Burger King Breakfast Burritos

Burger King breakfast burritos with text block of ingredients.

Burger King’s breakfast menu includes an Egg-Normous Burrito and a Breakfast Burrito Junior. An Egg-Normous is made with bacon, eggs, cheddar cheese, and hash browns. Topped spicy sauce, all the fixings are wrapped in a flour tortilla.

The Burrito Jr. pairs sausage and eggs with American cheese and hash browns. It’s also topped with the creamy spicy sauce and wrapped in a soft white flour tortilla.

Read this report to learn more about the nutrition facts, calories, ingredients, and allergens in each of the breakfast burritos offered at Burger King fast food restaurant.

Burrito Nutritional Information

Calories and nutrition facts are based on a standard serving, excluding any substitutions or additional toppings.

Daily Value

Daily value (% DV) indicates the amount of a specific nutrient in Burger King’s breakfast burritos, relative to the recommended daily limit. Use %DV to compare menu items and choose the best menu options for a balanced diet.

As shown in the chart below, Burger King’s bacon or sausage burritos are high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

% Daily Value

Use the %DV to determine if the level of nutrients are low (5% or less) or high (20% or more).
Red indicates %DV is high

Egg-Normous

Burrito Jr.

Saturated Fat

Dietary Cholesterol

Sodium

%DV based on 2,000 calories

  • 16g saturated fat in an Egg-Normous burrito is 80% of the recommended daily limit
  • 1,080mg sodium in the Jr. Burrito is nearly half the limit for an entire day

Calories

There are 800 calories in a Burger King Egg-Normous Burrito, nearly twice the 420 calories in a Breakfast Burrito Jr.

Here is the amount of calories (and percentage of total) by macronutrient, in each menu option.

Calories by Macronutrient

Egg-Normous

Burrito Jr.

Calories from Fat

395 (49%)

235 (56%)

Calories from Carbs

265 (33%)

120 (29%)

Calories from Protein

140 (18%)

65 (15%)

Total Calories

800

420

The greatest proportion of total calories in both breakfast burrito options is derived from dietary fats. Carbohydrates make up about 30% of the calories, and the remaining 15-18% is from protein.

Review the chart below, which illustrate the percentage of total calories in the Burger King breakfast burritos.

% Calories from Fat, Carbs, Protein

Egg-Normous Burrito: 800 calories
49% FAT
33% CARBS
18% PROTEIN
Burrito Jr.: 410 calories
56% FAT
29% CARBS
15% PROTEIN

Calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Burger King fast food restaurant. Actual calories may vary as a result of how the burrito is prepared onsite.

Burger King egg-normous burrito with chart of calories by macronutrient.

FITNESS TIME TO BURN 800 CALORIES

  • Run 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Walk 4 hours 20 minutes
  • Swim 1 hours 55 minutes

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

Check the nutrition facts for BK menu items.

Nutrition Facts

Here is a summary of the nutrition facts for the Burger King breakfast burritos.

Amount (%DV) per Burrito

Red indicates %DV is high.

Egg-Normous

Burrito Jr.

Calories

800

410

Total Fat

44g (56%)

26g (33%)

Saturated Fat

16g (80%)

9g (45%)

Trans Fat

1.5g

1g

Cholesterol

445mg (148%)

235mg (78%)

Sodium

2010mg (87%)

1080mg (47%)

Carbohydrates

67g (24%)

29g (11%)

Dietary Fiber

3g (11%)

2g (4%)

Total Sugars

4g

2g

Protein

35g

16g

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

Dietary Fats

One Burger King Egg-Normous burrito contains 44 grams of total fat, including 16 grams of saturated fat, an 80% daily value. That is high on both counts.

To calculate %DV, divide the amount of a nutrient in one serving by the FDA-recommended daily limit.

Burger King Egg-Normous Burrito

per Serving

Daily Limit*

Daily Value

Total Fat

44g

78g

56%

Saturated Fat

16g

20g

80%

*Based on FDA general nutrition advice for adult following 2,000 calorie daily diet.

