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Burger Chains Bun Round-Up

With the news that In-N-Out has recently added sesame flour to its burger buns, we created your ultimate guide to burger chains with an at-a-glance summary of whether its buns contain sesame, have a warning label for sesame, a link to its allergen information, and the as-of-date for the details. If you’ve found a safe or unsafe burger chain, we’d love to hear. Please share a review on the Spokin app.
This guide was published on June 13, 2024. 

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BareBurger

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No allergen information available online
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information not available
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Burger King

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: November 2022

Carl’s Jr.

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Checkers and Rally’s

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Burger buns contain sesame, Buford bun is sesame-free
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: 2023

Culver’s

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Epic Burger

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No, the buns do not contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Five Guys

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Dairy Queen

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

In N Out Burger

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: June 12, 2024

Jack in the Box

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Buns contain sesame in some regions
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Johnny Rockets

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Allergen information does not have information about sesame
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

McDonald’s

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Big Mac bun contains sesame
⚠️Warning label?: Potato roll may contain sesame
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Portillo’s

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: The brioche bun contains sesame, but the hamburger bun is sesame-free
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Red Robin

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Tavern bun contains sesame
⚠️Warning label?: Brioche bun may contain sesame
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Roy Roger’s

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No, the buns do not contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Shake Shack

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: N/A
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Smashburger

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No, the buns do not contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Sonic

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: The brioche bun and burger bun contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: Spring 2024

Steak and Shake

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No, the buns do not contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: 2023

Wahlburgers

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No allergen information available online
Allergen Information not available
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Wayback Burgers

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No, the buns do not contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Wendy’s

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Sandwich bun contains sesame
⚠️Warning label?: Pretzel buns may contain sesame
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

Whattaburger

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: Yes, the buns contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

White Castle

🍔 Do the buns contain sesame?: No, the buns do not contain sesame
⚠️Warning label?: None
Allergen Information
Allergen Information date, if provided: N/A

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