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Protein at Carl's Jr.

Every chain menu in America is required to show you calories. Not one is required to show you protein. So here it is — 11 Carl's Jr. items, using Carl's Jr.'s own published figures.

Source: Carl's Jr. published nutrition, read 19 August 2026.

Ranked by protein per 100 g

Not by total. A big salad can carry a lot of protein and still be mostly volume — which matters if you can’t finish a large plate. Items without a published serving weight are listed after.

ItemProteinper 100 gServing
Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3 pieces)hand-breaded chicken tenders, 3-piece order as published25 g19.5128 g
Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (5 pieces)hand-breaded chicken tenders, 5-piece order as published41 g19.2213 g
Chicken Stars (6 pieces)star-shaped chicken pieces, 6-piece order as published14 g15.491 g
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Burritosmaller breakfast burrito as published26 g14.7177 g
Charbroiled Chicken Club Sandwichcharbroiled chicken breast club sandwich as published43 g14.0308 g
Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwichcharbroiled chicken breast BBQ sandwich as published35 g12.7275 g
Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwichhand-breaded fried chicken sandwich as published31 g12.2255 g
Steak & Egg Burritobreakfast burrito with steak and egg as published33 g12.1272 g
Double Cheeseburgerclassic small double cheeseburger as published19 g11.9159 g
Charbroiled Santa Fe Chicken Sandwichcharbroiled chicken breast sandwich, Santa Fe build as published38 g11.7325 g
Famous Star with Cheese - Singleflagship charbroiled single cheeseburger as published28 g9.8285 g

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