Calories in a Taco, Burrito, Nachos and Quesadilla

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

A taco, a burrito, a plate of nachos, a quesadilla and an enchilada each have a piece or serving weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives twenty-two such records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central: six taco and taco shell records, eight burrito records (fast food, frozen and microwaved), two nachos records, two quesadilla records, an enchilada, cheese tamales, refried beans and Spanish rice, with the weights printed on their record pages. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has no taco, burrito, nachos, quesadilla or enchilada row, so this page uses SR Legacy only. Pizza, burgers and fries are in our pizza, burger and fries guide, salsa and dips in our dips guide and chips in our chips, popcorn and pretzels guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 soft taco with beef, cheese and lettuce (102 g) is 210.1 kcal, 1 hard shell taco (69 g) 155.9 kcal, 1 burrito with beans and cheese (185 g) 379.3 kcal, 1 burrito with beans, cheese and beef (241 g) 433.8 kcal, 1 serving of nachos with cheese (80 g) 274.4 kcal and 1 Mexican restaurant cheese enchilada (137 g) 374.0 kcal. Our reading: the count printed on the record decides the plate: the Mexican restaurant soft taco record lists 1, 2 and 3 tacos at 134, 279 and 389 g, and 3 tacos are 851.9 kcal.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. The records also print 1 oz weights and a few serving labels whose count varies from 1 to 3; those are not shown.

The sums: 170763 206 × 102 / 100 = 210.12, so 210.1 kcal; 170764 189 × 98 / 100 = 185.22, so 185.2 kcal; 170689 226 × 69 / 100 = 155.94, so 155.9 kcal; 167658 219 × 134 / 100 = 293.46, so 293.5 kcal; 167658 219 × 279 / 100 = 611.01, so 611.0 kcal; 167658 219 × 389 / 100 = 851.91, so 851.9 kcal; 172800 476 × 12.9 / 100 = 61.404, so 61.4 kcal; 172800 476 × 5 / 100 = 23.8, so 23.8 kcal; 172800 476 × 21 / 100 = 99.96, so 100.0 kcal; 172800 476 × 13.3 / 100 = 63.308, so 63.3 kcal; 172800 476 × 12.7 / 100 = 60.452, so 60.5 kcal; 175067 468 × 5 / 100 = 23.4, so 23.4 kcal; 175067 468 × 13 / 100 = 60.84, so 60.8 kcal; 172038 206 × 217 / 100 = 447.02, so 447.0 kcal; 173277 191 × 241 / 100 = 460.31, so 460.3 kcal; 172039 205 × 185 / 100 = 379.25, so 379.3 kcal; 173278 180 × 241 / 100 = 433.8, so 433.8 kcal; 170787 277 × 109 / 100 = 301.93, so 301.9 kcal; 173336 221 × 129 / 100 = 285.09, so 285.1 kcal; 173335 239 × 139 / 100 = 332.21, so 332.2 kcal; 172102 298 × 116 / 100 = 345.68, so 345.7 kcal; 170291 343 × 80 / 100 = 274.4, so 274.4 kcal; 170292 219 × 222 / 100 = 486.18, so 486.2 kcal; 170765 294 × 180 / 100 = 529.2, so 529.2 kcal; 169035 368 × 194 / 100 = 713.92, so 713.9 kcal; 169035 368 × 279 / 100 = 1026.72, so 1026.7 kcal; 169855 273 × 365 / 100 = 996.45, so 996.5 kcal; 169855 273 × 137 / 100 = 374.01, so 374.0 kcal; 169855 273 × 257 / 100 = 701.61, so 701.6 kcal; 169856 216 × 351 / 100 = 758.16, so 758.2 kcal; 169856 216 × 550 / 100 = 1188, so 1188.0 kcal; 169856 216 × 179 / 100 = 386.64, so 386.6 kcal; 167666 156 × 148 / 100 = 230.88, so 230.9 kcal; 167665 185 × 116 / 100 = 214.6, so 214.6 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy, highest first: 172800 (Taco shells, baked) 476, 175067 (Taco shells, baked, without added salt) 468, 169035 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese quesadilla) 368, 170291 (Fast foods, nachos, with cheese) 343, 172102 (Burrito, beef and bean, microwaved) 298, 170765 (Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken) 294, 170787 (Fast foods, breakfast burrito, with egg, cheese, and sausage) 277, 169855 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese enchilada) 273, 173335 (Burrito, beef and bean, frozen) 239, 170689 (Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, hard shell) 226, 173336 (Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen) 221, 167658 (Restaurant, Mexican, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce) 219, 170292 (Fast foods, nachos, with cheese, beans, ground beef, and tomatoes) 219, 169856 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales) 216, 170763 (Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, soft) 206, 172038 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans) 206, 172039 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans and cheese) 205, 173277 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans and beef) 191, 170764 (Fast foods, taco with chicken, lettuce and cheese, soft) 189, 167665 (Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice) 185, 173278 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef) 180, 167666 (Restaurant, Mexican, refried beans) 156.
• Per printed single piece or serving, highest first: 169035 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese quesadilla), 1 quesadilla 8-10 inch diameter, 194 g, 713.9 kcal, 170765 (Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken), 1 each quesadilla, 180 g, 529.2 kcal, 170292 (Fast foods, nachos, with cheese, beans, ground beef, and tomatoes), 1 serving, 222 g, 486.2 kcal, 173277 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans and beef), 1 item, 241 g, 460.3 kcal, 172038 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans), 2 pieces, 217 g, 447.0 kcal, 173278 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef), 1 burrito, 241 g, 433.8 kcal, 169856 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales), 1 tamale, 179 g, 386.6 kcal, 172039 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans and cheese), 1 each burrito, 185 g, 379.3 kcal, 169855 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese enchilada), 1 enchilada, 137 g, 374.0 kcal, 172102 (Burrito, beef and bean, microwaved), 1 burrito cooked, 116 g, 345.7 kcal, 173335 (Burrito, beef and bean, frozen), 1 burrito frozen, 139 g, 332.2 kcal, 170787 (Fast foods, breakfast burrito, with egg, cheese, and sausage), 1 burrito, 109 g, 301.9 kcal, 167658 (Restaurant, Mexican, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce), 1 taco, 134 g, 293.5 kcal, 173336 (Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen), 1 burrito, 129 g, 285.1 kcal, 170291 (Fast foods, nachos, with cheese), 1 serving, 80 g, 274.4 kcal, 167666 (Restaurant, Mexican, refried beans), 1 cup, 148 g, 230.9 kcal, 167665 (Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice), 1 cup, 116 g, 214.6 kcal, 170763 (Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, soft), 1 each taco, 102 g, 210.1 kcal, 170764 (Fast foods, taco with chicken, lettuce and cheese, soft), 1 each taco, 98 g, 185.2 kcal, 170689 (Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, hard shell), 1 each taco, 69 g, 155.9 kcal, 172800 (Taco shells, baked), 1 shell, 12.9 g, 61.4 kcal, 172800 (Taco shells, baked), 1 taco, 12.7 g, 60.5 kcal.
• Per printed 2 or 3 pieces, highest first: 169856 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales), 3 tamale, 550 g, 1188.0 kcal, 169035 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese quesadilla), 3 quesadilla 5-6 inch diameter, 279 g, 1026.7 kcal, 169855 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese enchilada), 3 enchilada, 365 g, 996.5 kcal, 167658 (Restaurant, Mexican, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce), 3 taco, 389 g, 851.9 kcal, 169856 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales), 2 tamale, 351 g, 758.2 kcal, 169855 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese enchilada), 2 enchilada, 257 g, 701.6 kcal, 167658 (Restaurant, Mexican, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce), 2 taco, 279 g, 611.0 kcal.

