Barbacoa

What Chipotle says is in it

Chipotle’s ingredient statement for Barbacoa names eleven ingredients: Bay Leaf, Beef, Black Pepper, Chipotle Chili, Cloves, Cumin, Garlic, Oregano, Salt, High Oleic Sunflower Oil and Water. On beef the ingredients page says: “Our steak and Barbacoa always start with Responsibly Raised beef. Then, we achieve tenderness in two ways. First, we cook it sous vide, which locks in moisture by heating the beef at a precise, low temperature for a looong time. Then we marinate it overnight in our smoky, spicy chipotle pepper adobo, and finish it on the grill (for steak) or add aromatic spices like oregano, cloves, and bay leaf, braise it slowly at a low temperature until it’s mouthwateringly tender, then shred it by hand (for Barbacoa). Sorry, is our beef-geek showing?” On cloves the ingredients page says: “We use cloves to season our Barbacoa. They’re added to our spice blend to impart their warm, aromatic flavor. And if we served eggnog (you know that it’d be crazy delicious), we’d be using cloves in that as well.”

On 25 September 2026 Barbacoa was listed at all 368 restaurants read, in 48 states and DC. That makes it a core item, on every open menu read.

The record against a day

Per 4 oz, Barbacoa carries 170 calories, 24 g of protein, 530 mg of sodium and 2 g of carbohydrate on its calculator record. That is 8 percent of a 2,000 calorie day and 23 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium daily value, with 1 g of fiber (4 percent of the daily value). Cholesterol is not in the calculator; the printed sheet’s row for Barbacoa gives 65 mg for the same portion.

The brand publishes five other portions for it: kid’s portion, 2 oz at 80 calories; half portion at 85 calories (calories only); extra portion, double protein at 340 calories (calories only); side of barbacoa at 170 calories; family meal portion, 8 oz, serves 2 at 340 calories (calories only). The build on an entree page sums whichever portion the format serves: a kid’s meal counts the kid’s portion.

What it costs

Barbacoa is included in every entree at the format’s portion; what the menus price is a second portion: $6.00 at the median on a burrito, in a bowl or on a salad ($5.35 to $7.10, 368 restaurants) and $10.00 at the median in a family meal ($9.00 to $10.00, 368 restaurants). The brand’s double protein offer terms of 27 August 2026 put it this way: “Mixed protein orders will be charged for the higher-priced protein.”

What the chart says

The chart’s row for Barbacoa says it contains none of the four chart allergens; it is marked keto and paleo. The chart’s standing cautions apply to every row: “Individual foods may come into contact with one another during preparation, which is not reflected on this chart.”

Where it turns up on the menu

Barbacoa is the protein of seven entrees on the board: Beef Barbacoa Burrito, Beef Barbacoa Bowl, Beef Barbacoa Salad, Beef Barbacoa Tacos (3), Beef Barbacoa Quesadilla, Beef Barbacoa Kid’s Build Your Own and Beef Barbacoa Kid’s Quesadilla. It is a part of one configured meal: Family Meal - Beef Barbacoa.

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