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Burrito calories per cup: 226–394 across all 20 named USDA examples

Across all 20 named USDA examples, a cup contains 226–394 calories. Each included example lists 120 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Preparation and portion

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Estimated for 1 small/regular · 190 g

507calories

Burrito, beef, cheese

Protein
25.3 g
Carbs
53.8 g
Fat
20.3 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS) · FDC 2708535 Full nutrition profile →

Compare all 20 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 20 exact records in this guide report 372–576 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 188–328 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Burrito, begin by separating “Burrito, beef, cheese” from “Burrito, with beans, no cheese.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 20 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How burrito records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 20 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Burrito, with beans, no cheese 188 kcal
    188 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Burrito, chicken, with beans and rice, cheese 209 kcal
    209 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Burrito, pork, with beans, cheese 220 kcal
    220 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Burrito, pork, with rice, cheese 232 kcal
    232 kcal
  5. Maximum: Burrito, cheese only 328 kcal
    328 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 20 named USDA records in view: 20 direct matches. All sit within “Burritos and tacos.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 20 records together under the exact grouping key “burrito.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Burrito, this page can compare 20 named records from FDC 2708535 through FDC 2708547. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

150–220 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.5× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

140 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “with beans, no cheese”; the higher is “cheese only.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

3.6 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “beef, with rice, cheese” (1.5 g) and “with beans, no cheese” (5.1 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every burrito.

Important: “Lower” begins with Burrito, with beans, cheese; “higher” ends with Burrito, meat, no cheese, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every burrito meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Burrito, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Burrito nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Burrito, beef, cheese Direct name match 190 gUSDA reference amount 507 kcal 267 25.3 g 3.8 g 863 mg FDC 2708535 ↗
Burrito, beef, with beans and rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 495 kcal 225 23.8 g 4.4 g 1,023 mg FDC 2708538 ↗
Burrito, beef, with beans, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 482 kcal 219 24.4 g 5.5 g 1,069 mg FDC 2708537 ↗
Burrito, beef, with rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 508 kcal 231 22.9 g 3.3 g 979 mg FDC 2708536 ↗
Burrito, cheese only Direct name match 150 gUSDA reference amount 492 kcal 328 20.6 g 3.2 g 1,056 mg FDC 2708554 ↗
Burrito, chicken, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 537 kcal 244 30.1 g 4.4 g 1,003 mg FDC 2708543 ↗
Burrito, chicken, with beans and rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 460 kcal 209 24.4 g 4.4 g 1,025 mg FDC 2708546 ↗
Burrito, chicken, with beans, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 447 kcal 203 25.1 g 5.5 g 1,071 mg FDC 2708545 ↗
Burrito, chicken, with rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 473 kcal 215 23.8 g 3.3 g 981 mg FDC 2708544 ↗
Burrito, meat, no cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 576 kcal 262 28.2 g 4.6 g 972 mg FDC 2708550 ↗
Burrito, meat, with beans and rice, no cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 480 kcal 218 22.4 g 4.6 g 997 mg FDC 2708553 ↗
Burrito, meat, with beans, no cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 464 kcal 211 23.3 g 5.7 g 1,043 mg FDC 2708552 ↗
Burrito, meat, with rice, no cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 493 kcal 224 21.6 g 3.5 g 948 mg FDC 2708551 ↗
Burrito, pork, cheese Direct name match 190 gUSDA reference amount 509 kcal 268 24.5 g 3.8 g 857 mg FDC 2708539 ↗
Burrito, pork, with beans and rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 497 kcal 226 23.1 g 4.4 g 1,019 mg FDC 2708542 ↗
Burrito, pork, with beans, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 484 kcal 220 23.8 g 5.5 g 1,063 mg FDC 2708541 ↗
Burrito, pork, with rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 510 kcal 232 22.4 g 3.3 g 972 mg FDC 2708540 ↗
Burrito, with beans and rice, cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 444 kcal 202 15.2 g 7 g 946 mg FDC 2708549 ↗
Burrito, with beans, cheese Direct name match 190 gUSDA reference amount 372 kcal 196 15.4 g 9.3 g 853 mg FDC 2708548 ↗
Burrito, with beans, no cheese Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 414 kcal 188 16.3 g 11.2 g 959 mg FDC 2708547 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 150 to 220 grams—a 70-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 372 calories for “with beans, cheese” to 576 for “meat, no cheese.” At a fixed 100 grams, “with beans, no cheese” is 188 calories and “cheese only” is 328—a fixed-weight separation of 140 calories. For Burrito, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “beef, cheese”, “chicken, cheese”, “meat, with beans and rice, no cheese”, “pork, with beans and rice, cheese”, and “with beans, no cheese”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated; differentiating rows include beverages, water, tap, drinking, cheese and queso as ingredient, salt, table, and refried beans, canned, traditional, reduced sodium. On this Burrito page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Burrito” cannot resolve the differences between Burrito, beef, cheese and Burrito, with beans, no cheese. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 150–220 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “beef, cheese”, “chicken, cheese”, “meat, with beans and rice, no cheese”, “pork, with beans and rice, cheese”, and “with beans, no cheese”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated; rows that vary across the set include beverages, water, tap, drinking, cheese and queso as ingredient, and salt, table. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Burrito, beef, cheese” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Burrito unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that burrito is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“beef, cheese”, “chicken, with beans and rice, cheese”, “pork, cheese”, and “with beans, no cheese”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Burrito source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Explore this meal family

4 more-specific burrito guides

Use a focused guide when its description matches your meal. Each one keeps its own exact source records and links back to this broader family.

Focused guide Burrito, beef Burrito, beef: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Burrito, chicken Burrito, chicken: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Burrito, meat Burrito, meat: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Burrito, pork Burrito, pork: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 20 exact records behind Burrito source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Burrito, cheese only is higher in calcium per 100 g

Burrito, cheese only reports 353 mg versus 69 mg for Burrito, meat, with rice, no cheese: a 284 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Burrito, beef, cheese is denser; Burrito, meat, no cheese is higher in its source amount

Burrito, beef, cheese reports 267 kcal per 100 g and 507 kcal in USDA source amount (190 g). Burrito, meat, no cheese reports a lower 262 kcal per 100 g but a higher 576 kcal in USDA source amount (220 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Burrito, beef, cheese” from “Burrito, with beans, no cheese”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Burrito source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

20 context records in this source topic Burritos and tacos

Burrito, beef, cheese and Burrito, beef, with beans and rice, cheese belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beef as ingredient in recipes

USDA input 99992100 appears in 8 of 20 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 20–30 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 16 of 20 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 5–10 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 69 mg in Burrito, meat, with rice, no cheese to 353 mg in Burrito, cheese only, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 1.5 g in Burrito, beef, with rice, cheese to 5.1 g in Burrito, with beans, no cheese, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Burrito, beef, cheese

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708535 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 20 records share this broad food family Sandwiches, burgers & wraps: broader category context

Burrito, beef, cheese and Burrito, beef, with beans and rice, cheese, plus 18 more are assigned to Feast’s Sandwiches, burgers & wraps editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

Follow this evidence path