Carl's Jr. calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Carl's Jr. order from 51 single orders — 29 entrées, 8 sides and 14 breakfast items — using Carl's Jr.'s own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3) at 260 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Carl's Jr. El Diablo (Triple), is 1,430. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 41 g.
Source: Carl's Jr. nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 51 single orders
- 260 cal lightest main
- 41g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 51 Carl's Jr. single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Carl's Jr. meal under 500 calories is 41 g (5 Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders and a 12-ounce Coca-Cola Zero).
Build your Carl's Jr. order
Pick a cap, choose what matters, then add, swap or remove items; the total, the macros and the words to say at the counter update as you go, and the link in the address bar carries your order.
Three complete Carl's Jr. meals under 500 calories
Starting points for the builder — One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).
Most protein
- Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (5)440 cal · 41g
- Coca-Cola Zero (12 oz)0 cal
440 of 500 cal · 41 g protein
What to say at the counter: “5 Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders and a 12-ounce Coca-Cola Zero — 440 cal, 41 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Carl's Jr. →Most filling
- Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (5)440 cal · 41g
- Coca-Cola Zero (12 oz)0 cal
440 of 500 cal · 41 g protein
What to say at the counter: “5 Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders and a 12-ounce Coca-Cola Zero — 440 cal, 41 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Carl's Jr. →Lightest
- Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3)260 cal · 25g
- Coca-Cola Zero (12 oz)0 cal
260 of 500 cal · 25 g protein
What to say at the counter: “3 Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders and a 12-ounce Coca-Cola Zero — 260 cal, 25 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Carl's Jr. →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Carl's Jr.
Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every Carl's Jr. item is in the full table on the Carl's Jr. calories page and in /data/carls-jr.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3) | 260 | 25g |
| Chicken Stars (6) | 270 | 14g |
| Double Cheeseburger | 370 | 19g |
| Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich | 440 | 35g |
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (5) | 440 | 41g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Burrito | 470 | 26g |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich | 490 | 14g |
| Biscuit 'N' Gravy | 500 | 8g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 510 | 17g |
| Jalapeño Double Cheeseburger | 510 | 19g |
| California Classic Double Cheeseburger | 520 | 19g |
| Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich (Bacon) | 530 | 26g |
| Steak & Egg Burrito | 530 | 33g |
| Big Cheeseburger | 540 | 28g |
| Zucchini Star | 600 | 13g |
| Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich (Sausage) | 640 | 27g |
| Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 640 | 19g |
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich | 660 | 31g |
| The Big Carl (Single) | 670 | 28g |
| Famous Star with Cheese (Single) | 680 | 28g |
Eat at Carl's Jr. without blowing your cap
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