Vegan at Burger King
Today my mother told me a story about a women from work sharing that she recently stress ate two Whoppers. MOOD!
I then craved one myself, and am stoked that Burger King now has plant-based burgers!
Ordered an Impossible Whopper sans Mayo to make it VEGAN, and a side of golden fries fit for a KING! 👑
Have you tried an Impossible Combo?!
What’s Vegan at Burger King?
The Impossible Whopper was added to Burger King’s US line-up in 2019. It comes standard with mayo, but once omitted the burger is vegan-friendly! The Impossible patty is prepared on the same flame-grill as the all-beef patties, so if cross contamination is a concern you can ask them to prepare in the microwave. Order with Burger King’s famous French Fries, or go “Have-sies”or all-in with their Onion Rings for a meal. Yes, the Onion Rings are now vegan! The switch happened within the last couple of years, as the onion rings used to contain milk ingredients. Not anymore!
In addition to the Impossible Whopper, the French Toast Sticks on BK’s breakfast menu have long-been vegan as they contain no animal products, not even egg! Pair with their accompained syrup and an order of Hashbrows and you’ve got a star breakfast combo. Burger King, let’s add Impossible Sausage Patties to the menu next!
Read on for the current list of vegan menu items at Burger King and their ingredients.
Is the Impossible Whopper Vegan?
Yes, but with modifications. The Impossible Whopper at Burger King comes with mayonnaise, which contains eggs, so to order vegan, just ask to hold the mayo. The patty is prepared on the same grill as their all-beef patties, but you can request an alternative preparation method if desired.
Note on BK Cross-Contamination and Shared Cooking Equipment
As with most non-vegan establishments, all food is prepared on shared grills and fryers, but by ingredients and many vegans’ standards, their plant-based offerings are vegan-friendly (when you remove the mayo). Additionally, if requested, Burger King can prepare the Impossible Patty in the microwave instead of on the flame-grill.
My personal thoughts on this are that any cross-contamination can occur at any establishment that is not 100% vegan, but that does not make a product unsuitable for vegans. Preparing vegan food on shared equipment is often standard practice, and as long as no animal products (e.g., butter, lard) are used in the process, it is generally considered vegan. Think of it as you would a packaged product that has the disclaimer “may contain milk due to shared equipment.” This is where personal purity comes into play, and it is up to you what you are willing to consume.
You can learn more about their menu’s nutrition here.
Vegan Breakfast at Burger King
- French Toast Sticks & Breakfast Syrup
- Hashbrowns
Vegan Mains at Burger King
- Impossible Burger- Impossible Patty with tomatoes, crisp lettuce, ketchup, pickles, and sliced white onions on a toasted sesame seed bun (order with NO Mayo, if concerned with bring prepared on shared grill, can ask for microwave prep)
Vegan Sides at Burger King
- French Fries
- Onion Rings
- Have-sies™ – half fries and half onion rings
- Apples/Applesauce
- Condiments:
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- BBQ Sauce
- Sweet & Sour Sauce
LIMITED TIME Vegan Burger King Menu Items October 2026:
- Pretzel Bun
- Vampire Bite & Strawberry Sprite with a Sour Punch Cherry Straw – see me trying it here! 1
Burger King French Toast Sticks Ingredients: Bread (Unbleached Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Sugar, Contains 2% or less of each of the following: Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Soybean Oil, Cultured Wheat Flour, Colored with Annatto and Turmeric, Calcium Sulfate, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Iodate, Calcium Peroxide), Water, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat, Niacin, Reduced Irone, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Soybean and/or Canola), Sugar, Yellow Corn Flour, Contains 2% or Less of: Dextrose, Salt, Soy Flour, Yeast, Natural Flavor, Leavening (Monocalcium Phosphate, Baking Soda), Guar Gum, Natural Flavors, Yeast, Leavening (Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Cooked in Vegetable Oil [(Corn oil, Cottonseed oil) or (Corn, Canola, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil) Dimethylpolysiloxane].
