Tortilla Chips (side)

2 g protein · 201 cals · 37 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

10 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

40%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 201
Protein: (4%); 2 g
Fat: (51%); 11 g
Carbohydrates: (45%); 22 g
of which sugar: 1 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sodium: 30 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