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Hamburger on wheat bun 1 calories per hamburger: 322–495 across all 3 named USDA examples

Across all 3 named USDA examples, a hamburger contains 322–495 calories. Their listed weights span 115–175 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 1 hamburger · 175 g

495calories

Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty

Protein
33.3 g
Carbs
27.1 g
Fat
27.5 g

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Compare all 3 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 3 exact records in this guide report 322–495 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 280–283 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Hamburger on wheat bun 1, begin by separating “Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty” from “Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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How hamburger on wheat bun 1 records compare at 100 grams

All 3 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty 280 kcal
    280 kcal
  2. Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 medium patty 281 kcal
    281 kcal
  3. Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty 283 kcal
    283 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 3 named USDA records in view: 3 direct matches. All sit within “Burgers.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first two description segments” placed these 3 records together under the exact grouping key “hamburger on wheat bun.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Hamburger on wheat bun 1, this page can compare 3 named records from FDC 2706935 through FDC 2706928. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

115–175 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.5× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

3 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “1 small patty”; the higher is “1 large patty.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

0.6 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “1 large patty” (1.8 g) and “1 small patty” (2.4 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every hamburger on wheat bun 1.

Important: “Lower” begins with Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty; “higher” ends with Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every hamburger on wheat bun 1 meal.

Full comparison

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For Hamburger on wheat bun 1, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Hamburger on wheat bun 1 nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty Direct name match 175 gUSDA reference amount 495 kcal 283 33.3 g 3.2 g 583 mg FDC 2706935 ↗
Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 medium patty Direct name match 145 gUSDA reference amount 407 kcal 281 26.4 g 3.2 g 483 mg FDC 2706933 ↗
Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty Direct name match 115 gUSDA reference amount 322 kcal 280 20.5 g 2.8 g 388 mg FDC 2706928 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 115 to 175 grams—a 60-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 322 calories for “1 small patty” to 495 for “1 large patty.” At a fixed 100 grams, “1 small patty” is 280 calories and “1 large patty” is 283—a fixed-weight separation of 3 calories. For Hamburger on wheat bun 1, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “on wheat bun, 1 large patty”, “on wheat bun, 1 medium patty”, and “on wheat bun, 1 small patty”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes beef, ground, patties, frozen, cooked, broiled, salt, table, and wheat bun as ingredient in sandwiches. On this Hamburger on wheat bun 1 page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Hamburger on wheat bun 1” cannot resolve the differences between Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty and Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 115–175 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “on wheat bun, 1 large patty”, “on wheat bun, 1 medium patty”, and “on wheat bun, 1 small patty”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include beef, ground, patties, frozen, cooked, broiled and salt, table. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Hamburger on wheat bun 1 unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that hamburger on wheat bun 1 is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“on wheat bun, 1 large patty”, “on wheat bun, 1 medium patty”, and “on wheat bun, 1 small patty”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Hamburger on wheat bun 1 source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 3 exact records behind Hamburger on wheat bun 1 source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty reports 2.4 g versus 1.8 g for Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty: a 0.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty is denser; Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 medium patty is higher in its source amount

Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty reports 2.4 g per 100 g and 2.8 g in USDA source amount (115 g). Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 medium patty reports a lower 2.2 g per 100 g but a higher 3.2 g in USDA source amount (145 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty” from “Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Hamburger on wheat bun 1 source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

3 context records in this source topic Burgers

Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty and Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 medium patty belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A shared source-formulation input Beef, ground, patties, frozen, cooked, broiled

USDA input 13317 appears in 3 of 3 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 65–115 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A shared source-formulation input Salt, table

USDA input 2047 appears in 3 of 3 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 0.3–0.6 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2706935 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 medium patty

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2706933 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 1.8 g in Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty to 2.4 g in Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 63 mg in Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 large patty to 78 mg in Hamburger, on wheat bun, 1 small patty, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path