Papa John's calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Papa John's order from 172 single orders — 157 entrées and 15 sides — using Papa John's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Cheese Pizza (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices at 180 calories; the heaviest entrée, The Meats (Original Crust, XL, Whole Pizza), is 4,100. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 25 g.
Source: Papa John's nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 172 single orders
- 180 cal lightest main
- 25g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 172 Papa John's single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Papa John's meal under 500 calories is 25 g (A Fiery Buffalo Chicken Pizza for One (original crust) — eat 2 of its 4 slices, and a 16-ounce Coffee).
Build your Papa John's 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 Papa John's 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
- Fiery Buffalo Chicken Pizza for One (Original Crust), 2 of 4 slices460 cal · 24g
- Coffee (16 oz)5 cal · 1g
465 of 500 cal · 25 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Fiery Buffalo Chicken Pizza for One (original crust) — eat 2 of its 4 slices, and a 16-ounce Coffee — 465 cal, 25 g protein.”
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- Fiery Buffalo Chicken Pizza for One (Original Crust), 2 of 4 slices460 cal · 24g
- Coffee (16 oz)5 cal · 1g
465 of 500 cal · 25 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Fiery Buffalo Chicken Pizza for One (original crust) — eat 2 of its 4 slices, and a 16-ounce Coffee — 465 cal, 25 g protein.”
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- Cheese Pizza (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices180 cal · 7g
- Aquafina (20 oz)0 cal · 0g
180 of 500 cal · 7 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A small Cheese Pizza (original crust) — eat 1 of its 6 slices, and a 20-ounce Aquafina — 180 cal, 7 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Papa John's →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Papa John's
Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein; a pizza by its smallest shared portion), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every Papa John's item is in the full table on the Papa John's calories page and in /data/papa-johns.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese Pizza (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 180 | 7g |
| Fresh Spinach & Tomato Alfredo (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 190 | 7g |
| Fresh Spinach & Tomato Alfredo Pizza for One (Original Crust), 1 of 4 slices | 190 | 7g |
| Garden Fresh (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 190 | 7g |
| Garden Fresh Pizza for One (Original Crust), 1 of 4 slices | 190 | 7g |
| Cheese Pizza for One (Original Crust), 1 of 4 slices | 200 | 8g |
| Fresh Spinach & Tomato Alfredo (Original Crust, Medium), 1 of 8 slices | 200 | 7g |
| Garden Fresh (Original Crust, Medium), 1 of 8 slices | 200 | 7g |
| Cheese Pizza (Original Crust, Medium), 1 of 8 slices | 210 | 8g |
| Cheese Pizza (Thin Crust), 1 of 8 slices | 210 | 8g |
| Extra Cheesy Alfredo (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 210 | 9g |
| Fresh Spinach & Tomato Alfredo (Thin Crust), 1 of 8 slices | 210 | 8g |
| Garden Fresh (Thin Crust), 1 of 8 slices | 210 | 8g |
| Pepperoni Pizza (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 210 | 8g |
| Extra Cheesy Alfredo Pizza for One (Original Crust), 1 of 4 slices | 220 | 9g |
| Fiery Buffalo Chicken (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 220 | 10g |
| Pepperoni Pizza for One (Original Crust), 1 of 4 slices | 220 | 8g |
| Philly Cheesesteak Pizza (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 220 | 10g |
| Sausage Pizza (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 220 | 8g |
| Tuscan Six Cheese (Original Crust, Small), 1 of 6 slices | 220 | 9g |
Eat at Papa John's without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Papa John's 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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