Chipotle vs Qdoba
Take one bowl: chicken, white rice, black beans, fajita veggies, tomato salsa and cheese. At Chipotle it has 675 calories and 51 g of protein. At Qdoba it has 675 calories and 39 g of protein. These are the official servings of each chain, and they are not the same weight. This page compares the official numbers only. It does not rate taste or price. Official data of Chipotle and Qdoba, read .
Chipotle vs Qdoba: the same bowl at both chains
The sum of the official servings. Data read: Chipotle and Qdoba .
| Bowl | Calories | Protein (g) | Sodium (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken bowl: chicken, white rice, black beans, fajita veggies, tomato salsa and cheese | |||
| Chipotle | 675 | 51 | 1,760 |
| Qdoba | 675 | 39 | 1,525 |
| Steak bowl with guacamole: steak, brown rice, pinto beans, fajita veggies, tomato salsa and guacamole | |||
| Chipotle | 765 | 36 | 1,800 |
| Qdoba | 875 | 35 | 1,715 |
Chipotle vs Qdoba, ingredient by ingredient
One official serving of each ingredient. The serving size is the one each chain publishes.
| Ingredient | Calories | Protein (g) | Sodium (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | |||
| Chipotle: Chicken, 4 oz | 180 | 32 | 310 |
| Qdoba: Grilled Adobo Chicken (3.5 oz.) | 190 | 19 | 440 |
| Steak | |||
| Chipotle: Steak, 4 oz | 150 | 21 | 330 |
| Qdoba: Grilled Steak (3.5 oz.) | 360 | 20 | 600 |
| Carnitas | |||
| Chipotle: Carnitas, 4 oz | 210 | 23 | 450 |
| Qdoba: Pork Carnitas (3.5 oz.) | 110 | 14 | 560 |
| White rice | |||
| Chipotle: White Rice, 4 oz | 210 | 4 | 350 |
| Qdoba: Cilantro Lime Rice (4 oz.) (v) | 190 | 3 | 390 |
| Brown rice | |||
| Chipotle: Brown Rice, 4 oz | 210 | 4 | 190 |
| Qdoba: Seasoned Brown Rice (4 oz.) (v) | 170 | 4 | 250 |
| Black beans | |||
| Chipotle: Black Beans, 4 oz | 130 | 8 | 210 |
| Qdoba: Black Beans (4 oz.) (v) | 140 | 9 | 330 |
| Pinto beans | |||
| Chipotle: Pinto Beans, 4 oz | 130 | 8 | 210 |
| Qdoba: Pinto Beans (4 oz.) (v) | 130 | 8 | 350 |
| Fajita veggies | |||
| Chipotle: Fajita Veggies, 2.5 oz | 20 | 1 | 150 |
| Qdoba: Fajita Veggies (2 oz.) | 40 | 1 | 115 |
| Tomato salsa | |||
| Chipotle: Fresh Tomato Salsa, 3.5 oz | 25 | 0 | 550 |
| Qdoba: Pico de Gallo (1 oz.) | 5 | 0 | 70 |
| Cheese | |||
| Chipotle: Cheese, 1 oz | 110 | 6 | 190 |
| Qdoba: Shredded Cheese (1.0 oz.) | 110 | 7 | 180 |
| Sour cream | |||
| Chipotle: Sour Cream, 2 oz | 110 | 2 | 30 |
| Qdoba: Sour Cream, (1 oz.) | 50 | 1 | 10 |
| Guacamole | |||
| Chipotle: Guacamole, 4 oz | 230 | 2 | 370 |
| Qdoba: Hand Crafted Guacamole (4 oz.) | 170 | 2 | 330 |
| Queso | |||
| Chipotle: Queso Blanco, 2 oz | 120 | 5 | 250 |
| Qdoba: Three Cheese Queso (2 oz.) | 80 | 3 | 340 |
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What the numbers show
- Largest calorie gap in the ingredient table: steak. Chipotle lists 150 calories for Steak, 4 oz. Qdoba lists 360 for Grilled Steak (3.5 oz.).
- Largest protein gap: chicken. Chipotle lists 32 g for Chicken, 4 oz. Qdoba lists 19 g for Grilled Adobo Chicken (3.5 oz.).
- Steak bowl with guacamole: 765 calories and 36 g of protein at Chipotle, 875 calories and 35 g at Qdoba.
How this is counted
- The two chains publish different serving sizes, so part of each gap is the size of the serving. Each row shows the official serving. Nothing is scaled.
- The pairs are the same kind of ingredient, not the same recipe.
- A restaurant can serve more or less than the official serving.
- Prices and free extras are not in the data.
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Source
Every number on this page comes from the official data of each chain: Chipotle (read ), Qdoba (read ). A script computes the tables and fills in each number in the sentences from the same rows.
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