Applebee’s Whole Lotta Bacon Burger

Applebee's Whole Lotta Bacon Burger with a side of french fries.

Applebee’s handcrafted burgers are grilled to order and served with a side of classic fries.

The Whole Lotta Bacon Burger is stuffed with bits of Applewood smoked bacon and topped with three slices of bacon and melted American cheese. It’s served with a tangy bacon sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickles.

One bacon cheeseburger meal has 1,570 calories, 98 grams of fat, 107 grams of carbohydrates, and 70 grams of protein.

Read this complete overview to learn more about the nutritional value, calories, ingredients, and allergens in the popular bacon cheeseburger from Applebee’s.

Whole Lotta Burger Nutritional Information

Unless otherwise noted, nutrition facts in this guide are based on a single serving of the standard meal, which includes one cheeseburger and a side of classic fries.

Daily Value

Daily value (%DV) illustrates the amount of a specific nutrient in the burger and fries meal, as a percentage of the recommended daily limit (based on a diet of 2,000 calories). Use %DV to balance food choices to meet your individual dietary goals.

As shown in the chart below, the Whole Lotta Burger meal is high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

Serving size: Bacon Burger & Fries

% DAILY VALUE

Use %DV to determine if the level of nutrients in a food is low (5% or less) or high (20% or more).

%DV

Level

Saturated Fat

165%

Sodium

160%

Cholesterol

60%

%DV based on 2,000 calories

Calories

There are 1,570 total calories in each serving of the cheeseburger with bacon and a side order of french fries.

Here is a summary of calories by macronutrient, per serving:

  • 870 calories from fat
  • 425 calories from total carbs
  • 275 calories from protein

Over half of the total calories are derived from dietary fats. Carbohydrates contribute about 27% of the total calories and the remaining 18% is from protein.

Whole Lotta Bacon Burger Meal

% calories from fat, carbs and protein
Calories
CALORIES FROM fat
55%
CALORIES FROM CARBS
27%
CALORIES FROM Protein
18%

The summary of calories by macronutrient above is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Applebee’s. Calories may vary by location, as a result of how the burger is prepared, or due to additional topping choices and dipping sauces such as ketchup.

FITNESS TIME TO BURN 1,570 CALORIES

  • Run 2 hours 10 minutes
  • Play Tennis 3 hours 10 minutes
  • Cycle 2 hours 10 minutes

Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.

Here is a summary of the nutritional information in Applebee’s Whole Lotta Burger, which is served with an order of classic french fries.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per Bacon Cheeseburger & Fries

Red indicates %DV is high.

Calories

1570

%DV

Total Fat

98g

Saturated Fat

33g

Trans Fat

1.5g

Cholesterol

180mg

Sodium

3680mg

Carbohydrates

107g

Dietary Fiber

8g

Total Sugars

19g

Protein

70g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Dietary Fat

The Whole Lotta Bacon Cheeseburger contains 98 grams of total fat, including 33 grams of saturated fat.

That is high. It exceeds the recommended limit for an entire day.

Saturated Fat is High

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (published by the US Department of Health and Human Services) recommend limiting calories from saturated fat to less than 10% of total calories.

To that end, the amount of saturated fat in one order of the Burger and Fries delivers 300 calories. That’s a 165% daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet) – 65% over the recommended daily limit.

SUMMARY OF FAT PER SERVING

  • 870 calories from dietary fats
  • 55% of total calories
  • 300 calories from saturated fat
  • 1.5 grams trans fat

Sodium

In addition, the amount of sodium is high for one meal. The sodium in Applebee’s Whole Lotta Bacon Burger dish exceeds the FDA-recommended limit for an entire day.

There are 3,680 milligrams of sodium per serving. For reference, the recommended limit of daily sodium is 2,300 milligrams.

  • 3,680mg sodium exceeds the recommended limit for an entire day
Applebee's Whole Lotta Bacon Burger with a side of french fries.

