How much protein is in tortilla chips?

One ounce of tortilla chips (28 g) has 1.9 g of protein (141 kcal); 100 g has 6.6 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

6.6g

Calories497

Carbohydrate67.4g

Fiber4.7g

Sugars1.2g

Fat22.3g

Saturated2.8g

Sodium310 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 tortilla chips alone takes 379 g (about 13 oz) and 1883 kcal.

#4 of 6 in Snacks & cereal for protein per 100 g, #5 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in tortilla chips per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	6.6 g	497	67.4 g	22.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	1.9 g	141	19 g	6.3 g

One ounce of tortilla chips (28 g) is 2% 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 54%.

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.

tortilla chips compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Pork rinds	61.3 g	544	11.3 g
Granola	13.7 g	489	2.8 g
Graham crackers	6.7 g	430	1.6 g
Corn flakes	5.9 g	384	1.5 g
Tortilla chips	6.6 g	497	1.3 g

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Recipes with tortilla chips

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Questions

How much protein is in an ounce of tortilla chips?

One ounce of tortilla chips (28 g) has 1.9 g of protein and 141 kcal, with 19 g of carbohydrate and 6.3 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of tortilla chips?

100 g of tortilla chips has 6.6 g of protein, 497 kcal, 67.4 g of carbohydrate and 22.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 173143).

Are tortilla chips 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 tortilla chips alone takes 379 g (about 13 oz) and 1883 kcal.

Which has more protein, tortilla chips or granola?

Granola, with 13.7 g of protein per 100 g against 6.6 g for tortilla chips. Per 100 kcal: tortilla chips 1.3 g, granola 2.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173143: “Tortilla chips, yellow, plain, salted”, 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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