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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.

June 11, 2026 4 min read

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)

BurgerCarbsCalories
McDonald's Cheeseburger33g300
Burger King Cheeseburger32g280
Wendy's Jr. Cheeseburger27g290
In-N-Out Cheeseburger41g480
Five Guys Cheeseburger39g840
Shake Shack ShackBurger25g530
Whataburger Original49g590
Culver's Deluxe Single39g540
Carl's Jr. Famous Star49g670
Sonic Cheeseburger33g590

Double / specialty burgers

BurgerCarbs
Big Mac45g
Whopper49g
Wendy's Dave's Single39g
Wendy's Baconator40g
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger40g
In-N-Out Double-Double41g
Shake Shack SmokeShack26g

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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