Why these are reference rows, not your order

• Names are the records'. No record name or portion label shown here carries a company name. The records are USDA's fast food, frozen, microwaved and Mexican restaurant rows; we do not say that a dish from an Indian cafe, a stall or a home kitchen matches any of them.
• No row for kathi roll, frankie or a vegetarian taco. A search of the SR Legacy table on 28 Oct 2026 for kathi, frankie, vegetarian taco, fajita and chimichanga returned no record, so the page gives no figure for them and none should be inferred from the records above.
• Every portion here is printed. No taco, burrito or serving weight on this page is ours: each is printed on its record page, and the only weight that is ours is the labelled 100 g example in the logging section.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of 21 of the 22 records "Calculated" and print "Estimated formulation" as the source of the energy of the other one (173277); they are USDA values, not our measurements.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Weigh it when you can. 100 g of soft taco with beef, cheese and lettuce (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 170763 is 206 × 100 / 100 = 206, so 206.0 kcal.
• Pick the filling the record names. Beef, chicken, bean and cheese are different rows; the same weight of each gives different calories.
• Sides are separate. Salsa, sour cream and guacamole on the side are not in these rows; salsa and dips are in our dips guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a taco from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same plate.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

We make NYUS, so read this as ours. NYUS is an AI fitness and nutrition coach in early access on Android, with no ads and no data selling. You log foods yourself by searching 8,900+ Indian and global foods or by barcode, and a weekly check-in adjusts your calories, macros and step goal once enough is logged. Barcode coverage of Indian packaged foods is not complete, so search by name when a scan finds nothing.

