Five Guys Nutrition Calculator

Five Guys is built around customization, which also means the nutrition of two orders can be completely different. A burger can change substantially once you add cheese, bacon, sauces, fries or a milkshake. This Five Guys Nutrition Calculator lets you build an order and estimate the calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, fiber and cholesterol in the entire meal.

Select your burger or hot dog, choose whether you want the bun, add toppings, pick a fry size and build a milkshake with optional mix-ins. The calculator also works as a Five Guys Calories Calculator for comparing burger calories, Five Guys fries calories, milkshake calories, toppings and complete meal nutrition without manually adding every item from a nutrition chart.

How to Use the Five Guys Nutrition Calculator

Start by selecting the main item you plan to order. Regular Five Guys burgers use two hamburger patties, while the Little burgers use one patty. The calculator includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, bacon burgers, bacon cheeseburgers and several hot dog combinations.

Next, choose whether you want the standard bun. Selecting the bunless option removes the published nutrition values for the Five Guys bun from the calculation. This can be useful for comparing a regular burger with the same burger served in a bowl or lettuce wrap.

You can then choose Five Guys Style fries, Cajun fries or no fries. Sizes include Little, Regular and Large.

If you are ordering a milkshake, select the vanilla shake base. Switch to the Full Nutrition Builder if you also want to add toppings or milkshake mix-ins such as chocolate, peanut butter, Oreo cookie pieces, banana, strawberry or salted caramel.

Click Calculate Five Guys Nutrition and the calculator adds the published nutrition values for every selected component. The result includes total calories along with protein, carbohydrates, total fat, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, fiber and cholesterol.

If you are using the results as part of a larger daily food target, our Calorie Calculator can estimate your overall daily calorie needs.

How the Five Guys Nutrition Calculator Works

Five Guys publishes nutrition information for the individual components used to build its menu. That makes a component-based calculator especially useful because the same hamburger patty, bun, cheese, bacon and toppings can be combined in many different ways.

The calculator starts at zero and adds the nutrition values of each selected ingredient.

A regular hamburger, for example, is calculated from two hamburger patties plus the bun. A cheeseburger adds two slices of cheese. A Little Cheeseburger uses one patty, one slice of cheese and the bun.

Because each component is stored separately, removing the bun or adding mayonnaise immediately changes more than calories. The calculation also changes fat, sodium, carbohydrates, protein and the other nutrients displayed in the results.

The underlying source is the Five Guys U.S. Nutrition & Allergen Guide.

Five Guys Nutrition Chart

A useful way to understand Five Guys nutrition is to look at the major components separately. The burger itself matters, but fries, sauces, cheese, bacon and shakes can change the final total substantially.

The chart above also shows why simply knowing the calories in the beef patty is not enough to estimate an entire order. A bun adds 240 calories before cheese, bacon, sauce, fries or a drink are considered.

Five Guys Burger Calories

A Five Guys hamburger patty is listed at 302 calories in the U.S. nutrition guide. A regular hamburger contains two patties, while a Little Hamburger contains one.

Using the published component values, two patties contribute 604 calories before the bun or toppings are added. Adding the 240-calorie bun brings the component-based estimate to approximately 844 calories for a regular hamburger before additional toppings.

A Little Hamburger begins with one 302-calorie patty. With the bun, the component total is approximately 542 calories before toppings.

Five Guys Cheeseburger Calories

Cheese adds roughly 70 calories per published slice. The calculator uses two cheese slices for a regular cheeseburger and one for a Little Cheeseburger.

Cheese adds more than calories. Each slice also adds fat, saturated fat, sodium and protein, which is why the calculator tracks the complete nutrition profile rather than only showing one calorie number.

Five Guys Bacon Burger Calories

The published bacon serving used by the calculator contains 70 calories for two pieces. Bacon also adds approximately 5 grams of protein and 210 milligrams of sodium.

A Bacon Cheeseburger therefore combines several calorie-dense ingredients: two beef patties, cheese, bacon and the bun before toppings are considered.

Bunless Five Guys Burger Calories

Choosing a bowl or lettuce wrap can make a substantial difference because the published bun contains 240 calories and 39 grams of carbohydrates.

Removing the bun does not make the beef itself lower in calories, but it removes one major component of the standard burger. Use the bun selector above to compare the difference instantly.

Five Guys Fries Calories

Fries can be one of the largest sources of calories in a Five Guys order. Five Guys publishes separate nutrition values for Little, Regular and Large fries.

The difference between fry sizes is large enough that choosing a Little instead of a Large can change the meal by hundreds of calories. Cajun seasoning also increases the published sodium values.

If you are balancing restaurant meals against activity, our Calories Burned at Work Calculator can estimate energy expenditure during a work shift.

Five Guys Toppings Calories

Not every topping has a major calorie impact. Lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, mustard and hot sauce are relatively small contributors compared with mayonnaise, cheese or some sauces.

Calories are only one part of the comparison. BBQ sauce and A.1. sauce, for example, can add substantially more sodium than vegetables even though their calorie totals remain much smaller than fries or a milkshake.

