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El Pollo Loco · Sides (Small) & Sauces

Pinto Beans

72
Pinto Beans

9 g protein · 140 cals · 170 g

Why this score

solidly filling

Low energy density — a lot of food for the calories.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

26% of kcal
79% water
43 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.

How scores work

Per

Calories
140
Protein
(26%)
9 g
Fat
(3%)
<1 g
Carbohydrates
(71%)
25 g
of which sugar
1 g
Fiber
6 g
Sodium
460 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

El Pollo Loco

Higher-scoring, from El Pollo Loco’s own “Sides (Small) & Sauces” in United States.

Nutrition as published by El Pollo Loco — check it yourself. Product photograph © El Pollo Loco, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.

All 92 items on the United States El Pollo Loco menu