What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what these dishes do to your weight or health: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Kathi roll, frankie, vegetarian taco, fajita, chimichanga and any cafe or home version: no record used here. We did not search for taco salad, chili con carne, guacamole or refried beans in cans; a search for tostada returned 1 record, tostada shells 167525, which we did not read.
• The "taco" search returned 21 records: 6 are used, and these 15 are left out: records that carry a company's name (170736, 170733, 170332, 170333, 170732, 170336, 170734, 170337, 170735, 170334, 170335, 167657, 175082), taco seasoning mix 172243 and taco-flavour tortilla chips 167970.
• The "burrito" search returned 13 records: 8 are used and these 5 that carry a company's name are left out: 172063, 170734, 170735, 170334, 170335. The "nachos" search returned 8: 2 are used, and company-named 170336, 170337 and tortilla chips 167559, 168858, 168863, 170256 are left out (chips are in our chips guide).
• The "quesadilla" search returned 4 records: 2 used, a company-named record 169034 and a Salvadoran bread 167526 left out. The "enchilada" search returned 3: 1 used, a company-named record 169854 and an enchilada sauce 174074 left out. The "restaurant mexican" search returned 6 records, all used.
• Latino restaurant dishes: the "restaurant latino" search returned 16 records, none used here and none read: 167664, 168067, 168069, 168200, 168068, 167660, 168070, 168071, 167659, 168066, 168063, 167661, 167662, 167663, 168064, 168065. The plain "restaurant" search returned 120 records, which we counted and did not list.
• Tortilla wraps with chicken are in our sandwich, sub and wrap guide and plain tortillas in our bagel, croissant and tortilla guide.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170763 (Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, soft): Energy 206 kcal (860 kJ), protein 9.25 g, total fat 9.75 g, carbohydrate 20.2 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 each taco 102 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170764 (Fast foods, taco with chicken, lettuce and cheese, soft): Energy 189 kcal (791 kJ), protein 13.3 g, total fat 6.35 g, carbohydrate 19.7 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 each taco 98 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170689 (Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, hard shell): Energy 226 kcal (946 kJ), protein 8.86 g, total fat 12.7 g, carbohydrate 19.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 each taco 69 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167658 (Restaurant, Mexican, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce): Energy 219 kcal (917 kJ), protein 12.6 g, total fat 10.8 g, carbohydrate 17.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 taco 134 g; 2 taco 279 g; 3 taco 389 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172800 (Taco shells, baked): Energy 476 kcal (1990 kJ), protein 6.41 g, total fat 21.8 g, carbohydrate 63.5 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 shell 12.9 g; 1 miniature (3" dia) 5 g; 1 large (6-1/2" dia) 21 g; 1 medium (approx 5" dia) 13.3 g; 1 taco 12.7 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175067 (Taco shells, baked, without added salt): Energy 468 kcal (1960 kJ), protein 7.2 g, total fat 22.6 g, carbohydrate 62.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 miniature (3" dia) 5 g; 1 medium (approx 5" dia) 13 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172038 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans): Energy 206 kcal (862 kJ), protein 6.48 g, total fat 6.22 g, carbohydrate 32.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 2 pieces 217 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173277 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans and beef): Energy 191 kcal (801 kJ), protein 11.5 g, total fat 7.47 g, carbohydrate 19.5 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 item 241 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172039 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans and cheese): Energy 205 kcal (856 kJ), protein 7.35 g, total fat 6.05 g, carbohydrate 31.2 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 each burrito 185 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173278 (Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef): Energy 180 kcal (753 kJ), protein 7.03 g, total fat 6.8 g, carbohydrate 23.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 burrito 241 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170787 (Fast foods, breakfast burrito, with egg, cheese, and sausage): Energy 277 kcal (1160 kJ), protein 11.1 g, total fat 15.6 g, carbohydrate 23 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 burrito 109 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173336 (Burrito, bean and cheese, frozen): Energy 221 kcal (925 kJ), protein 7.07 g, total fat 6.3 g, carbohydrate 34 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 burrito 129 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173335 (Burrito, beef and bean, frozen): Energy 239 kcal (999 kJ), protein 7.26 g, total fat 9.61 g, carbohydrate 30.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 burrito frozen 139 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172102 (Burrito, beef and bean, microwaved): Energy 298 kcal (1250 kJ), protein 8.73 g, total fat 11.9 g, carbohydrate 39 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 burrito cooked 116 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170291 (Fast foods, nachos, with cheese): Energy 343 kcal (1440 kJ), protein 4.32 g, total fat 21.5 g, carbohydrate 34.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 80 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170292 (Fast foods, nachos, with cheese, beans, ground beef, and tomatoes): Energy 219 kcal (915 kJ), protein 6.21 g, total fat 12.5 g, carbohydrate 21.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 222 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170765 (Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken): Energy 294 kcal (1230 kJ), protein 15 g, total fat 15.2 g, carbohydrate 24 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 each quesadilla 180 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169035 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese quesadilla): Energy 368 kcal (1540 kJ), protein 15.9 g, total fat 23.1 g, carbohydrate 24.1 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 quesadilla 8-10 inch diameter 194 g; 3 quesadilla 5-6 inch diameter 279 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169855 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese enchilada): Energy 273 kcal (1140 kJ), protein 11.2 g, total fat 18.5 g, carbohydrate 15.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 3 enchilada 365 g; 1 enchilada 137 g; 2 enchilada 257 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169856 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales): Energy 216 kcal (903 kJ), protein 8.99 g, total fat 12 g, carbohydrate 18 g per 100 g; portions used: 2 tamale 351 g; 3 tamale 550 g; 1 tamale 179 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167666 (Restaurant, Mexican, refried beans): Energy 156 kcal (651 kJ), protein 6.91 g, total fat 6.77 g, carbohydrate 16.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 148 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167665 (Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice): Energy 185 kcal (776 kJ), protein 3.28 g, total fat 5.29 g, carbohydrate 31.2 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 116 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): no taco, burrito, nachos, quesadilla or enchilada row; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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