Protein in food · Bread & bakery
How much protein is in corn tortillas?
One 6-inch corn tortilla (24 g) has 1.4 g of protein (52 kcal); 100 g has 5.7 g.
2.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
2.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (10% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.
25 g of protein from corn tortillas alone takes 439 g (about 18 6-inch corn tortillas) and 956 kcal.
#18 of 18 in Bread & bakery for protein per 100 g, #17 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 5.7 g | 218 | 44.6 g | 2.9 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 1.6 g | 62 | 13 g | 0.8 g |
| 1 tortilla (24 g) | 1.4 g | 52 | 11 g | 0.7 g |
| 1 small (19 g) | 1.1 g | 41 | 8.5 g | 0.6 g |
One 6-inch corn tortilla (24 g) is 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 82%.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, all 4 have more protein.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-wheat bread | 12.4 g | 252 | 4.9 g |
| Bagels | 10.6 g | 264 | 4.0 g |
| Whole-wheat pita | 9.8 g | 262 | 3.7 g |
| English muffins | 7.7 g | 235 | 3.3 g |
| Corn tortillas | 5.7 g | 218 | 2.6 g |
Recipes with corn tortillas
6 recipes in the Feast Mode library use corn tortillas, macros computed the same way.
Across the 6 library recipes that use it, a serving has 60 g of corn tortillas on average, which brings 3.4 g of protein: 8% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos, at 12% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one 6-inch corn tortilla?
One 6-inch corn tortilla (24 g) has 1.4 g of protein and 52 kcal, with 11 g of carbohydrate and 0.7 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of corn tortillas?
100 g of corn tortillas has 5.7 g of protein, 218 kcal, 44.6 g of carbohydrate and 2.9 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 175036).
Are corn tortillas a good source of protein?
Moderate protein: 2.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (10% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from corn tortillas alone takes 439 g (about 18 6-inch corn tortillas) and 956 kcal.
Which has more protein, corn tortillas or English muffins?
English muffins, with 7.7 g of protein per 100 g against 5.7 g for corn tortillas. Per 100 kcal: corn tortillas 2.6 g, English muffins 3.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175036: “Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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