How many carbs are in a burger?

Plain burger bun adds 22g. Patty: 0g. Toppings add 1-8g. Carb counts for In-N-Out, Five Guys, Shake Shack and more.

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Carb Lens Editorial

Nutrition writers & product team

Medically reviewed by

Dr. Alicia Nguyen, RD, CDCES

Registered Dietitian · Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist · 12+ years clinical experience

Published June 11, 2026 4 min readEditorial policy

A plain beef patty has 0g of carbs. A standard hamburger bun adds 22g. Toppings, sauce, and bacon push the total to 30-60g for most chain burgers.

Chain burger comparison (single patty cheeseburger)

Burger	Carbs	Calories
McDonald's Cheeseburger	33g	300
Burger King Cheeseburger	32g	280
Wendy's Jr. Cheeseburger	27g	290
In-N-Out Cheeseburger	41g	480
Five Guys Cheeseburger	39g	840
Shake Shack ShackBurger	25g	530
Whataburger Original	49g	590
Culver's Deluxe Single	39g	540
Carl's Jr. Famous Star	49g	670
Sonic Cheeseburger	33g	590

Double / specialty burgers

Burger	Carbs
Big Mac	45g
Whopper	49g
Wendy's Dave's Single	39g
Wendy's Baconator	40g
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger	40g
In-N-Out Double-Double	41g
Shake Shack SmokeShack	26g

Going low-carb at any burger chain

Most chains will wrap a burger in lettuce or serve it "protein style" (In-N-Out's official term). This drops you from 30-50g down to 2-5g per burger. Five Guys does a bunless burger in a bowl on request.

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Carb Lens Editorial — Nutrition writers & product team. The Carb Lens editorial team writes practical, source-checked guides on carbs, blood sugar, and everyday nutrition. Every article is drafted by our writers and cross-referenced against USDA FoodData Central and peer-reviewed clinical guidelines.

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Nutrition figures come from the USDA FoodData Central database. Blood-sugar and glycemic-load framing follows guidance from the American Diabetes Association and World Health Organization healthy-diet recommendations. Every article is medically reviewed by Dr. Alicia Nguyen, RD, CDCES before publishing and re-checked on a rolling basis. See our full editorial & medical review policy.

This article is for general information and is not a substitute for medical advice. If you're managing diabetes or another condition, always defer to your care team.