Learn more about what’s in fast food menu items. Compare nutritional value to the Burger King Whopper and Arby’s Double Roast Beef Sandwich.

Cheeseburger Ingredients and Allergens

  • Both the tangy sauce and the sliced pickles contain sodium benzoate, a preservative.
  • Brioche bun contains TBHQ.

The burger is topped with Tomatoes, Lettuce, and Red Onion. The special sauce is made with a sweet Asian sugar, soy sauce, Dijon honey mustard dressing, and bacon.

There are dozens of other ingredients used to season, prepare, and cook the french fries, beef patty, brioche bun, bacon, cheese, and special sauce.

See below for the full list of ingredients.

Ingredients

Burger Patty

100% Ground Beef, Salt, Spice, Garlic Powder, Sunflower Oil

Brioche Burger Bun

Enriched Flour (wheat, malted barley, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), Water, Wheat Flour and Malted Barley Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Palm Oil, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Cultured Wheat, Vinegar, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil, Guar Gum, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Corn Flour, Turmeric and Paprika, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Dextrin, Triglycerides, Pea Protein, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, TBHQ and Citric Acid (preservatives), Artificial Color, Dimethylpolysiloxane (an anti-foaming agent)

American Cheese

American Cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Sorbic Acid (preservative), Color Added, Sunflower Lecithin (prevents separation)

Tangy Bacon Sauce

Sweet Asian Chile Sugar, Soy Sauce, Red Pepper Bean Paste, Water, Onions, Mirin (corn syrup, rice, water, salt), Garlic, Sesame Oil, Modified Food Starch, Spices, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Soybean Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Dijon Mustard, Honey, Sugar, Egg Yolk, Salt, Mustard Flour, Xanthan Gum, Spice, Oleoresin Paprika (for color), Calcium Disodium EDTA, Yellow 5, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor, Bacon

  • Soy Sauce is made with water, wheat, soybeans, salt, and sodium benzoate.
  • Red Pepper Bean Paste is made with corn syrup, water, brown rice, red pepper powder, sea salt, spirits, garlic, soybeans, glutinous rice flour, soybean cultured with aspergillus oryzae (a type of mold often used in East Asia to ferment rice, beans, or potatoes), soybean flour, and onion.
  • Dijon Mustard is made with distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, and spice.
  • Bacon used in the sauce is made with pork cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, smoke flavor, sodium erythorbate, and sodium nitrite.

Applewood Smoked Bacon

Pork cured with Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Smoke Flavor, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite

Pickle Chips

Fresh Cucumbers, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (preservative), Spices, Garlic, Turmeric, Polysorbate 80

French Fries

Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Modified Food Starch (potato, corn, tapioca), Rice Flour, Salt, Pea Starch, Dextrin, Leavening, Dextrose, Xanthan Gum, Fryer Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane (an anti-foaming agent), Fry Seasoning Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Soybean Oil, Silicon Dioxide (added to prevent caking)

  • Vegetable Oil contains one or more of the following: canola oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil.
  • Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate and sodium bicarbonate are used for Leavening.
  • Fryer Oil includes liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, TBHQ and citric acid (preservatives).

Allergens

The Whole Lotta Bacon Burger meal is made with ingredients that contain eggs, gluten, milk, sesame, soy, and wheat.

Applebee's bacon cheeseburger with text listing select ingredients.

Nutrition facts, prices, and ingredients are based on available information as of the date of publication. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change recipes or formulations without notice. Check package labels and ask the product manufacturer or restaurant for the most up-to-date information. Unless otherwise stated, %DV is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. All reports and reviews published on this site are for informational purposes only. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide healthcare advice or dietary recommendations. Always consult your licensed physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.

Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Applebee’s Grill + Bar. Cheeseburger and fries product image courtesy of Applebee’s. Original designs by Nutrition & Ingredients for purposes of research and commentary related to fast food nutrition.

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