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How Many Calories in Taco Salad?

1 bowl (~400 g) has about 590 calories.

Why estimates miss: Taco Salad is a multi-ingredient dish. The fried tortilla shell, cheese, and sour cream push this far above a plain salad. Generic calorie apps undercount the hidden oil, sauce and portion — CalDesk AI's photo estimate is tuned to catch exactly this.

Nutrition (1 bowl (~400 g))

Calories590 kcal
Protein28 g
Carbs40 g
Fat35 g

Where the calories come from

About 19% of the calories come from protein, 27% from carbs and 54% from fat. That works out to about 148 calories per 100 g.

Based on the Atwater factors: 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate, and 9 calories per gram of fat.

Calories by portion size

Portion Calories Protein Carbs Fat
1 bowl (~400 g)590 kcal28 g40 g35 g
100 g148 kcal7 g10 g8.8 g
200 g295 kcal14 g20 g17.5 g
Half serving295 kcal14 g20 g17.5 g

Values are estimates for a typical serving and vary by preparation. Not medical or dietary advice.

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