How much protein is in taco shells?

One hard taco shell (13 g) has 0.8 g of protein (62 kcal); 100 g has 6.4 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

6.4g

Calories476

Carbohydrate63.5g

Fiber6.7g

Sugars1.5g

Fat21.8g

Saturated7.1g

Sodium324 mg

1.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

1.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (5% of its calories): under 2.5 g is low on our scale.

25 g of protein from taco shells alone takes 391 g (about 30 hard taco shells) and 1859 kcal.

#4 of 7 in World foods for protein per 100 g, #6 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in taco shells per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	6.4 g	476	63.5 g	21.8 g
1 oz (28 g)	1.8 g	135	18 g	6.2 g
1 taco shell (13 g)	0.8 g	62	8.3 g	2.8 g

One hard taco shell (13 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 53%.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has as much protein as tostada shells and less than dry soba noodles, tahini and dry rice noodles.

taco shells compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Dry soba noodles	14.4 g	336	4.3 g
Tahini	17 g	595	2.9 g
Dry rice noodles	6 g	364	1.6 g
Taco shells	6.4 g	476	1.3 g
Tostada shells	6.2 g	474	1.3 g

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Questions

How much protein is in one hard taco shell?

One hard taco shell (13 g) has 0.8 g of protein and 62 kcal, with 8.3 g of carbohydrate and 2.8 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of taco shells?

100 g of taco shells has 6.4 g of protein, 476 kcal, 63.5 g of carbohydrate and 21.8 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172800).

Are taco shells a good source of protein?

Low in protein: 1.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (5% of its calories): under 2.5 g is low on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from taco shells alone takes 391 g (about 30 hard taco shells) and 1859 kcal.

Which has more protein, taco shells or tostada shells?

Taco shells, with 6.4 g of protein per 100 g against 6.2 g for tostada shells. Per 100 kcal: taco shells 1.3 g, tostada shells 1.3 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172800: “Taco shells, baked”, 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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