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Culver's Low Sodium Guide

Midwest burger-and-custard chain. A plain ButterBurger Single (480 mg) plus steamed broccoli or a side salad is one of the easiest sub-600-mg fast-food meals in the country.

Interactive sodium calculator + lower-sodium order guide.

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Lowest Sodium Option

ButterBurger The Original Single

The lowest-sodium entrée on this menu.

Watch Out For

Buffalo Chicken Tenders 4 Piece (2010 mg)

Entree

ButterBurger The Original Single

480 mg 390 cal

Side

Motts Applesauce

10 mg 50 cal

Drink

Water

0 mg 0 cal

Suggested Meal Plans

Tap a card to load it into the meal calculator · sized for a ~2,000-cal day

Breakfast

~20–25% of day

Light anytime start

480 mg Na 390 cal 20 g protein 1 g fiber 6 g sugar
~21% of a 2,300 mg day Load into calculator
Items · Breakfast (2)
  • 480mg
  • 0mg

Lunch

+ diet soda

ButterBurger + small fries

980 mg Na 610 cal 23 g protein 3 g fiber 6 g sugar
~43% of a 2,300 mg day Load into calculator
Items · Lunch (3)
  • 480mg
  • 410mg
  • 90mg

Dinner

Heartier

Chopped steak + broccoli

590 mg Na 600 cal 36 g protein 5 g fiber 5 g sugar
~26% of a 2,300 mg day Load into calculator
Items · Dinner (3)
  • 550mg
  • 40mg
  • 0mg

Cal

0

Sodium

0 mg

Protein

0 g

Fiber

0 g

Sugar

0 g

Sodium vs 2,300 mg daily value 0%

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Menu nutrition

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<600 600–1k >1k
0 Water 0 mg —
0 Fresh Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea Medium 0 mg —
0 Coffee 0 mg —
0 Fresh Brewed Sweet Tea Medium 0 mg —
0 Whipped Cream 0 mg —
0 Motts Applesauce 10 mg —
0 Motts Apple Juice 10 mg —
0 Steamed Broccoli 40 mg —
0 Yellow Mustard Packet 65 mg —
0 Mayonnaise Packet 75 mg —
0 Vanilla Dish 1 Scoop 85 mg —
0 Horseradish Sauce 90 mg —
0 Diet soda 90 mg —
0 Vanilla Cake Cone 1 Scoop 95 mg —
0 Hot Fudge Topping 95 mg —
0 Side Salad 100 mg —
0 Chocolate Cake Cone 1 Scoop 105 mg —
0 Vanilla Concrete Mixer Mini 105 mg —
0 Hot Caramel Topping 105 mg —
0 Cashews Topping 110 mg —
0 Ken's Raspberry Vinaigrette 115 mg —
0 Milk 130 mg —
0 Culver's Diet Root Beer Medium 150 mg —
0 Culver's Root Beer Medium 150 mg —
0 Culver's Root Beer Float Small 150 mg —
0 Vanilla Shake Small 170 mg —
0 Minute Maid Lemonade Medium 180 mg —
0 Chocolate Milk 220 mg —
0 Coleslaw Medium 240 mg —
0 Dip & Squeeze Ketchup 250 mg —
0 Salted Caramel Topping 260 mg —
0 Chocolate Shake Small 270 mg —
0 Culver's Vinaigrette 330 mg —
0 Tartar Sauce Cup 340 mg —
0 Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese Sauce 350 mg —
0 Side of Thick Cut Bacon 2 Slices 380 mg —
0 Buttermilk Ranch Dressing 380 mg —
0 Frank's RedHot Buffalo Sauce 390 mg —
0 Honey Mustard Dressing 400 mg —
0 Cocktail Sauce 400 mg —
0 Turtle Sundae 1 Scoop 400 mg —
0 Crinkle Cut Fries Small 410 mg —
0 Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Medium 410 mg —
0 Caramel Cashew Sundae 1 Scoop 410 mg —
0 Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce 450 mg —
0 ButterBurger The Original Single 480 mg —
0 Banana Split 2 Scoop 480 mg —
0 Corn Dog 500 mg —
0 Culver's Signature Sauce 520 mg —
0 Chopped Steak Dinner 550 mg —
0 Wisconsin Swiss Melt Single 560 mg —
0 Side of Dill Pickles 570 mg —
0 ButterBurger The Original Double 580 mg —
0 Sourdough Melt Single 600 mg —
0 Mushroom & Swiss ButterBurger Single 650 mg —
0 Crinkle Cut Fries Medium 650 mg —
0 ButterBurger The Original Triple 680 mg —
0 ButterBurger Cheese Single 700 mg —
0 Wisconsin Swiss Melt Double 700 mg —
0 Beef Pot Roast Sandwich 740 mg —
0 North Atlantic Cod Dinner 2 Piece 750 mg —
0 Chicken Tenders Original 2 Piece 780 mg —
0 Mushroom & Swiss ButterBurger Double 790 mg —
0 Grilled Cheese 800 mg —
0 Crinkle Cut Fries Large 810 mg —
0 Pretzel Bites with Cheese Sauce 810 mg —
0 North Atlantic Cod Sandwich 830 mg —
0 Sourdough Melt Double 840 mg —
0 The Culver's Deluxe Single 920 mg —
0 Onion Rings Medium 930 mg —
0 Butterfly Jumbo Shrimp 6 Piece 960 mg —
0 Pork Loin Sandwich 990 mg —
0 Buffalo Chicken Tenders 2 Piece 1010 mg —
0 ButterBurger Cheese Double 1020 mg —
0 Harvest Veggie Burger 1030 mg —
0 Strawberry Fields Salad with Grilled Chicken 1060 mg —
0 Chicken Cashew Salad with Grilled Chicken 1080 mg —
0 Beef Pot Roast Dinner 1100 mg —
0 Garden Fresco Salad with Grilled Chicken 1150 mg —
0 Chicken Noodle Soup Medium 1190 mg —
0 The Culver's Deluxe Double 1240 mg —
0 Broccoli Cheese Soup Medium 1250 mg —
0 The Culver's Bacon Deluxe Single 1300 mg —
0 Grilled Chicken Sandwich 1340 mg —
0 Tomato Florentine Soup Medium 1370 mg —
0 Chili Cheddar Fries 1430 mg —
0 George's Chili Medium 1490 mg —
0 Wisconsin Cheese Curds Medium 1520 mg —
0 Cranberry Bacon Bleu Salad with Grilled Chicken 1540 mg —
0 Chicken Tenders Original 4 Piece 1560 mg —
0 Crispy Chicken Sandwich 1590 mg —
0 The Culver's Bacon Deluxe Double 1620 mg —
0 Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich 1680 mg —
0 Grilled Reuben Melt 1840 mg —
0 Buffalo Chicken Tenders 4 Piece 2010 mg —