Five Guys Milkshake Calories

The Five Guys vanilla shake base is listed at 670 calories before mix-ins. It also contains 84 grams of carbohydrates, 82 grams of sugar, 32 grams of fat and 13 grams of protein in the published U.S. guide.

Mix-ins can push the total much higher. Peanut butter adds more than 300 calories using the published serving, and Oreo Crème is also listed at 320 calories. Other additions such as chocolate, banana, strawberry, salted caramel and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup have their own nutrition values.

If you select a milkshake in the calculator and then switch to Full Nutrition Builder, every checked mix-in is added to the base automatically.

Five Guys Protein and Macros

Each published hamburger patty contains 16 grams of protein, so the two patties in a regular burger contribute approximately 32 grams before the protein from the bun, cheese, bacon or other ingredients is added.

A Little burger has less total protein because it uses one patty, but it also has substantially fewer calories than the two-patty version.

Cheese adds around 4 grams of protein per slice using the value chosen for this calculator, while the bacon serving adds another 5 grams. The bun adds approximately 7 grams.

Someone comparing protein with total calories can therefore use the calculator to test several combinations instead of assuming that the largest burger automatically provides the best balance for their goal.

If weight management is the larger goal, our Weight Loss Progress Calculator can help track changes over time.

Five Guys Sodium

Sodium can rise quickly even when an ingredient contributes relatively few calories. This is especially noticeable with hot dogs, Cajun fries and several sauces.

The hot dog value used by the calculator contains 800 milligrams of sodium before the bun, cheese, bacon, sauces or other toppings are added.

A Regular Cajun Fries serving is listed at 1,293 milligrams of sodium, while Large Cajun Fries are listed at 1,658 milligrams.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration uses a Daily Value of 2,300 milligrams of sodium for general nutrition-label guidance. You can read more on the FDA’s Daily Value information page.

How to Build a Lower-Calorie Five Guys Order

The easiest way to reduce the total is to change the largest calorie components rather than worrying about a few calories from lettuce or tomatoes.

• Choose a Little burger instead of the regular two-patty version.
• Compare a bunless burger with the standard bun.
• Skip mayonnaise if you do not particularly want it.
• Use vegetable toppings for flavor and volume.
• Choose Little fries instead of Regular or Large fries.
• Share fries when practical.
• Skip the milkshake or compare the shake without high-calorie mix-ins.
• Use mustard or hot sauce when you want a low-calorie condiment.

This does not mean any one order is automatically right or wrong. The purpose of the calculator is to make the tradeoffs visible so you can decide which parts of the meal matter most to you.

For another simple body-weight reference, our BMI Calculator calculates Body Mass Index using height and weight.

Higher-Protein Five Guys Options

The beef patties provide most of the protein in a burger. Two patties supply approximately 32 grams of protein before the bun or toppings.

A regular burger can therefore provide considerably more protein than a Little burger, but it also adds another 302-calorie beef patty.

Cheese and bacon add additional protein, but they also increase calories, saturated fat and sodium. Whether that tradeoff makes sense depends on the rest of your meal and your overall nutrition goals.

A useful comparison is a regular hamburger without fries versus a Little Cheeseburger with fries. The second order may sound smaller because the burger is smaller, but the fry portion can completely change the total. The calculator makes those comparisons much easier to see.

Five Guys Meal Examples

Regular Hamburger With Bun

Using the published component values, two 302-calorie patties plus a 240-calorie bun equal approximately 844 calories before toppings.

Little Hamburger With Bun

One 302-calorie patty plus the 240-calorie bun equals approximately 542 calories before toppings.

Regular Hamburger Plus Regular Fries

A component-based 844-calorie hamburger plus 953 calories of Regular Five Guys Style fries comes to roughly 1,797 calories before adding burger toppings or a beverage.

Little Hamburger Plus Little Fries

A Little Hamburger using the values above is approximately 542 calories before toppings. Adding Little Five Guys Style fries at 526 calories brings the combination to about 1,068 calories.

Vanilla Milkshake With Peanut Butter

The 670-calorie vanilla shake base plus the published 322-calorie peanut butter mix-in comes to approximately 992 calories before any additional mix-ins or whipped cream.

Those examples are why adding the complete meal is more useful than looking at a burger calorie number by itself.

What Surprised Me While Building This Calculator

While I was comparing the individual numbers in the Five Guys nutrition guide to build this calculator, the fries stood out more than anything else. I expected the regular two-patty burgers to be the main source of calories, but a Regular Five Guys Style fries serving is listed at 953 calories and a Large is listed at more than 1,300 calories.

That changed the way I looked at the meal combinations. Dropping from a regular burger to a Little burger certainly matters, but changing the fry size can make just as much difference—or more. It is also easy to focus only on calories and miss sodium. A topping such as A.1. sauce does not add many calories, yet the published serving contains 280 milligrams of sodium.

