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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

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.”

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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.”

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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).

Lightest meal-sized mains at Del Taco
ItemCaloriesProtein
Carne Asada Steak Street Taco12010g
Carne Asada Steak Street Guac'd Up Taco14010g
Carnitas Street Taco15011g
Soft Snack Taco1507g
Chicken Snacker19013g
Grilled Chicken Taco21011g
Beer Battered Fish Taco23011g
Chipotle Crispy Chicken Taco2409g
Ranch Crispy Chicken Taco2409g
Breakfast Roller (Egg & Cheese)25011g
Original Chicken Cheddar Roller25013g
Ranch Crispy Chicken Guac'd Up Taco25010g
Chipotle Crispy Chicken Guac'd Up Taco2609g
Chicken Cheddar Roller (Ranch)27013g
Breakfast Big Fat Taco (Egg & Cheese)28012g
Chicken Cheddar Roller (Chipotle)28013g
Breakfast Roller (Bacon, Egg & Cheese)29016g
The Del Taco (Soft)29017g
The Del Taco (Crunchy)30016g
Value Bean & Cheese Burrito (Green)30013g

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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