Burger King Specialty Sandwiches
| Nutritional value per 1 sandwich (218.35 g) | |||||||||||
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| Energy | 660 kcal (2,800 kJ) | ||||||||||
48 g | |||||||||||
| Sugars | 5 g | ||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 2 g | ||||||||||
40 g | |||||||||||
| Saturated | 7g | ||||||||||
| Trans | 0 g | ||||||||||
28 g | |||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 75 mg | ||||||||||
May vary outside US market. | |||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults. Source: BK Nutrition (PDF) | |||||||||||
The Burger King Specialty Sandwiches are a line of sandwiches developed by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in 1978 and introduced in 1979 as part of a new product line designed to expand Burger King's menu with more sophisticated, adult oriented fare beyond hamburgers. Additionally, the new line was intended to differentiate the company from other fast food hamburger restaurants at the time. Since the line's introduction, the other sandwiches have been discontinued, leaving the chicken offering, the Original Chicken Sandwich (abbreviated as OCS), as the primary product left. Additionally, other sandwiches that utilize the same roll as the chicken sandwich have been introduced to the company's menu both domestically and internationally since the original product line was introduced.
Burger King markets the Original Chicken Sandwich under several different names globally, including the Long Chicken, BK Chicken and Chicken Royale in the international markets it does business. The company also produces other variants that are specifically tailored to meet local taste preferences or customs of the various regions and countries in which it does business. To promote continuing interest in the product, Burger King occasionally releases limited-time (LTO) variants in the line that have different toppings or ingredients such as ham, Italian sausage or pulled pork.