FULL PDF scrape of the 7/2025 Culver's Nutrition & Allergen Guide (tmp/pdfs/culvers2.pdf): ButterBurger Original Single 390 cal / 480 mg Na; Cheese Single 460/700; Chopped Steak Dinner 560/550; Crinkle Cut Fries Small 220/410; Steamed Broccoli 40/40; Side Salad 50/100. Review: 2026-07-31.

No salt & smarter picks

Best bets

Lowest sodium highlights

Water

drink · 0 cal

✓ 0mg

0g protein

0% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Safest Order Tip

Solid lower-sodium pick for this category.

Fresh Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea Medium

drink · 0 cal

✓ 0mg

0g protein

0% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Safest Order Tip

Solid lower-sodium pick for this category.

Coffee

drink · 0 cal

✓ 0mg

0g protein

0% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Safest Order Tip

Solid lower-sodium pick for this category.

Fresh Brewed Sweet Tea Medium

drink · 180 cal

✓ 0mg

0g protein

0% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

How to order

Order tips

  • · Order the ButterBurger plain — the Original Single is 480 mg; every slice of cheese adds 200+ mg.
  • · Steamed broccoli (40 mg) or a side salad (100 mg) beat fries (410-810 mg) as the side.
  • · Ken's Raspberry Vinaigrette (115 mg) is the lowest-sodium dressing; skip Signature Sauce (520 mg).
  • · Soups and chili all run 1100-1500 mg a bowl — treat them as a splurge, not a light side.
  • · For dessert, a single-scoop cake cone or dish stays under 110 mg; sundaes jump to 400+ mg.

Avoid / high sodium

Buffalo Chicken Tenders 4 Piece (2010 mg) · Grilled Reuben Melt (1840 mg) · The Culver's Bacon Deluxe Double (1620 mg)

Common questions

Culver's low-sodium FAQ

What is the lowest sodium item at Culver's? +

Water is the lowest-sodium item we track at Culver's: 0 mg sodium and 0 calories. Every item on this page is ranked by official sodium mg so you can compare before you order.

What is the safest full meal at Culver's? +

The Light anytime start is the lowest-sodium full meal we mapped for Culver's — about 480 mg sodium and 390 calories (ButterBurger The Original Single, Coffee). Load it into the meal calculator above to adjust it.

What should I avoid at Culver's? +

The highest-sodium traps at Culver's are Buffalo Chicken Tenders 4 Piece (2010 mg), Grilled Reuben Melt (1840 mg), The Culver's Bacon Deluxe Double (1620 mg). Treat these as occasional orders if you are watching sodium.

How much sodium should I eat in a day? +

The FDA daily value is 2,300 mg of sodium per day — about one teaspoon of salt. Many heart-health guidelines suggest 1,500–2,000 mg. A single fast-food combo can exceed that, which is why every Culver's item here lists its sodium mg.

Sources

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