Chipotle Build-Your-Own Nutrition Calculator

How the build-your-own calculator works

The calculator adds the nutrition values of the standard Chipotle components selected above. It begins with the meal form, then adds one rice, one bean, one protein, and any checked toppings or sauces. The five live totals are calories, protein, total carbohydrates, total fat, and sodium. Every ingredient in the calculation maps to one row in the downloaded nutrition PDF; no value is estimated from memory or filled from a third-party database.

A bowl adds no tortilla component, so its form step starts at zero. A burrito adds one burrito flour tortilla. A salad adds one three-ounce supergreens salad mix. Tacos add three crispy corn tortillas because the menu description presents a three-taco order, while the nutrition table lists the tortilla per piece. The interface labels that multiplication so the derived total is visible rather than hidden.

Step-by-step use

First choose bowl, burrito, salad, or tacos. Second, choose brown rice, white rice, or no rice. Third, choose black beans, pinto beans, or no beans. Fourth, select one protein or leave the protein step empty. Finally, check every topping, salsa, or sauce that will be part of the order. The total updates immediately after each change, and the selected-components list shows what is included.

Use the reset button to return to a bowl with no other components. This blank starting point is intentional: it prevents a preselected rice, bean, or protein from being counted without the user noticing. When recreating a real order, read the selected list before relying on the numbers. A forgotten tortilla, dressing, queso, guacamole, or side can materially change the result.

Why form choice matters

The source lists one burrito flour tortilla at 320 calories, 8 grams of protein, 50 grams of carbohydrates, 9 grams of fat, and 600 milligrams of sodium. Three crispy corn tortillas total 210 calories by direct multiplication of the 70-calorie per-piece row. The supergreens salad mix lists 15 calories for its three-ounce portion. A bowl does not add a base food by itself; its nutrition comes from the ingredients selected next.

This makes form choice more than a naming preference. Switching a fixed set of fillings from a burrito to a bowl removes the tortilla row from all five totals. Switching to tacos adds the modeled three-tortilla amount. Switching to a salad adds the greens portion. The tool changes only that component and keeps the rest of the selections in place, making the comparison auditable.

Compare proteins and beans

The printed four-ounce protein portions vary. Chicken lists 180 calories and 32 grams of protein; barbacoa lists 170 calories and 24 grams; carnitas lists 210 calories and 23 grams; steak lists 150 calories and 21 grams; sofritas lists 150 calories and 8 grams. Selecting one replaces the previous protein because this step uses radio buttons. The tool does not model half-and-half or double-protein orders.

Black beans and pinto beans each list 130 calories and 8 grams of protein in their standard portions. Their carbohydrates, fiber, sugar, and sodium are not identical, so the complete table on the brand page is useful when those fields matter. The calculator displays only the five requested live totals and does not imply that unshown nutrients are absent.

Account for toppings and sauces

Toppings and sauces use checkboxes because several can appear in one order. Fajita vegetables, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and romaine each add one printed serving when checked. Fresh tomato, roasted chili-corn, tomatillo-green, and tomatillo-red salsas work the same way. Queso blanco and chipotle-honey vinaigrette are included in the sauce step because they are common additions with their own source rows.

Small-looking additions are easy to miss. The vinaigrette row lists 220 calories and 850 milligrams of sodium. The standard guacamole topping or side lists 230 calories and 22 grams of fat. Fresh tomato salsa lists 25 calories but 550 milligrams of sodium in its four-ounce row. The tool includes all selected fields without ranking or hiding them.

Limits of the result

The total is arithmetic based on reference portions, not a measurement of an individual restaurant meal. The source says serving sizes are approximations and nutrition may vary with portions, recipes, growing seasons, and ingredient sources. Extra scoops, partial portions, substitutions, and location-specific preparation are outside this version. A result should therefore be used to compare configurations, not presented as a guaranteed laboratory value.

For allergies, medical nutrition needs, or current ingredient details, consult the restaurant directly. This independent calculator does not use a brand logo, does not claim endorsement, and does not send selections to an external service. All calculation happens in the browser with a static data object generated from the local `chipotle.json` extraction.

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