The FARM BuzzFollowing a vegan lifestyle gets more accessible and easier every year. Consumers can find vegan options at almost every sit-down restaurant chain and many fast-food restaurants. Even some healthy vegans like to indulge in plant-powered fast food now and then. And it has become a lot easier to satisfy those vegan fast-food cravings over the past few years thanks to Burger King.
Burger King was one of the first major fast-food chains in the United States to add an entirely plant-based burger option to its nationwide menu when it rolled out the Impossible Whopper in 2019. As of 2022, they also remain one of the only top fast-food chains that have consistently kept a fully vegan fast food option on their menu. With so many Burger King locations around the country, it is easy for anyone to find quick meals for vegans, no matter where they are.
Here are the plant powered fast food vegan options available at Burger King locations across the USA. We’ve also included the nutritional facts listed on the Burger King website.
Vegan Breakfast Options at Burger King
French Toast Sticks
BK’s French Toast Sticks are a long-time customer favorite that is also accidentally vegan. While these tasty toast sticks do not include non-vegan ingredients, the restaurant cooks them in a shared fryer.
Nutritional Information:
3 French Toast Sticks
Calories 350.6 kcal
Fat 12.2 g
Saturated Fat 2.8 g
Trans Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0.7 mg
Sodium 317.8 mg
Carbohydrates 56.8 g
Fiber 1.7 g
Sugar 25.7 g
Proteins 3.7 g
Hash Browns
It’s easy for vegans to get a quick breakfast snack at any BK location. Burger King’s morning hash browns are made from 100% vegan ingredients, although cooked in a shared fryer.
Nutritional Information for Small Hash Browns
Calories 287.1 kcal
Fat 18.4 g
Saturated Fat 3.3 g
Trans Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 811.8 mg
Carbohydrates 28.9 g
Fiber 2.5 g
Sugar 0.3 g
Proteins 2.3 g
Vegan Burgers at Burger King
Impossible™ Whopper
The classic Impossible Whopper has remained the same since its menu debut. The Impossible™ Whopper comes with pickles, sliced white onion, tomatoes, ketchup, and non-vegan mayonnaise. It is easy to make this plant powered fast food sandwich vegan by removing the standard mayonnaise on this item.
Nutritional information for the Impossible™ Whopper (*before removing the mayo)
Calories 652.3 kcal
Fat 35.1 g
Saturated Fat 9.3 g
Trans Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 16.8 mg
Sodium 1,408.8 mg
Carbohydrates 61.9 g
Fiber 6.4 g
Sugar 13.8 g
Proteins 31.7 g
Single Impossible™ King
The Single Impossible King is a newer plant-based menu option from Burger King that can be made vegan by removing the cheese slice. This sandwich comes with sliced white onions, ketchup, mustard, pickles, and non-vegan cheese on a toasted sesame seed bun. It is also the first option available on Burger King’s Mix & Match menu that can be made vegan. The Mix & Match deal allows a customer to get two of the Single Impossible King sandwiches for only $5.00 or two Single Impossible meals that include burgers, small fries, and small drinks for only $10.00.
Nutritional information for the Single Impossible™ King (*before removing the cheese)
Calories 578 kcal
Fat 22.9 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Trans Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 34.6 mg
Sodium 2,064.5 mg
Carbohydrates 56.6 g
Fiber 5.8 g
Sugar 10.4 g
Proteins 32.8 g
Vegan Sides at Burger King
French Fries
If there’s one thing vegans are experts at, it’s French fries. Burger King’s French fries do not contain any animal-based ingredients, but they are cooked in shared oil with the rest of Burger King’s fried items.
Nutrition Facts for Small Classic Fries
Calories 402.5 kcal
Fat 17.2 g
Saturated Fat 2.3 g
Trans Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0.4 mg
Sodium 731.2 mg
Carbohydrates 58.8 g
Fiber 4.3 g
Sugar 1.3 g
Proteins 5.2 g
MOTTS™ Applesauce
Applesauce may not be a side that most people would choose at a fast-food restaurant, but it is a vegan option available at most Burger King locations across the country.
Nutrition Facts for MOTTS™ Applesauce
Calories 50 kcal
Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 0 mg
Carbohydrates 13 g
Fiber 1 g
Sugar 11 g
Proteins 0 g
The Future of Vegan Burger King
While we are thrilled that some Burger King vegan options are available in the United States, it is hard not to be envious of the vegan options at BK available to our friends abroad. All Burger King locations in the United Kingdom offer an entirely plant-based menu, including a Vegan Royale Chicken Sandwich. And other locations around the globe feature even more vegan fast food options such as Burger King Vegan Nuggets, Burger King Vegan Nugget Burger, Vegan Royale Salad, and even Burger King Vegan Nuggets Kids Meals.
Recently Burger King has begun setting up entirely plant-based pop-up stores in the United Kingdom. Their latest fully vegan Burger King pop-up restaurant location is in Bristol, UK. This pop-up location will serve 24 plant-based versions of classic menu items for two weeks. One of these items is called the Bakon King and features vegan bacon from La Vie, a company backed by actress and vegan activist Natalie Portman.
“We’re incredibly proud of our meat-free menu; it delivers big taste with no compromises and reflects our ongoing commitment to serving a diverse and innovative range of products,” Katie Evans, Chief Marketing Officer at Burger King UK, stated. “Following the success of the Leicester Square takeover in London, we are looking forward to bringing this range of delicious meat-free menu items to our customers in Bristol.”
In August of 2022, Burger King began testing an Impossible Foods plant-based chicken sandwich in the USA at select locations in Cincinnati, OH. We can only hope that the chain continues to expand its plant-powered fast food offerings to consumers in the United States.
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