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Calories · American & British

Calories in a cheeseburger

A typical restaurant serving of a cheeseburger (one sit-down cheeseburger with a large patty, no fries, about 210 g) is about 630 calories, usually 300–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called restaurant cheeseburger, smash burger.

~630
Cheeseburger

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein39 g
  • Carbs32 g
  • Fat37 g

One serving

Serving
one sit-down cheeseburger with a large patty, no fries
Weight
~210 g
Per 100 g
~299

The dish

About a cheeseburger

Most of a cheeseburger's energy comes from the beef patty and cheese, which carry the fat, with the bun adding most of the carbs. A small fast-food burger sits near 300; a big sit-down one with sauces can pass 1,000.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 300 and another 1,100

  • Patty size and fat content
  • Cheese slices, mayo and sauces
  • Bun size, and doubling up patties

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick a single patty and skip the extra cheese slice
  • Swap fries for a side salad
  • Ask for sauces on the side

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550
  • Caesar salad~400one starter salad with about 45 g of dressing · usually 250–800
  • Grilled cheese sandwich~400one grilled cheese on white bread · usually 300–750
  • BLT~420one café or diner BLT, no sides · usually 300–650
  • Onion rings~420one side order of 8 to 10 rings · usually 300–1,000
  • Grilled salmon~440one restaurant fillet, no sides · usually 300–650
  • French fries~490one restaurant side of fries · usually 250–700
  • Shepherd's pie~490one pub portion · usually 350–750
  • BBQ ribs~530a half rack of sauced pork ribs, about 6 ribs · usually 450–1,400

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Cheeseburger, on white bun, 1 large patty, FDC 2706903
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — McDONALD'S, Cheeseburger, FDC 170320 (119 g burger)
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — BURGER KING, Cheeseburger, FDC 170329

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a cheeseburger?

A typical restaurant serving of a cheeseburger (one sit-down cheeseburger with a large patty, no fries, about 210 g) is about 630 calories, usually 300–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is a restaurant cheeseburger high in calories?

A sit-down cheeseburger with a large patty is about 630 before any fries, and a big one with extra sauces can pass 1,000. A small fast-food cheeseburger sits nearer 300.

How many calories do fries add to a burger?

A restaurant side of fries is about 490 more, so a burger and fries together land near 1,100.

What changes the calories in a cheeseburger?

Patty size and fat content. Cheese slices, mayo and sauces.

How can I order a cheeseburger lighter?

Pick a single patty and skip the extra cheese slice. Swap fries for a side salad.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.