Protein in food · Bread & bakery
How much protein is in flour tortillas?
One 8-inch flour tortilla (48 g) has 3.9 g of protein (147 kcal); 100 g has 8.2 g.
2.7 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
2.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (11% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.
25 g of protein from flour tortillas alone takes 305 g (about 6⅓ 8-inch flour tortillas) and 933 kcal.
#16 of 18 in Bread & bakery for protein per 100 g, #16 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 8.2 g | 306 | 49.4 g | 8 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 2.3 g | 87 | 14 g | 2.3 g |
| 1 tortilla (48 g) | 3.9 g | 147 | 24 g | 3.8 g |
| 1 small (30 g) | 2.5 g | 92 | 15 g | 2.4 g |
| 1 large (72 g) | 5.9 g | 220 | 36 g | 5.8 g |
One 8-inch flour tortilla (48 g) is 3% 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 65%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoagie rolls | 9.9 g | 293 | 3.4 g |
| Naan | 9.6 g | 291 | 3.3 g |
| Whole-wheat tortillas | 9.8 g | 310 | 3.2 g |
| Brioche buns | 9.5 g | 307 | 3.1 g |
| Flour tortillas | 8.2 g | 306 | 2.7 g |
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Recipes with flour tortillas
3 recipes in the Feast Mode library use flour tortillas, macros computed the same way.
Across the 3 library recipes that use it, a serving has 68 g of flour tortillas on average, which brings 5.6 g of protein: 11% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in High-Protein Crunchwrap, at 12% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one 8-inch flour tortilla?
One 8-inch flour tortilla (48 g) has 3.9 g of protein and 147 kcal, with 24 g of carbohydrate and 3.8 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of flour tortillas?
100 g of flour tortillas has 8.2 g of protein, 306 kcal, 49.4 g of carbohydrate and 8 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 175037).
Are flour tortillas a good source of protein?
Moderate protein: 2.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (11% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from flour tortillas alone takes 305 g (about 6⅓ 8-inch flour tortillas) and 933 kcal.
Which has more protein, flour tortillas or brioche buns?
Brioche buns, with 9.5 g of protein per 100 g against 8.2 g for flour tortillas. Per 100 kcal: flour tortillas 2.7 g, brioche buns 3.1 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175037: “Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated”, 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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