Whites, Cooked Brown Rice (Water, Brown Rice), Rolled Oats, Corn Oil, Calcium Caseinate, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat), Onion Powder, Corn Starch, Salt, Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy, and Wheat Protein, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors from non-meat sources, Sugar, Soy Protein Isolate, Spices, Garlic Powder, Dextrose, Jalapeño Pepper Powder, Celery Extract. Contains Egg, Wheat, Soy. Burger King Veggie Burger a Better Choice than Red Robin Veggie Burger The Burger King veggie burger is a burger I would order.   My veggie burger comparison research shows that the BK veggie burger is a much better choice than the Red Robin veggie burger. Continued I have more veggie burger nutrition facts and ingredients I gathered.  Click here to view further veggie burger information. Top Featured Photo by Freddie Marriage