How many calories are in fast foods?

100 g of fast foods has 282 kcal. 1 sandwich (155 g): about 437 kcal.

Is fast foods high in protein?

Fast foods contains 16.2 g of protein per 100 g (32% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 25.2 g in 1 sandwich (155 g). About 23% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other fast foods, that is among the highest quarter (median 12.1 g).

How many carbs are in fast foods?

Fast foods has 18 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 1 g of fiber and 4.2 g of sugars.

How much fat is in fast foods?

Fast foods contains 16.2 g of fat per 100 g, of which 7 g is saturated (35% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does fast foods contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are Vitamin B12 (53% DV), selenium (33% DV), zinc (25% DV), Niacin (B3) (22% DV) and Thiamin (B1) (19% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in fast foods?

100 g contains 617 mg of sodium, 27% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in Fast foods, cheeseburger, double, regular patty and bun, with condiments

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Fast foods, cheeseburger, double, regular patty and bun, with condiments contains 282 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 sandwich (155 g) provides about 437 kcal.

Roughly 52% of its calories come from fat, with 25% from carbohydrates and 23% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for fast foods on FoodFactly (263 kcal per 100 g).

100 g provides 53% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12, 33% of the Daily Value for selenium and 25% of the Daily Value for zinc.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, where most core values were measured by laboratory analysis.

282kcal per 100 g

16.2 gprotein

18 gcarbohydrates

16.2 gfat

437kcal in 1 sandwich (155 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	282 kcal
Total fat M	16.2 g	21%
Saturated fat C	7 g	35%
Trans fat C	0.72 g
Cholesterol C	50 mg	17%
Sodium M	617 mg	27%
Total carbohydrates C	18 g	7%
Dietary fiber C	1 g	4%
Total sugars M	4.2 g
Protein M	16.2 g	32%
Vitamin A C	44 µg	5%
Vitamin C C	2.9 mg	3%
Vitamin D C	0.2 µg	1%
Vitamin E C	0.35 mg	2%
Vitamin K C	4.7 µg	4%
Thiamin (B1) C	0.23 mg	19%
Riboflavin (B2) C	0.2 mg	16%
Niacin (B3) C	3.5 mg	22%
Vitamin B6 C	0.21 mg	13%
Folate (B9) C	61 µg	15%
Vitamin B12 C	1.3 µg	53%
Choline C	43.7 mg	8%
Calcium M	150 mg	12%
Iron M	2.4 mg	13%
Magnesium M	21 mg	5%
Phosphorus M	165 mg	13%
Potassium M	226 mg	5%
Zinc M	2.8 mg	25%
Copper M	0.081 mg	9%
Manganese M	0.2 mg	9%
Selenium C	17.9 µg	33%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 23%
Carbohydrates 25%
Fat 52%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein16.2 gin the top quarter of fast foods (median 12.1 g)
Fiber1 gin the lowest quarter of fast foods (median 1.4 g)
Sugars4.2 gabove the median for fast foods (median 3.4 g)
Fat16.2 gin the top quarter of fast foods (median 12.1 g)
Saturated fat7 gin the top quarter of fast foods (median 4 g)
Sodium617 mgabove the median for fast foods (median 566 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal5.8 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water47.2 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	6 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	1.3 g

Sugars and starch (6)

Sucrose M	0 g
Glucose M	1.4 g
Fructose M	1.9 g
Lactose M	0.54 g
Maltose M	0.38 g
Galactose M	0 g

