How many calories are in a Chipotle burrito?

A full breakdown of what drives the calorie count in a Chipotle burrito — ingredient by ingredient — plus how the burrito compares to a bowl and how to lighten it.

A typical chicken burrito is about 1,085 calories. Roughly 320 of those come from the flour tortilla alone. Order the same fillings as a bowl and you drop to about 765 calories.

Calories by ingredient

Here is the standard chicken burrito broken down. The tortilla and rice together account for over half the carbohydrate:

Burrito vs bowl: the 320-calorie tortilla

The single biggest difference between a burrito and a bowl is the tortilla. At about 320 calories and 50g of carbohydrate, it is the largest single item in the order.

Order identical fillings in a bowl and you save those 320 calories with zero loss of protein or flavor. That is why the bowl is almost always the lighter choice.

How protein and fat add up

Chicken brings the protein (32g) for relatively few calories. The fat mostly comes from cheese, sour cream and — if you add it — guacamole, which alone contributes 230 calories and 22g of fat. If you want a leaner burrito, the toppings are where to cut, not the protein.

Lighter burrito strategies

Switch to a bowl (−320 cal), skip the rice (−210 cal), drop the sour cream (−110 cal), and use extra salsa and fajita veggies for flavor and volume. These four moves can take a 1,085-calorie burrito down to a 555-calorie bowl with the same protein.

FAQ

How we calculate these numbers

Figures are built ingredient-by-ingredient from publicly available restaurant nutrition information and cross-checked against the USDA FoodData Central database for standard serving sizes. Calories are rounded to the nearest 5 and macros to the nearest gram. Because portions are hand-scooped and recipes change, treat every value as a close estimate — not an exact lab measurement. We re-review our figures each quarter and update the date above when they change.