Protein at Del Taco
Every chain menu in America is required to show you calories. Not one is required to print protein on the menu. So here it is — 12 Del Taco items, using the figures Del Taco publishes.
Source: Del Taco published nutrition, read 9 September 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.
| Item | Protein | per 100 g | Serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Cheddar Quesadillachicken cheddar quesadilla as published | 29 g | 14.9 | 195 g |
| Breakfast Burrito (Bacon, Egg & Cheese)bacon, egg and cheese breakfast burrito as published | 30 g | 13.5 | 223 g |
| Double Del Cheeseburger with Bacondouble cheeseburger with bacon as published | 37 g | 13.2 | 280 g |
| The Del Taco (Crunchy)the chain's namesake larger taco, crunchy shell, as published | 16 g | 13.2 | 121 g |
| Breakfast Roller (Bacon, Egg & Cheese)small bacon, egg and cheese roller as published | 16 g | 13.0 | 123 g |
| Carne Asada Steak Street Tacosmall carne asada steak street taco as published | 10 g | 10.9 | 92 g |
| Grilled Chicken Street Tacosmall grilled chicken street taco as published | 9 g | 10.0 | 90 g |
| Spicy Grilled Chicken Burritospicy grilled chicken burrito as published | 30 g | 9.5 | 315 g |
| Del Cheeseburgersingle cheeseburger as published | 17 g | 8.9 | 191 g |
| Epic Grilled Chicken Fresh Guacamole BurritoEpic Burritos line; grilled chicken with fresh guacamole as published | 39 g | 8.8 | 442 g |
| Bean & Cheese Burrito (Red)bean and cheese burrito with red sauce as published | 24 g | 8.6 | 280 g |
| Taco Salad with Fresh Guac (Grilled Chicken)grilled chicken taco salad with fresh guacamole as published | 26 g | 6.2 | 421 g |
What's your number?
These are the restaurant's figures. Your daily protein target is worked out from your own measurements — six questions, about two minutes. Free, no card, no account.
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