A CAVA bowl has no single fixed number. Your base, your main, your dips and your dressing each add their own share.
Two bowls that look alike can land 200 calories apart. The difference usually sits in the base and the dressing, not in the toppings.
This cava nutrition calculator lets you build your exact bowl first. You add each part you plan to order and watch the total change as you go.
Build Your Meal
Tap items to add them — totals update live.
How this calculator works
- Start with your format. Pick a set bowl or pita as listed, or start from a base and build your own.
- Add one main, then add each dip and spread you plan to take. Each dip is a separate row.
- Add your toppings one by one. Most toppings are small, but avocado and feta add real calories.
- Add one dressing and read your totals for calories, protein, carbs and fat. Swap the dressing or the base and compare.
Each item uses the serving value from the official guide. If you take a double portion of a main, add that main twice.
Worked example: a bowl you build yourself
Say you build a bowl with saffron rice, grilled chicken, two dips, a fresh topping and vinaigrette. Here is the full build.
Inputs
| Item | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffron Basmati Rice | 290 | 5g | 54g | 7g |
| Grilled Chicken | 250 | 28g | 3g | 13g |
| Hummus | 50 | 2g | 4g | 2.5g |
| Tzatziki | 30 | 2g | 1g | 2.5g |
| Tomato + Cucumber | 5 | 0g | 1g | 0g |
| Greek Vinaigrette | 130 | 0g | 1g | 14g |
Results
| Total | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 755 |
| Protein | 37g |
| Carbs | 64g |
| Fat | 39g |
Now compare that build with the set Chicken + Rice Bowl on the menu. That bowl has 700 calories, 40g of protein, 44g of carbs and 42g of fat.
Your own build has 55 more calories and 20g more carbs. It also has 3g less protein and 3g less fat.
Neither bowl is wrong. They are just different builds, and the cava calorie calculator shows you the gap before you order either one.
Your base decides more than your toppings
Most toppings on this menu sit between 5 and 45 calories. Your base can sit anywhere from 20 to 310 calories, so the base choice moves your total first.
Black Lentils stand out in the base list. One serving has 270 calories and 18g of protein, with 37g of carbs and 7g of fat.
Saffron Basmati Rice has 290 calories but only 5g of protein. Brown Rice has 310 calories and 7g of protein.
So the lentils give you 13g more protein than the saffron rice for 20 fewer calories. If protein is your goal, the base swap does more work than any topping change.
Greens sit at the other end. Super Greens have 35 calories, and Romaine and Arugula have 20 calories each.
A half rice, half greens build is a fair middle path. Your real total will land below the full rice figure.
Dressing spread: a 150 calorie gap in one ladle
Dressings have the widest spread of any group on this menu. Garlic Dressing has 180 calories and 20g of fat, the highest dressing figure in this dataset.
Yogurt Dill has 30 calories and 2g of fat. That is a 150 calorie gap between two dressings that go on the same bowl.
The rest of the list sits between them:
- Greek Vinaigrette: 130 calories, 14g of fat
- Skhug: 80 calories, 9g of fat
- Lemon Herb Tahini: 70 calories, 6g of fat
- Hot Harissa Vinaigrette: 70 calories, 7g of fat
- Balsamic Date Vinaigrette: 60 calories, 4g of fat
- Strawberry Sesame Dressing: 60 calories, 5g of fat
Your dips add a smaller amount. Hummus has 50 calories, Tzatziki has 30, and Crazy Feta has 70.
Two dips and a heavy dressing can add 300 calories to a bowl. Two dips and Yogurt Dill add about 110.
You can also check a rice bowl here against the main Qdoba nutrition calculator if you switch between the two chains during the week.
Set bowls vs building your own
A set bowl gives you one fixed total. The Greek Salad Bowl has 580 calories and 37g of protein. The Falafel Crunch Bowl has 860 calories and 24g of protein.
That 280 calorie gap between two set bowls surprises a lot of readers. The falafel main explains much of it, since Falafel alone has 350 calories and 26g of fat.
Building your own gives you control over each part. You can take the falafel flavour with a greens base and a light dressing and land well below 860.
Pitas follow the same pattern. The Greek Chicken Pita has 720 calories and 48g of protein. The Spicy Chicken + Avocado Pita has 930 calories and 48g of protein. Same protein, 210 more calories.
Popular CAVA items
| Item | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken + Rice Bowl | 700 | 40g | 44g | 42g |
| Greek Salad Bowl | 580 | 37g | 19g | 40g |
| Falafel Crunch Bowl | 860 | 24g | 88g | 56g |
| Greek Chicken Pita | 720 | 48g | 64g | 30g |
| Saffron Basmati Rice | 290 | 5g | 54g | 7g |
| Black Lentils | 270 | 18g | 37g | 7g |
| Grilled Chicken | 250 | 28g | 3g | 13g |
| Grilled Steak | 170 | 23g | 1g | 9g |
| Falafel | 350 | 6g | 24g | 26g |
| Harissa Honey Chicken | 260 | 26g | 7g | 14g |
| Garlic Dressing | 180 | 0g | 0g | 20g |
| Yogurt Dill | 30 | 2g | 1g | 2g |
Accuracy and sources
All figures on this page come from the CAVA Nutrition and Allergen Guide, the official guide linked from cava.com/nutrition. The guide file was created in June 2026 and read in October 2026 for this dataset.
The available transcription of that guide carried calories, protein, carbs and fat only. No missing value has been filled in with a guess. If the guide PDF shows a different value on the day you order, use the guide value.
FAQs
How many calories are in the CAVA Chicken + Rice Bowl?
700 calories. The bowl also has 40g of protein, 44g of carbs and 42g of fat.
Which CAVA base has the most protein?
Black Lentils have the most protein, at 18g per serving. The same serving has 270 calories, 37g of carbs and 7g of fat.
Does this cava nutrition calculator show sodium?
No, it does not show sodium for CAVA. The dataset for this brand covers calories, protein, carbs and fat only, and this page does not fill the gap with estimates.
What is the lowest calorie CAVA dressing?
Yogurt Dill is the lowest at 30 calories per serving. Garlic Dressing is the highest at 180 calories.
How many calories are in CAVA Grilled Chicken?
250 calories. One serving also has 28g of protein, 3g of carbs and 13g of fat.
Can I use this page as a cava calorie calculator for pitas?
Yes, you can. Set pitas are listed as single items, such as the Greek Chicken Pita at 720 calories, and you can add sides and drinks to them in the tool.
Which set bowl has the fewest calories?
The Strawberry Steak Salad has the fewest, at 420 calories. It also has 32g of protein, 26g of carbs and 22g of fat.
Build it once, order with the number in hand
Build your usual bowl one time and note the dressing line. For most bowls, the dressing and the base decide the total.