How many calories are in a Mexican pizza?
A 1-cup serving of Mexican pizza, 120 g of it cut up, carries 299 calories. Per 100 g the dish runs 249 calories, and the USDA one-pizza portion is exactly 100 g, so the whole round on that record is 249. Fat supplies about half of the total.
You'd need to walk about 60 minutes to burn the 299 calories in a 1-cup (120 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off Mexican pizza?
A 1-cup (120 g) serving is 299 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 299 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr |
| Cycling, moderate | 37 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 43 min |
| Jogging | 35 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 6 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (120 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Mexican pizza quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a full cup
- Where Mexican pizza sits among Mexican mixed dishes
- Saturated fat and sodium are the rows to watch
- How does Mexican pizza compare?
- Most popular mexican pizza brands
- FAQ
Mexican pizza quick facts
There is exactly one USDA entry for this dish: FNDDS 2708507, "Mexican pizza", filed under other Mexican mixed dishes. Neither the Foundation Foods set nor SR Legacy has a Mexican pizza record at all, and no packaged US grocery label carries the name either, because the dish lives on restaurant menus rather than in the freezer aisle. So the FNDDS row is the number, and it is also the only source with household measures attached.
The column below is the 1-cup portion, which is how most people end up logging a cut-up pizza. Keep the per-100-g column in view too, since that is the honest way to price a round that is bigger or smaller than the survey one.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (120 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 249 | 299 | — |
| Total fat | 13.94 g | 16.7 g | 21% |
| Saturated fat | 4.49 g | 5.4 g | 27% |
| Carbohydrate | 15.3 g | 18.4 g | 7% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.1 g | 2.5 g | 9% |
| Total sugars | 0.34 g | 0.4 g | — |
| Protein | 15.47 g | 18.6 g | 37% |
| Sodium | 375 mg | 450 mg | 20% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two label rows are missing on purpose. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this record, so filling those lines in would mean guessing, and a guess in a nutrition table is worse than a gap. Cholesterol and potassium are published: 46 mg and 214 mg per 100 g, which works out to 55 mg of cholesterol (18% DV) and 257 mg of potassium (5% DV) in the cup.
Here is the split worth remembering. Fat contributes 13.94 g × 9 = 125 of the 249 calories in 100 g, a hair over half. Carbohydrate contributes about 61, protein about 62. The cheese and the fried base are doing the calorie work; the dough is not.
US servings, from one ounce to a full cup
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 71 kcal |
| Half a USDA pizza | 50 g | 125 kcal |
| One USDA pizza | 100 g | 249 kcal |
| 1 cup, cut up | 120 g | 299 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 249 kcal |
The 1-cup and 1-pizza lines are USDA household measures. The 1 oz and half-pizza lines are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Now the trap, and it is the biggest one on this page. The survey record defines "1 pizza" as 100 g. That is a small round by American restaurant standards, and a menu version can run well past it before you have touched a side. If you log "one Mexican pizza" and let an app assume 100 g, you may be under-counting by a wide margin. Weigh the plate once, learn what your usual portion actually is in grams, then multiply by 2.49 forever after.
The cup measure has the opposite quirk. A cup of cut-up pizza is 120 g, not the volume of a whole round, so the cup is not a shorthand for "a serving of pizza." It is a scoop of pieces.
Where Mexican pizza sits among Mexican mixed dishes
USDA files Mexican pizza next to the rest of the mixed-dish shelf, and that neighborhood is remarkably flat. Every dish below sits between 231 and 260 calories per 100 g, a spread of 29 calories across seven records. The 1 oz column is our own scaling from each USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving.
| Dish (USDA FNDDS) | Per 100 g | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Fajita, beef or pork | 231 kcal | 65 kcal |
| Pupusa, meat | 232 kcal | 66 kcal |
| Mexican pizza | 249 kcal | 71 kcal |
| Gordita, meat with beans | 252 kcal | 71 kcal |
| Quesadilla with vegetables | 253 kcal | 72 kcal |
| Pupusa, cheese only | 256 kcal | 73 kcal |
| Chimichanga with beans | 260 kcal | 74 kcal |
Only two of the six neighbors come in lighter than Mexican pizza per 100 g: a beef or pork fajita at 231 and a meat pupusa at 232. Everything else is heavier, and the heaviest, a bean chimichanga at 260, is only 11 calories per 100 g above the pizza. At real portion sizes that difference disappears into how much you serve yourself.
There is no shortcut here through brand shopping, either. USDA's Branded database holds no clean retail label for Mexican pizza, so if you buy one it comes from a restaurant kitchen, and the only way to log it accurately is by weight. A homemade version follows the same rule: swap a flour tortilla base for a fried one, or pile on more cheese, and the per-gram number moves before the plate ever hits the scale.
