Fast food hamburger and cheeseburger, both plain
Fast food hamburger, plain: 258 milligrams of sodium in 1 sandwich.
Fast food cheeseburger, plain: 469 milligrams of sodium in 1 sandwich.
Both foods are shown for the same measure: 1 sandwich.
In 1 sandwich of each food
Sodium
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 258 milligrams of sodium in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 469 milligrams of sodium in 1 sandwich
Potassium
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 154 milligrams of potassium in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 178 milligrams of potassium in 1 sandwich
Phosphorus
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 105 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 147 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 sandwich
Protein
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 13 grams of protein in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 15 grams of protein in 1 sandwich
Carbohydrate
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 25 grams of carbohydrate in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 26 grams of carbohydrate in 1 sandwich
Sugars
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 3.8 grams of sugars in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 4.4 grams of sugars in 1 sandwich
Fiber
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 1.3 grams of fiber in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 1.8 grams of fiber in 1 sandwich
Saturated fat
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 3.5 grams of saturated fat in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 5.9 grams of saturated fat in 1 sandwich
Calories
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 232 calories in 1 sandwich
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 280 calories in 1 sandwich
Weight of this portion
- Fast food hamburger, plain
- 78 g
- Fast food cheeseburger, plain
- 91 g
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Where these numbers come from
Fast food hamburger, plain: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 170693. The source describes it as: Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain.
Fast food cheeseburger, plain: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 170690. The source describes it as: Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.
Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).
