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Calories in
fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken

294 kcal per 100 g Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken contains 294 calories per 100 grams, or about 529 calories per each quesadilla. Per 100 g it provides 15.1 g protein, 24.0 g carbohydrate and 15.3 g fat.

By calories that splits 33% carbohydrate, 21% protein, 47% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 170765·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0768 of 1799
21%33%46% 0 74 147 221 294 kcal
Protein 15.1 g × 4 kcal/g 60 kcal · 21%
Carbohydrate 24.0 g × 4 kcal/g 96 kcal · 33%
Fat 15.3 g × 9 kcal/g 137 kcal · 46%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 294 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 294 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 294 kcal and USDA publishes 294 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 170765retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g294kcal
Per each quesadilla529kcal · 180.0 g
Protein15.1g per 100 g
Walk it off108minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving   = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100
energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F      (P, C, F in grams)
walk minutes  = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)

Full data & method →

Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 each quesadilla180.0 g 529 27.1 g43.3 g27.5 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per each quesadilla

NutrientPer 100 gPer each quesadilla
Energy294 kcal529 kcal
Protein15.1 g27.1 g
Total fat15.3 g27.5 g
Saturated fat6.2 g11.1 g
Carbohydrate24.0 g43.3 g
Fibre1.7 g3.1 g
Sugars1.9 g3.4 g
Sodium745.0 mg1,341.0 mg
Potassium183.0 mg329.4 mg
Calcium269.0 mg484.2 mg
Iron1.8 mg3.2 mg
Vitamin C0.1 mg0.2 mg
Vitamin A72.0 µg129.6 µg
Cholesterol37.0 mg66.6 mg
Water42.6 g76.7 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 170765·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken compares

Among the 79 fast foods items on this site, fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken ranks 29 of 79 by calorie density, against a category average of 266 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 11% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 5.1 g of protein per 100 calories, a moderate protein contribution.

To burn off one each quesadilla (529 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 108 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken?

Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken contains 294 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 529 calories per each quesadilla. It also provides 15.1 g of protein, 24.0 g of carbohydrate and 15.3 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken?

By calories, fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken is roughly 33% carbohydrate, 21% protein and 47% fat. That makes it a predominantly fat-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a each quesadilla?

About 108 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Fast foods, quesadilla, with chicken". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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