As general guidance, the U.S. FDA recommends consuming less saturated fat.

Burger King breakfast burritos with charts of daily value by nutrient.

Sodium

The amount of sodium in each of these fast food breakfast burritos is high.

Here is a summary of the amount of sodium and daily value per serving, by burrito.

% Daily Value Sodium

Egg-Normous

Burrito Jr.

Sodium per serving

2,010mg

1,080mg

Daily Limit*

2,300mg

2,300mg

Daily Value

*Based on FDA general nutrition advice for adult following 2,000 calorie daily diet.

Burger King breakfast burritos with text block of ingredients.

Ingredients and Allergens

Here is the full list of ingredients in a BK Egg-Normous Burrito and a BK Breakfast Burrito Jr.

  • Egg-Normous Burrito is made with Shredded Cheddar, Bacon, Fluffy Eggs, Hash Browns, Creamy Spicy Spread, and Flour Tortilla
  • Burrito Jr. is made with a sizzling Sausage Patty, melty American Cheese, Hash Browns, Creamy Spicy Spread, and Flour Tortilla

Ingredients

Flour Tortilla

Wheat Flour, Water, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified and Hydrogenated Soybean Oils), Margarine, Sugar, Salt, Vital Wheat Gluten, Cultured Wheat Flour, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Distilled Monoglycerides, Enzyme Blend (Wheat Starch, Sodium Chloride, Enzyme Preparation), Fumaric Acid

  • Margarine is made with palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate

Bacon

Bacon cured with Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite

Mild Sausage Patty

Pork, Salt, Spices, Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrose, Natural Flavors, Grill Flavor (from sunflower oil)

Cooked in Vegetable Oil.

  • Vegetable Oil includes one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil

American Cheese

Milk, Cream, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Culture, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin (anti-sticking agent), Color (paprika oleoresin and beta carotene), Natamycin (a mold inhibitor)

Shredded Cheddar

Cheddar Cheese, Potato Starch added to prevent caking, Natamycin (natural mold inhibitor)

  • Cheddar Cheese made with pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (color)

Fluffy Eggs

Whole Eggs, Water, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Annatto (color), Butter Flavor, Citric Acid (to preserve color)

Cooked in Pan Spray made with canola oil, caprylic/capric triglycerides, phosphated mono & diglycerides, silicon dioxide, calcium stearate, propellant.

  • Butter Flavor made with sunflower oil, natural flavors, medium chain triglycerides (contains milk)

Hash Browns

Potatoes, Soybean or Canola and Palm Oil, Dehydrated Potatoes, Salt, Corn Flour, Enriched Wheat Flour, Natural Flavoring, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (promote color retention), Dextrose

Cooked in Vegetable Oil with Dimethylpolysiloxane.

  • Enriched Wheat Flour made with wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid
  • Vegetable Oil includes one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil

Creamy Spicy Spread

Soybean Oil, Water, Hot Sauce Concentrate, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Dehydrated Garlic, Spice, Dehydrated Onion, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavors, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid

  • Hot Sauce Concentrate made with aged red cayenne pepper mash, distilled vinegar, salt, dehydrated garlic

Allergens

Burger King’s Breakfast Burritos reviewed in this report are made with ingredients that contain egg, milk, soy, wheat, and may also contain sesame.

Fast food restaurants prepare and/or cook foods with shared equipment. As a result there is a possibility of cross-contamination. The burritos may come into contact with or contain fish.

Check the list of disclosed allergens for Burger King menu items.

Nutrition Facts Comparison

Fast Food Breakfast Options

Review the following table to compare the nutrition facts of breakfast sandwiches offered at fast food restaurants.

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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, ingredients, and allergens source: Burger King. Food product images courtesy of Burger King. Original designs by Nutrition & Ingredients for fast food nutrition research and reporting.

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