Sofritas bowl calories come to 625 in the standard build, but the figure that actually distinguishes sofritas from every meat option is carbohydrate. Braised tofu in an adobo sauce brings 9 g of carbs per 4 oz serving where chicken, steak and carnitas bring 0, 1 and 0 g. Nobody expects the protein scoop to move the carb count, and this one does.
Figures are for a sofritas bowl with white rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa and cheese. Change any part of it in add the rest of the ingredients to see how the totals move.
| Build | Cal | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fiber | Sodium | Sugar | Sat fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofritas Bowl | 625 | 26 g | 76 g | 23.5 g | 12 g | 1,855 mg | 9 g | 6.5 g |
The sauce sofritas is braised in carries sugar — 5 g per serving, the most of any protein — along with the 9 g of carbohydrate. It also carries 555 mg of sodium, which is more than any of the four classic meats. In exchange you get 3 g of fiber, which no meat protein provides at all.
A sofritas bowl reaches 76 g of carbohydrate against 67 g for the same bowl with chicken. Protein moves the other way and further: 26 g versus 50 g. Sofritas is the right call for a plant-based order and a poor substitute if you were choosing chicken for the protein.
| Side by side | Cal | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fiber | Sodium | Sugar | Sat fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofritas bowl | 625 | 26 g | 76 g | 23.5 g | 12 g | 1,855 mg | 9 g | 6.5 g |
| Chicken bowl | 655 | 50 g | 67 g | 20.5 g | 9 g | 1,610 mg | 4 g | 8 g |
Yes, sofritas itself is vegan — it is braised tofu in an adobo sauce, with no animal product. Whether the finished bowl stays vegan depends on what goes on top: cheese, sour cream and queso blanco each disqualify an order, and so does the chipotle-honey vinaigrette. The vegan ordering guide lists everything that passes.
Sofritas carries 8 g of protein per 4 oz serving, against 32 g for chicken. That is 5.3 g per 100 calories, the lowest ratio of any protein on the line. Plant-based chorizo is the stronger meat-free choice at 16 g, and doubling the beans adds another 16 g on top of either.
Sofritas has sugar because of the adobo sauce it is braised in, which carries 5 g per serving. That makes it the highest-sugar protein on the line, though the figure stays well below the chipotle-honey vinaigrette at 12 g. The same braise is what gives sofritas its 9 g of carbohydrate.
Every figure here follows how the arithmetic is done. Browse the whole line at standard serving, or see the totals for a complete meal.