Burger King Hashbrowns Ingredients: Potatoes, Soybean or Canola and Palm Oil, Dehydrated Potatoes (Potatoes, Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid), Salt, Corn Flour, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Natural Flavoring, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (To Promote Color Retention), Dextrose, Cooked in Vegetable Oil [(Corn oil, Cottonseed oil) or (Corn, Canola, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil) Dimethylpolysiloxane].
Burger King Breakfast Syrup Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Contains Less than 2% of Caramelized Sugar (Color), Salt, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Ammoniated Glycyrrhizin.
Burger King Impossible Whopper Ingredients: Lettuce, Tomato, Onions, Ketchup (Tomato concentrate made from red ripe tomatoes, Distilled white vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Onion powder, Spice, Natural flavoring) Pickles (Pickles, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Lactic Acid, Calcium Chloride, Gum Arabic, Natural Flavor, Extractives of Tumeric) Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Vinegar, Eggs, Egg Yolks, Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Ground Red Pepper, Dried Garlic, Mustard Oil) Sesame Seed Bun (Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid), Water, Sugar and/or Liquid Sugar (Water, Sugar) , Soybean Oil, Yeast, Salt, Sesame Seeds, May Contain 2% Or Less Of The Following: Wheat Gluten, Yeast Food (May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dough Conditioners (May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Wheat Starch, Distilled Monoglycerides, Sodium-stearoyl Lactylate, Ascorbic Acid, [ethoxylated] Mono- And Diglycerides, Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate, Calcium Peroxide, Datem, Potassium Iodate), Guar Gum, Enzymes, Milled Flaxseed, Maltodextrin, Ascorbic Acid, Cultured Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Soy Lecithin, Corn Starch, Vegetable Proteins (Pea, Potato, Faba Bean), Vegetable Oil, Dextrose, Citric Acid, Impossible™ Whopper Patty (Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Natural Flavors, Methylcellulose, 2% or less of: Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Yeast Extract, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (antioxidant), L-tryptophan, Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamins and Minerals (Zinc Gluconate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12).
Burger King Onion Rings Ingredients: Water, Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Vegetable Oil (soybean and/or canola oil and/or palm oil), Modified Corn Starch, Dehydrated Minced Onion, Yellow Corn Flour, Sugar, Dehydrated Chopped Onion, Gelatinized Wheat Starch, Contain 2% or less of Salt, Salt, Onion Flavor, Methylcellulose, Onion Powder, Fructose, Dextrose, Guar Gum, Wheat Gluten, Yeast Extract, Leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), Sodium Alginate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Garlic Powder, Calcium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Corn Starch, Spice, Dried Yeast, Sorbitol, Celery Seed, Cooked in vegetable oil [(corn oil, cottonseed oil) or (corn, canola, hydrogenated soybean oil) dimethylpolysiloxane].
Burger King French Fries Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil and/or Canola and/or Palm Oil) Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Salt, Leavening (Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dextrose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate to Preserve Natural Color, Cooked in Vegetable Oil [(Corn oil, Cottonseed oil) or (Corn, Canola, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil) Dimethylpolysiloxane].
LIMITED TIME Burger King Pretzel Bun Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Brown sugar, Palm oil, Contains 2% or less of the following: Yeast Salt Distilled vinegar Barley malt powder (malted barley flour, wheat flour, dextrose) Bicarbonates and carbonates of soda.
LIMITED TIME Burger King Vampire Bite & Strawberry Sprite Ingredients: Sprite® (Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate (To Protect Taste), Strawberry Syrup (High Fructose, Corn Syrup, Filter Water, Malic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Blue #1) Cherry Sour Punch Straw (Corn syrup, Sugar, Wheat flour, High fructose corn syrup, Citric acid, Tartaric acid, Palm oil, Glyceryl monostearate, Malic acid, Sodium citrate, Artificial flavor, Color added red 40).
- Sour Punch Candy is Vegan? According to Sour Punch’s FAQ on their website, Sour Punch Candy is vegan-friendly!
Sour Punch states: “Good news for our plant-powered pals! Sour Punch Candy is vegan-friendly and does not contain gelatin (that’s an animal-derived ingredient). Yes, that even includes Sour Punch Gummies! Some super strict vegans might have concerns about the artificial colors or how the sugar is processed, so haven’t certified our products.”
Sour Punch FAQ ↩︎
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