Del Taco calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Del Taco order from 83 single orders — 64 entrées, 8 sides and 11 breakfast items — using Del Taco's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Carne Asada Steak Street Taco at 120 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Queso Loaded Nachos (Seasoned Beef), is 1,090. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 29 g.
Source: Del Taco nutrition guide (official), July 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 83 single orders
- 120 cal lightest main
- 29g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 83 Del Taco single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Del Taco meal under 500 calories is 29 g (A Taco Salad with Fresh Guac (Carne Asada Steak) and a Bottled Water).
Build your Del Taco 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 Del Taco 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
- Taco Salad with Fresh Guac (Carne Asada Steak)440 cal · 29g
- Bottled Water0 cal · 0g
440 of 500 cal · 29 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Taco Salad with Fresh Guac (Carne Asada Steak) and a Bottled Water — 440 cal, 29 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Del Taco →Most filling
- Carnitas Combo Burrito500 cal · 29g
- Bottled Water0 cal · 0g
500 of 500 cal · 29 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Carnitas Combo Burrito and a Bottled Water — 500 cal, 29 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Del Taco →Lightest
- Carne Asada Steak Street Taco120 cal · 10g
- Bottled Water0 cal · 0g
120 of 500 cal · 10 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Carne Asada Steak Street Taco and a Bottled Water — 120 cal, 10 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Del Taco →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Del Taco
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 Del Taco item is in the full table on the Del Taco calories page and in /data/del-taco.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Carne Asada Steak Street Taco | 120 | 10g |
| Carne Asada Steak Street Guac'd Up Taco | 140 | 10g |
| Carnitas Street Taco | 150 | 11g |
| Soft Snack Taco | 150 | 7g |
| Chicken Snacker | 190 | 13g |
| Grilled Chicken Taco | 210 | 11g |
| Beer Battered Fish Taco | 230 | 11g |
| Chipotle Crispy Chicken Taco | 240 | 9g |
| Ranch Crispy Chicken Taco | 240 | 9g |
| Breakfast Roller (Egg & Cheese) | 250 | 11g |
| Original Chicken Cheddar Roller | 250 | 13g |
| Ranch Crispy Chicken Guac'd Up Taco | 250 | 10g |
| Chipotle Crispy Chicken Guac'd Up Taco | 260 | 9g |
| Chicken Cheddar Roller (Ranch) | 270 | 13g |
| Breakfast Big Fat Taco (Egg & Cheese) | 280 | 12g |
| Chicken Cheddar Roller (Chipotle) | 280 | 13g |
| Breakfast Roller (Bacon, Egg & Cheese) | 290 | 16g |
| The Del Taco (Soft) | 290 | 17g |
| The Del Taco (Crunchy) | 300 | 16g |
| Value Bean & Cheese Burrito (Green) | 300 | 13g |
Eat at Del Taco without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Del Taco meal under your calorie goal — at the location nearest you — and lets you swap items to hit your protein. Free on iPhone.
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