Tortilla Chips

8 g protein · 761 cals · 142 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

4% of kcal

5% water

9 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

39%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 761
Protein: (4%); 8 g
Fat: (52%); 44 g
Carbohydrates: (44%); 83 g
of which sugar: 3 g
Fiber: 7 g
Sodium: 110 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

El Pollo Loco

Higher-scoring, from El Pollo Loco’s own “Snacks & Sweets” in United States.

77
Chicken Tortilla Soup23 g protein · 240 cals · 388 g
36
Hatch Diced Green Chiles0 g protein · 10 cals · 37 g
35
Corn Tortillas (2)2 g protein · 90 cals · 48 g
24
Original BRC Burrito13 g protein · 409 cals · 215 g
22
Caramel Flan Cup10 g protein · 231 cals · 128 g

Nutrition as published by El Pollo Loco — check it yourself. Product photograph © El Pollo Loco, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.

All 92 items on the United States El Pollo Loco menu