Chipotle burrito calories & nutrition
This page breaks down Chipotle burrito calories, macros and carbs ingredient by ingredient, for every protein on the line, and the calculator prices your exact build. Take the standard chicken burrito — flour tortilla, white rice, black beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream. That's roughly 1,085 calories and 62g of protein, and the tortilla alone accounts for about 320 calories and 50g of carbs.
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Calorie variations
Chicken burrito macros: the full breakdown
The calorie number is only half the story. Below are the full macros and nutrition for the standard build above — flour tortilla, white rice, black beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream — the same numbers behind any Chipotle chicken burrito calories lookup. Want the long version? See our guide to calories in a Chipotle burrito.
Those are the Chipotle burrito macros that matter most: roughly 23% of calories from protein, 44% from carbs and 32% from fat. Two figures jump out — 62g of protein covers a full day's target for most adults, and 2,240mg of sodium is nearly the entire 2,300mg daily limit in a single burrito. Watching your salt? That's the number to plan around. Zoom out and the same trade-offs run across the whole menu — our guide to how healthy Chipotle is covers where a burrito like this fits.
What's in a Chipotle burrito?
Every burrito starts with a large flour tortilla, then works its way down the line: rice (white or brown), beans (black or pinto), a protein, and toppings — salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, fajita veggies or romaine lettuce. The standard build here uses white rice, black beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream. Swap, stack or skip any layer and the totals shift; the ingredient table above shows what each one adds. Unlike a taco or quesadilla, a burrito folds everything into one tortilla — which is exactly where a big share of the calories comes from.
The tortilla adds about 320 calories
The flour tortilla is the single biggest reason a burrito outweighs a bowl. On its own it runs about 320 calories, 50g of carbs, 9g of protein and roughly 600mg of sodium — before a single filling goes in. That makes the tortilla the largest carb source in the whole burrito, bigger even than the rice. It's also why the same fillings served in a bowl drop to about 765 calories. The tortilla buys you a hand-held wrap; it costs you 320 calories and 50g of carbs.
Burrito vs. bowl: is the tortilla worth it?
Order the exact same fillings as a bowl and you save about 320 calories and 50g of carbs — the tortilla, and nothing else. Protein barely budges, since the tortilla adds just 9g, so a burrito bowl gives you nearly the same protein for a lot fewer calories. That's the argument for the bowl if you're cutting or chasing protein density. The argument for the burrito is just as simple: it travels well and holds more without spilling. For the full side-by-side, read Chipotle burrito vs bowl, or compare a plain chicken bowl head to head.
Which Chipotle burrito has the most protein?
Same burrito, different protein — ranked here by grams of protein. Chicken and chicken al pastor lead the line, while sofritas and veggie sit at the bottom. For protein per calorie, chicken wins by a clear margin, and going double protein pushes a chicken burrito past 90g.
Want the full calorie, carb and fat table by protein? It's a little further down the page — or open the Chipotle calorie calculator to build your exact order.
How to order a lighter Chipotle burrito
You don't have to skip the burrito to save a few hundred calories. The tortilla is the biggest lever, but the swaps below stack up fast:
Stack a few of these and a 1,085-calorie burrito slides toward 750, and you keep most of the protein. If you'd rather start light than trim down, the veggie bowl skips both the tortilla and the meat from the jump. Want the exact number for your build? Drop your swaps into the Chipotle calorie calculator and watch the macros update as you go.
How much does a Chipotle burrito cost?
As of 2026, a chicken burrito runs roughly $9–$10 at most U.S. locations. Steak, barbacoa and carnitas cost a bit more, around $11–$12, and guacamole tacks on about $2.75. Prices swing by city — burritos in pricier metros can run a couple of dollars above that — so treat these as ballpark figures. Calorie for calorie and dollar for dollar, the burrito is one of the biggest single orders on the menu, which is a big part of why it's stayed a Chipotle staple.
FAQ
Most chicken burritos land between 1,000 and 1,300 calories once you include rice, beans, cheese, sour cream and salsa. The build above is 1,085. Guacamole adds another 230.
The flour tortilla alone is about 320 calories and 50g of carbohydrate — the single biggest carb source in a burrito.
The bowl. Identical fillings in a bowl skip the tortilla, saving roughly 320 calories and 50g of carbs.
A standard chicken burrito has about 62g of protein — roughly a full day's target for many adults. Steak comes in near 51g, barbacoa around 54g and carnitas 53g, while sofritas (plant-based) has about 38g. Order double protein and a chicken burrito clears 90g.
A chicken burrito has about 119g of total carbs, including 12g of fiber. The flour tortilla is the biggest single source at roughly 50g, followed by white rice at about 40g. Skipping the tortilla by ordering a bowl, or dropping the rice, is the fastest way to cut the carbs.
It can be, depending on how you build it. A chicken burrito delivers about 62g of protein and 12g of fiber from whole ingredients, which is genuinely nutritious. The catches are the calories — around 1,085 — and sodium of about 2,240mg, nearly a full day's worth. Lighten it with a bowl, less rice, and fresh salsa instead of sour cream or queso.
A Chipotle burrito is a large flour tortilla filled with your choice of rice, beans, a protein, and toppings such as salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, fajita veggies or lettuce. A classic chicken burrito uses white rice, black beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream — about 1,085 calories.
Burrito calories by protein
Same standard build — tortilla, white rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream — with just the protein swapped out:
Two of these get their own deep dives: the steak burrito and the veggie burrito. For the no-tortilla versions, head to the burrito bowl.
How we estimate
Values are compiled ingredient by ingredient from publicly available restaurant nutrition information and cross-checked against the USDA FoodData Central database at standard serving sizes. Hand-scooped portions vary, so treat these as close estimates. Last reviewed July 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Estimate compiled from public data. Not official Chipotle figures.
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