Turkey Burger Calories

A turkey burger contains a bun packed with a meat patty or ground meat, cheese slice and several sliced vegetables like onions, tomatoes, with lettuce, mayonnaise, pickles and mustard. Turkey recipes are part of the traditional American culture and roasted turkey is the main attraction of Thanksgiving day. For this coming Thanksgiving, you can try some new recipes. If you love the burgers, you can try making them at home. Homemade low calorie turkey burgers are healthier than the ready-made burgers.

Turkey Burger

Calories
Children as well as adults love to eat burgers. Turkey burger calories depend upon the calories in turkey and calories in other ingredients like bun, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce etc. The burger provides vitamins A and C, along with proteins, calcium and iron. Turkey meat contains selenium which is necessary for proper body metabolism. Selenium helps prevent cancer as it strengthens your immune system. The tables below show that the burgers are loaded with calories and cholesterol. Turkey burger calories depend upon what type of turkey you prefer. Instead of fatty ground turkey, you can use almost fat free ground turkey. You can also try whole wheat bun recipes at home. Instead of fatty cheese, you may include low fat cheese or cottage cheese. You can increase the amount of vegetables in the burger, to make it more nutritious. Thus, you can reduce the calories in the burger.

Turkey Burger	Serving Size	Calories
No Bun, Tomato Zest and Lettuce (by Better Burger)	1 serving (85g)	150
With Bun, Tomato Zest and Lettuce (by Better Burger)	1 serving (220g)	345
Burger by Eat'n Park	1 serving	502
Burger by Old Chicago	1 serving	484
Ruby Tuesday Bella	1 serving	1008
Ruby Tuesday Healthy Bella	1 serving	1145
Homemade Burger, Grilled Turkey with Bun and Toppings	1 serving	245
Aramark Burger without Bun	1 serving	280
Lean Turkey Burger Patties by Jennie-O Turkey Store	1 Patty (112g)	160
With Whole Wheat Bun and Toppings	1 serving	244
Oggi's Turkey Burger	1 serving	550

Nutrition Facts
A turkey burger, plain without bun, tomato zest and lettuce, (1 serving of approximately 85g) contains:

Nutrient	Quantity
Calories	150
Total Fat	5 g
Saturated Fat	2 g
Cholesterol	70 mg
Protein	22 g
Carbohydrate	2 g

If you check turkey nutrition facts, you will notice that one ounce of boiled turkey contains 45 calories, and if you choose skinned turkey breast, then it might contain approximately 35 calories. Ground turkey calories are remarkably low. You can enjoy 30 calories from ground turkey. It will provide 7g of proteins per ounce and will contain less than 1g fat. Numerous ground turkey recipes are available on the Internet. Low fat turkey can be included in weight loss diets too.

A typical turkey burger at a fast food outlet that contains about 740 calories may contain about 2300 mg sodium, which is considered as a very high amount and can be really a matter of concern. If you want to follow a healthy diet, you should include turkey breast or the white part of the turkey meat to make the burger. Turkey burger calories vary according to the ingredients and the kind of meat and seasoning used.

If you are a fast food fan, then before ordering the burger, you should check the calories and ingredients. Foods high in sodium are harmful to health. They can cause high blood pressure which may lead to several health complications. Some turkey burgers are known to have more than 15g fat in a 100g patty. This definitely cannot be the wisest nutritional choice, if you want to lead a healthy and active life.