Burger King blasted for 1,130 calorie burger that contains whole day's allowance of saturated fat

A new Burger King burger that contains more than a whole day’s allowance of saturated fats and half a day's worth of calories has been blasted by health experts.

The Texas BBQ King packs in half a pound of beef, smoked bacon and crispy onion rings, coming in at 1,130 calories.

It also contains 27g of saturated fat and 1560mg of sodium.

NHS guidelines state that men should not have more than 30g of saturated fat a day and women should have no more than 20g of saturated fat per day.

The guidelines also recommend that adults should not eat more than 2.4 grams of sodium per day.

Chair of the British Obesity Society Jane DeVille-Almonds said these types of high calorie meals from fast food outlets are a "big problem" because many people treat them as a “snack” between meals.

“As per usual the fast food industry is contributing massively to obesity in this country,” she said.

“The government guidelines say women are allowed 2,000 calories per day and men are allowed around 2,500 but this is a gross overestimation for about 90 percent of the population.

“1100 calories in some instances is the daily allowance for some people.

“People don’t realise that people are eating this in addition to their ordinary meals.

“Often people have this as a snack in between meals and are accompanied by fizzy drinks and fries.”

She added that fast foods and fizzy drinks are "the scourge of 21st century.”

Burger King have been contacted for comment.