Pick your base, protein, rice, beans and toppings to get an instant calorie total. Estimates are based on published Chipotle nutrition values and may vary by location and preparation. Not affiliated with Chipotle.
Estimates based on published Chipotle values. Portions vary by location and preparation. Not affiliated with Chipotle Mexican Grill.
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Full nutrition calculatorThe calorie spread at Chipotle is wider than most people think. A salad with chicken, black beans, fajita veggies and salsa sits around 380 calories. The same order turned into a burrito with rice, cheese and guacamole clears 1,400. The calculator above shows that range live as you build.
Three choices do most of the work. The flour tortilla adds 320 calories before any filling goes in, making it the single biggest calorie item on the whole menu. Rice is next: a standard scoop of cilantro-lime white rice runs about 210 calories. Guacamole clocks in at 230. Those three together account for 760 calories in a fully loaded burrito before you count the protein or beans.
Protein choices are closer together than you might expect. Chicken, steak and barbacoa all land between 150 and 180 calories. Carnitas runs highest at 210 due to the fat content. Sofritas, the tofu-based option, is 150 calories and the lowest-calorie choice for a non-veggie protein. The bigger protein difference shows up in sodium rather than calories, particularly with barbacoa and sofritas which use heavier marinades.
The toppings people underestimate most are sour cream (110 calories, nearly the same as cheese) and queso blanco (120 calories). Mild tomato salsa, by contrast, adds only 25 calories and a noticeable flavor lift. Fajita veggies add 20 calories. Lettuce adds 5. Those two together cost less than a quarter of what cheese costs.
Check your McDonald's order or Dunkin run with the same approach: pick items, see the total.
A standard chicken bowl with white rice, black beans, cheese and mild salsa totals around 755 calories. Swap in guacamole instead of cheese and it climbs to about 915. Go rice-free and salsa-only and you can get under 500. The calculator above will show you any combination as you build it.
A chicken burrito with rice, beans, cheese and salsa runs around 1,070 calories. The flour tortilla accounts for 320 of those on its own. Every other ingredient is the same as the bowl version, which means the tortilla is the single fastest way to change your calorie count.
A bowl or salad with sofritas or fajita veggies, no rice, black beans, fajita veggies, lettuce and mild salsa comes in around 300 to 430 calories. Sofritas at 150 calories is the lowest-calorie protein option, and mild salsa adds just 25 calories with real flavor.
Yes. A double portion of chicken adds roughly 360 calories on top of the standard serving. Build your order in the calculator above and then mentally double the protein line if that is how you normally order. Chipotle portions are already on the larger side, so double protein is a significant addition.
They are estimates built from Chipotle's published nutrition values. Actual portions shift by location and line crew, so treat the totals as a reliable guide. For a complete breakdown of protein, carbs, fat and sodium, use the full Chipotle nutrition calculator.
Jessica Martinez writes about food, menus and the gap between what a meal looks like and what it actually adds up to. She reads nutrition labels for fun and orders the same Chipotle bowl every week.