Individual fatty acids (46)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) M	0.004 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) M	0 g
ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) M	0.11 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) ?	1.1 g
SFA 4:0 M	0.082 g
SFA 6:0 M	0.07 g
SFA 8:0 M	0.049 g
SFA 10:0 M	0.12 g
SFA 12:0 M	0.14 g
SFA 14:0 M	0.71 g
SFA 16:0 M	3.6 g
SFA 18:0 M	1.9 g
SFA 20:0 M	0.023 g
MUFA 18:1 ?	5.3 g
PUFA 18:3 ?	0.12 g
PUFA 20:4 M	0.031 g
SFA 22:0 M	0.01 g
MUFA 14:1 M	0.13 g
MUFA 16:1 ?	0.41 g
PUFA 18:4 M	0.001 g
MUFA 20:1 M	0.05 g
MUFA 22:1 ?	0.009 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) M	0.011 g
SFA 15:0 M	0.095 g
SFA 17:0 M	0.15 g
SFA 24:0 M	0.006 g
TFA 16:1 t M	0.051 g
TFA 18:1 t M	0.57 g
TFA 22:1 t M	0 g
TFA 18:2 t not further defined M	0.1 g
PUFA 18:2 CLAs M	0.083 g
MUFA 24:1 c M	0.003 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c M	0.005 g
MUFA 16:1 c M	0.36 g
MUFA 18:1 c M	4.7 g
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c M	0.93 g
MUFA 22:1 c M	0.009 g
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c M	0.004 g
MUFA 17:1 M	0.096 g
PUFA 20:3 ?	0.021 g
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic C	0.62 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic C	0.1 g
MUFA 15:1 M	0 g
PUFA 20:3 n-3 M	0.002 g
PUFA 20:3 n-6 M	0.018 g
PUFA 22:4 M	0.007 g

Carotenoids (7)

Beta-carotene C	51 µg
Lycopene C	980 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin C	17 µg
Retinol C	40 µg
Carotene, alpha C	1 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units C	7 IU
Cryptoxanthin, beta C	3 µg

Other components (11)

Water M	47.2 g
Alcohol C	0 g
Caffeine C	0 mg
Ash M	2.4 g
Theobromine C	0 mg
Energy C	1,182 kJ
Vitamin A, IU C	220 IU
Folic acid C	26 µg
Folate, food C	17 µg
Vitamin E, added C	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added C	0 µg

Other forms of Fast foods

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Fast foods, nachos, with cheese	343	4.3 g	34.9 g	21.5 g
Fast foods, nachos, with cheese, beans, ground beef, and tomatoes	219	6.2 g	21.4 g	12.5 g
Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, large patty; plain	310	17.3 g	24.1 g	16 g
Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles	250	16.3 g	20.9 g	11.2 g
Fast foods, fish sandwich, with tartar sauce	257	10.3 g	26.7 g	12.5 g
Fast foods, fish sandwich, with tartar sauce and cheese	279	11.3 g	26.4 g	14.6 g
Fast foods, submarine sandwich, roast beef on white bread with lettuce and tomato	156	12.2 g	20.3 g	2.7 g
Fast foods, submarine sandwich, tuna on white bread with lettuce and tomato	218	12.3 g	16 g	12 g
Fast foods, coleslaw	153	0.95 g	14.9 g	9.9 g
Fast foods, hush puppies	296	6.2 g	40.2 g	13.3 g
Fast foods, submarine sandwich, sweet onion chicken teriyaki on white bread with lettuce, tomato and sweet onion sauce	155	10.9 g	22.5 g	2.4 g
Fast foods, submarine sandwich, turkey, roast beef and ham on white bread with lettuce and tomato	146	10.7 g	20.4 g	2.4 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Double cheeseburger (McDonalds)	282	16.2 g	18 g	16.2 g
McDouble (McDonalds)	282	16.2 g	18 g	16.2 g
McDONALD'S, Double Cheeseburger	282	15.5 g	18.8 g	16.1 g
Double cheeseburger (Burger King)	278	16.3 g	16.9 g	15.7 g
BURGER KING, Double Cheeseburger	282	16.8 g	17.4 g	16.1 g
Cheeseburger, on white bun, 1 small patty	298	17.6 g	19.6 g	16 g
McDONALD'S, DOUBLE QUARTER POUNDER with Cheese	262	17 g	14.4 g	16.2 g
Cheeseburger, NFS	296	17.9 g	18.7 g	16.2 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 170293. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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