510 milligrams of sodium sit in a small Burger King onion rings, recorded once at $2.79.
Burger King Onion Rings Small price was recorded once, at $2.79, matching a small fry to the cent. Calories are 280, twenty fewer than the fries. Sodium is the figure that matters here: 510 milligrams in this carton against 320 in a large fry, so the smaller ring order carries more salt than the biggest fry order. All of it comes from company figures published in 2022.
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5 itemsOnion Rings – Small price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onion Rings – Small | $2.79 | — | 280 Cal |
If something goes wrong
How can a small have more sodium than a large fry?
- Cause
- Batter and seasoning, not portion size. Burger King's own panel puts this carton at 510 milligrams and a large fry at 320, and the ring figure climbs to 950 by the time the rings reach their own large.
- Fix
- Compare sodium across products rather than across sizes. Within onion rings the smallest carton is still the lowest-salt option after the value box.
Only one price is shown for this size
- Cause
- One current reading was taken for this size, $2.79, and a list dated 2023 carries $1.79. No company price exists to settle between them.
- Fix
- Work from $2.79, which is the current figure, and treat $1.79 as history. Neither number is authoritative; both were genuinely recorded.
Small rings and small fries cost exactly the same
- Cause
- They do, on every reading. Burger King prices the two ladders identically at every size where a current figure exists, which is rare enough that it is worth checking rather than assuming.
- Fix
- Use the calorie and salt columns to choose. The rings here are 20 calories lighter and 290 milligrams saltier than the equivalent fries.
Small by volume, large by sodium
There is one number on this page that does more work than the rest. A small carton of Burger King onion rings carries 510 milligrams of sodium, according to the company's own 2022 document. A large carton of fries, three sizes up the other ladder and physically far bigger, carries 320. The smaller order is the saltier one by a margin of nearly 200 milligrams, and almost nobody ordering it would guess that.
Calories point the other way, mildly. Rings at this size are 280 against the fries' 300, a difference of 20 that will not change anyone's day. Fat is identical at 13 grams. Carbohydrate favours the rings, 37 grams against 43. The two products are close on everything except salt, where they are not close at all.
What's in it
Battered onion rings in the second-smallest carton, priced at the same $2.79 as the equivalent fries. Company figures record 280 calories, 13 grams of fat, two of them saturated, 510 milligrams of sodium, 37 grams of carbohydrate, 4 grams of sugar and 4 grams of protein. Those came from a document Burger King dated 2022, which remains the newest published.
Is it worth it
Against the value rings, this carton adds 80 calories. Every step on the ring ladder below the largest adds exactly that, which makes the sizing predictable in a way the pricing is not: the value carton carries no current price at all, so the step up to this one cannot be costed.
Against the small fries, at identical recorded money, the trade is 20 calories saved for 290 milligrams of sodium gained. Anyone counting calories should take the rings and stop reading. Anyone watching salt should take the fries and not look back, because the gap only widens from here.
The wider point is that this size sits in an awkward spot. It is not the cheap one, since a value carton exists whose only recorded price is $1.39 from 2023, and it is not the one with reliable pricing, since a single current reading supports it. What it does have is the clearest illustration in the section of how badly portion size predicts sodium.
Onion Rings – Small at a glance
- Burger King price
- not published
- Calories
- 280, from Burger King
- Typical price
- $2.79
Questions people ask
How much are small onion rings at Burger King?
$2.79 on the single current reading taken in August 2026, matching the small fries exactly. A 2023 list carries $1.79, and Burger King publishes no US price.
How many calories are in small Burger King onion rings?
280, on the company's 2022 figures. That is 20 fewer than a small fry and 80 more than the value carton of rings.
Do onion rings have more salt than fries?
Considerably. At this size the rings carry 510 milligrams of sodium against 220 in the equivalent fries, and a small ring order beats even a large fry, which sits at 320.
Is this page an official Burger King price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is independent of Burger King and answers to nobody else. Both prices were recorded on 19 August 2026, and the nutrition figures came from the company's own document.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Burger King?
No. Boards are set restaurant by restaurant, which is why one reading is a starting point rather than an answer. Check the Burger King app with your restaurant chosen.