Saturated fat and sodium are the rows to watch
Calories are not the interesting story on this label. Saturated fat is. A 1-cup serving carries 5.4 g, which is 27% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans keep saturated fat under 10% of daily calories. One cup uses up about a quarter of that allowance while delivering 15% of a 2,000-calorie day.
Sodium is the second row. The cup holds 450 mg, 20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, or roughly a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt. That is moderate on its own and easy to double with salted chips beside it.
The number that goes the other way is protein: 18.6 g in a cup, 37% of the Daily Value, from cheese and seasoned meat. That is a genuinely strong ratio for a dish this indulgent, and it is the reason a Mexican pizza sits better as a lunch than most 300-calorie snacks do. MyPlate counts foods like this in the protein group precisely because of rows like that one. Fiber helps a little too, at 2.5 g in the cup, 9% of the DV.
How does Mexican pizza compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican pizza | 249 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 71 kcal |
| Gordita, meat with beans | 252 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 71 kcal |
| Quesadilla with vegetables | 253 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 72 kcal |
| Pupusa, cheese only | 256 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 73 kcal |
Our take: on calories these four are the same food. Mexican pizza is the lowest per 100 g of the group by 3 to 7 calories, which is noise once a scale gets involved. Pick on macros instead. If you want protein for your calories, Mexican pizza wins outright at 15.47 g per 100 g against 11.72 g for a cheese pupusa, 11.41 g for a gordita and 8.14 g for a vegetable quesadilla. If you are watching saturated fat rather than protein, the pizza is the one to portion carefully, and the fajita on the previous table is the better plate.
Most popular mexican pizza brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Hannaford Mexican Style Crispy Thin Crust Pizza | 209 cal |
| Palermo's Mexican Style Pizza | 211 cal |
| Totino's Crisp Crust Pizza Mexican Style | 227 cal |
| Jack's Original Thin Crust Pizza Mexican Style | 236 cal |
| Red Baron Classic Crust Pizza Mexican Style | 242 cal |
| Snow Days Taco Pizza Bites | 271 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Mexican pizza FAQs
How many calories are in a Mexican pizza?
A 1-cup serving of 120 g is 299 calories, and the USDA one-pizza portion of 100 g is 249. The dish sits at 249 calories per 100 g, so the honest answer depends on weight rather than on the word pizza. Weigh the piece and multiply.
How much protein is in a Mexican pizza?
18.6 g of protein in a 1-cup serving, which is 37% of the Daily Value, and 15.47 g per 100 g. That is a strong number for a cheesy mixed dish, and it beats every other dish in the comparison table per 100 g, thanks to the cheese and the meat.
How many carbs are in a Mexican pizza?
18.4 g of carbohydrate in a 1-cup serving, 7% of the Daily Value, and 15.3 g per 100 g. Carbohydrate supplies only about a quarter of the calories here, while fat supplies half. A vegetable quesadilla carries nearly twice the carbs at 29.18 g per 100 g.
Is Mexican pizza high in sodium?
450 mg of sodium in a 1-cup serving, which is 20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, or roughly a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt. Per 100 g it is 375 mg. That is moderate for a Mexican mixed dish, but it adds up quickly with salted chips on the side.
How many calories are in half a Mexican pizza?
About 125 calories for half of the USDA one-pizza portion, which is 50 g. That is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 249 calories, not a USDA serving. Half of a larger restaurant round weighs more and costs more, so weigh it before you halve it.
Is Mexican pizza healthy?
It is better than its reputation on protein and worse on saturated fat. A 1-cup serving gives 18.6 g of protein, 37% of the Daily Value, alongside 5.4 g of saturated fat, 27% of the DV, and 450 mg of sodium. Portion size decides how it lands in your day.
Mexican pizza vs quesadilla: which has fewer calories?
Nearly a tie per 100 g: Mexican pizza is 249 calories, a quesadilla with vegetables 253. The difference is in the macros. The pizza carries 15.47 g of protein and 15.3 g of carbohydrate; the quesadilla carries 8.14 g of protein and 29.18 g of carbohydrate. Pick by macro, not calories.
Does Mexican pizza have added sugar?
Total sugars are 0.34 g per 100 g and 0.4 g in a 1-cup serving, which is close to nothing. USDA does not publish added sugars for this record, so that label line cannot be filled in honestly. What sugar there is arrives with the tomato and the cheese.
Similar foods
- Street Taco — 125 cal per street taco
- Caesar Chicken Wrap — 643 cal per wrap
- Ribs — 267 cal for 3 ribs
- Asada taco — 243 cal per taco
- Top Sirloin Steak — 413 cal per 6 oz steak
- Tempura shrimp — 109 cal for 6 large shrimp
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the plate and BodyPal counts the pizza for you, cheese and all.
