How Many Calories in Burger Bakar?

One loaded burger bakar is about 720 calories. Grilled patty, but the cheese, egg and sauce stack up.

720kcal / 1 burger

A loaded burger bakar (the tall grilled-burger-stall style) is around 720 calories. You get a fat flame-grilled beef patty, a slice or two of cheese, often an egg, plenty of special sauce and a soft toasted bun. That works out to roughly 35g protein, 48g carbs and 42g fat. The grilling helps a bit, but the loaded toppings pile it back on.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 burger (320g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	720 kcal	225 kcal
Protein	35 g	11 g
Carbs	48 g	15 g
Fat	42 g	13 g

Where the calories come from

Grilled beef patty110g

290 kcal

Bun (toasted)80g

200 kcal

Cheese + egg70g

160 kcal

Special sauce + veg60g

70 kcal

The real talk

Burger bakar sounds healthier than Ramly because bakar means grilled, and the patty is genuinely flame-grilled instead of swimming in margarine. But these stalls stack them tall on purpose. You get a thick patty, double cheese, an egg, sometimes beef bacon, all glued together with a heavy special sauce.

So you start with a decent grilled patty and then bury it. A basic single is around 500, but the loaded special with cheese and egg easily hits 720, and the monster double-patty ones the popular stalls sell can clear 900. The grill saves you some oil, the toppings give it all back lah.

How the portions compare

500 kcal

Basic single

720 kcal

Loaded special

920 kcal

Double patty monster

Burger Bakar variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Basic single	500 kcal	One patty, one cheese, no egg
Loaded special	720 kcal	Cheese, egg and special sauce
Double patty monster	920 kcal	Two patties, double cheese, egg

How to eat it lighter

Order the basic single patty, no egg, single cheese. The grilled patty on its own is the reasonable part.
Skip or halve the special sauce. It is mayo-based and they are not shy with it.
Drop the egg add-on. It is an easy 90 calories you will not miss on an already loaded burger.

Common questions

How many calories in a burger bakar?

A loaded burger bakar is around 720 calories. The grilled patty is reasonable, but the cheese, egg and special sauce stack it up. A basic single is closer to 500.

Is burger bakar healthier than a Ramly burger?

The patty is, since it is flame-grilled instead of fried in margarine. But burger bakar stalls load on more cheese, egg and sauce, so the loaded ones end up just as heavy or heavier.

How do I order a lighter burger bakar?

Get the basic single patty, single cheese, no egg, and go easy on the special sauce. That keeps it around 500 instead of 720 or more.

Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical hawker or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

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