The other number that jumped out at me was the milkshake. The vanilla base already starts at 670 calories before the mix-ins. Add peanut butter or Oreo Crème and the shake can approach or exceed the calorie total of some complete meals. That is exactly why I wanted the calculator to show the order one component at a time instead of displaying only a generic menu chart.

Five Guys Calories vs. Daily Calorie Needs

A restaurant meal should not automatically be judged against a generic 2,000-calorie number because individual energy needs vary with body size, age, sex and activity level.

A physically active person may require substantially more energy than someone with a smaller body size and sedentary routine. The Five Guys calculator tells you what is in the meal; it does not determine how many calories you personally should eat.

That is why the Calorie Calculator is a useful companion tool. Estimate your daily energy needs first and then compare the restaurant meal with your broader daily target.

Five Guys Nutrition for U.S. and Canadian Customers

This calculator currently uses the published U.S. nutrition dataset. Five Guys ingredients, suppliers, menu items and serving information can vary between countries.

If you are ordering in Canada or another country, use the result as a reference rather than assuming every ingredient is identical to its U.S. counterpart. Check the nutrition information published for your own region when a precise country-specific value is important.

The calculator can still be useful for seeing which parts of the order have the largest impact because the meal is separated into individual components.

How Accurate Is the Five Guys Nutrition Calculator?

The arithmetic is straightforward: the calculator adds the nutrition values stored for each selected ingredient. The bigger source of uncertainty is the food itself.

Five Guys explains that its nutrition information is based on representative supplier values, published resources, industry-standard analysis and laboratory testing. The company also notes that menu items are prepared by hand, which can produce slight serving-size variations.

Supplier differences are another reason two seemingly identical meals may not have perfectly identical numbers. The official guide lists more than one value for certain items such as bacon, cheese, mayonnaise and hot dogs.

To keep the calculator predictable, one published U.S. value is used for each of those ingredients rather than randomly switching between suppliers.

For the most current restaurant information, check the official Five Guys Nutrition & Allergy Information page.

Five Guys Allergens and Ingredient Information

Nutrition and allergen information should not be treated as the same thing. A food can fit a calorie target and still contain an ingredient that is unsafe for someone with an allergy.

Five Guys states that peanuts are present in its restaurants and its fries are cooked in refined peanut oil. The company also warns that cross-contact is possible because of the restaurant environment and preparation process.

The published U.S. guide identifies allergens including milk, eggs, wheat or gluten, peanuts, sesame and soy for applicable ingredients. Anyone dealing with a serious food allergy should review the official allergen guide and communicate directly with the restaurant rather than relying solely on an online calorie calculator.

If you use several restaurant nutrition tools, you can also compare drinks using our Starbucks Nutrition Calculator.

Why Track an Entire Restaurant Meal?

It is easy to underestimate a restaurant meal when each part is considered separately. A burger may be the item you remember, but fries, sauces and drinks often account for a large percentage of the total.

Tracking the complete meal can be especially useful when you are trying to maintain a consistent calorie target over a week. You do not necessarily need to avoid restaurant food. You simply need a realistic estimate of what you are eating.

That is the reason this calculator displays a breakdown after calculating. Instead of only showing 1,500 calories, for example, it shows how much came from the main item, toppings, fries and shake.

For more tools related to food, exercise and body measurements, browse our Health and Fitness Calculators.

Ways to Compare Different Five Guys Orders

One of the best uses of the calculator is not finding one fixed number but comparing two versions of the same meal.

• Regular Hamburger vs. Little Hamburger
• Cheeseburger vs. Hamburger
• Bacon Cheeseburger vs. Cheeseburger
• Standard bun vs. no bun
• Little fries vs. Regular fries
• Five Guys Style fries vs. Cajun fries
• Burger without mayonnaise vs. burger with mayonnaise
• Shake without mix-ins vs. shake with peanut butter or Oreo
• Burger and fries vs. burger and milkshake
• Full meal vs. main item alone

Making one change at a time makes it easy to see which ingredient has the biggest effect.

Five Guys Nutrition Calculator Frequently Asked Questions

Final Thoughts

Five Guys makes it easy to customize an order, but that customization is also why a single calorie number does not tell the whole story. Two people can order burgers that sound nearly identical and end up with very different nutrition totals after changing the patty count, bun, cheese, bacon, sauces and sides.

The largest differences usually come from the biggest components. A second hamburger patty adds hundreds of calories, the bun adds 240 calories using the published U.S. value, and the difference between Little and Large fries is substantial. A milkshake can also become one of the largest parts of the entire meal once mix-ins are included.

Use the calculator to build the order you actually plan to eat rather than relying on a generic menu estimate. Try the same burger with and without the bun, compare Little and Regular fries, remove a sauce or test a shake with different mix-ins. Those side-by-side comparisons make it much easier to see where the calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat and sodium are coming from.

The results are designed as an estimate, not a substitute for Five Guys’ official nutrition and allergen information. Restaurant portions, suppliers and ingredients can change, so anyone who needs precise nutrition or allergen information should check the current Five Guys guide before ordering.