Introduction
The Qdoba Nutrition Calculator shows you what is in your meal before you order. Pick a base, a protein, rice, beans, and any toppings you like. The calculator adds up the calories, protein, carbs, fat, sodium, sugar, and fiber right away.
You can also check signature meals, kids meals, drinks, and desserts. Change portion sizes to half, regular, extra, or double and watch the numbers change. Filters help you find keto, high protein, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free picks fast.
Each meal gets a nutrition score out of 100, plus simple flags like "High Protein" or "High Sodium." A macro bar shows how your calories split between protein, carbs, and fat. You can set your own daily calorie goal, switch between kcal and kJ, and see the math behind every number. If you are not sure what your goal should be, run the numbers first with our TDEE Calculator or Calorie Calculator.
Want to choose between two orders? The compare tab puts them side by side so you can see which one fits your goals better. Use the full menu tab to search and sort every Qdoba item by calories, protein, sodium, and more. Eating somewhere else this week? Try the Chipotle Nutrition Calculator or the Taco Bell Nutrition Calculator.
How to use our Qdoba Nutrition Calculator
Pick your Qdoba meal or build one item by item, set your daily calorie goal, and the calculator shows calories, protein, carbs, fat, sodium, sugar, a macro split, and a nutrition score out of 100.
Meal Category: Tap Build Your Own, Signature Meals, Kids Meals, Fountain Drinks, Bottled Drinks, or Desserts to choose the type of order you want.
Dietary Quick Filters: Tap Keto, High Protein, Vegetarian, Vegan, or Gluten-Free to show only ingredients that fit your diet. Tap Clear Filters to see them all again. If you follow a low-carb plan, the Keto Calculator can tell you how many carbs you have left for the day.
Step A — Base: Pick one base, like a bowl, burrito tortilla, salad, quesadilla, tacos, or nachos. If you pick tacos, type how many tacos you want (1 to 6).
Step B — Protein: Pick chicken, steak, ground beef, pork, birria, or Impossible™ plant-based protein. You can add more than one. Check your daily target with the Protein Calculator.
Step C — Rice & Beans: Add cilantro lime rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice, black beans, or pinto beans. Beans are an easy win if you are tracking with the Fiber Calculator.
Step D — Toppings, Salsas & Sauces: Use the tabs to switch between Toppings, Salsas, Sauces, and Extras, then tap Add on the items you want. Use the search box to find one fast.
Portion buttons: After you add an item, choose Half, Regular, Extra, or Double to change how much you get.
Signature Meals: Tap Select on a ready-made meal like the Chicken Burrito. Tap Customize This Meal to move it into Build Your Own and change any part.
Drink size: For fountain or bottled drinks, type the size and pick fl oz or mL. The nutrition changes with the size you choose. Coffee drinkers can compare a café order with the Starbucks Nutrition Calculator.
Daily energy goal: Type your daily calorie target (1,000 to 5,000 kcal). The % Daily Values are based on this number. Use the BMR Calculator if you want a starting point.
Energy unit: Choose kcal or kJ to show all energy numbers the way you like.
Calculate and Reset: Tap Calculate to update your results and the step-by-step math. Tap Reset for the sample meal, Clear All to empty your meal, or Start Over to reset everything.
Full Nutrition Menu tab: Search any Qdoba item, use the diet filters, and tap a column heading to sort by calories, protein, sodium, and more.
Compare Meals tab: Pick a meal for Slot A and Slot B to see the two side by side, with the better choice marked for each nutrient.
Qdoba Nutrition: What to Know
Qdoba is a fast-casual Mexican restaurant. You pick a base like a burrito, bowl, salad, tacos, quesadilla, or nachos. Then you add a protein, rice, beans, and toppings. Every choice you make changes the calories, protein, carbs, fat, and sodium in your meal.
Why Meal Choices Matter So Much
Two meals at Qdoba can look almost the same but be very different. A chicken bowl with beans, salsa, and a little cheese may land near 600 calories. The same order in a big flour tortilla with rice, queso, sour cream, and chips can pass 1,300 calories. The tortilla alone adds about 300 calories and 690 mg of sodium. That single swap can be the difference between staying in a deficit and going over, as you can see with the Calorie Deficit Calculator.
The Numbers That Add Up Fastest
- Sodium: This is the biggest issue at most Mexican fast-food spots. Proteins, beans, rice, and salsas all carry salt. Many full meals go over 1,500 mg, and the daily limit for most adults is 2,300 mg.
- Saturated fat: Cheese, sour cream, queso, and ground beef stack up fast. Over 10 g in one meal is a lot.
- Calories from extras: Chips, queso, guacamole, and dressings can add 300 to 500 calories without filling you up much.
- Sugar: Most of it comes from drinks and desserts, not the food. A 22 oz regular soda has around 60 g of sugar.
Good Picks for a Balanced Plate
Grilled adobo chicken is the leanest protein, with about 30 g of protein and 190 calories. Black beans and pinto beans each bring 7 g of fiber, which helps you feel full. Fajita vegetables, lettuce, pico de gallo, and salsa verde add flavor for almost no calories. Cauliflower rice cuts about 145 calories compared to cilantro lime rice, a handy move if you are watching totals with the Carb Calculator. Guacamole is higher in calories but gives healthy fats and fiber. To see how a meal fits your daily split, plug the totals into the Macro Calculator.
Simple Ways to Eat Lighter
- Order a bowl or salad instead of a burrito to skip the tortilla.
- Ask for half rice, or swap in cauliflower rice.
- Pick one creamy topping, not three. Cheese, sour cream, and queso together triple the saturated fat.
- Use salsa instead of dressing or ranch.
- Drink water or unsweetened iced tea. The Water Intake Calculator shows how much you need each day.
- Skip the side of chips, or share them.
- Balance a bigger meal with activity, which you can estimate using the Calories Burned Calculator.
Reading Nutrition Facts
Percent Daily Value (%DV) shows how much of a nutrient one meal gives you out of a full day. It is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. As a rule, 5% DV or less is low and 20% DV or more is high. Aim for high %DV in fiber and protein, and low %DV in sodium and saturated fat. If you cook at home too, the Recipe Calorie Calculator and the Food Calorie Calculator work the same way.
A Note on Allergens
Qdoba shares cooking and serving areas, so items marked gluten-free are estimates only. If you have celiac disease or a food allergy, ask the staff about how your food is handled. Nutrition numbers are also estimates and can change by location, by season, and by how much the server scoops. For other chains, see the Cava Nutrition Calculator, the Panda Express Nutrition Calculator, and the Subway Nutrition Calculator.