Whataburger Jr. vs Regular Whataburger: Size, Price and Calories

Size: 5-inch vs 4-inch

The regular #1 Whataburger is built on a 5-inch bun with a 5-inch beef patty. The #7 Whataburger Jr. uses a 4-inch bun and a 4-inch patty. Toppings are the same: tomato, lettuce, pickles, diced onions and mustard.

By calories, the large patty is about 243 and the small patty 120, so a regular patty is roughly 2.0 times the Jr. patty. The large bun is 310 calories and the small 170.

Price and calories side by side

The Jr. costs $2.00 less and has 280 fewer calories. Per dollar, the regular gives 98 calories and the Jr. 78 (our math).

Double Meat vs Double Meat Jr.

The same pattern holds for doubles: the #2 Double Meat Whataburger is $7.19 and 835 calories; the #8 Double Meat Jr. is $4.99 and 420 calories.

Two Jr. patties (240 cal) carry about the same calories as one regular patty (about 243 cal), so a Double Meat Jr. is closer to a #1 than to a #2 in meat. The difference is the bun: the Jr. bun is 140 calories lighter, which is why the Double Meat Jr. comes in under the #1 overall. See Double Meat Whataburger Jr..

Protein and value

The regular has 29 g of protein for $5.99, and the Jr. 14 g for $3.99. Per dollar that is 4.8 g against 3.5 g (our math), so the regular gives a little more protein for the money.

Two Jr. burgers cost $7.98 and come to 620 calories and 28 g of protein, more than one #1 for $1.99 more. That is a fair way to split a meal between two people, or to feed two kids for the price of one adult burger and a bit.

Which one to order

• Hungry: the #1, or the #2 Double Meat.
• Light lunch or kids: the #7 Jr. at 310 calories.
• More meat, small price: the #8 Double Meat Jr. at $4.99.
• Best value with toppings: the $4 Jr. with Bacon & Cheese on the Whatadeals menu.

Full details: #1 Whataburger, #7 Whataburger Jr. and the Jr. menu.