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Taco, corn tortilla calories per cup: 211–301 across all 7 named USDA examples

Across all 7 named USDA examples, a cup contains 211–301 calories. Each included example lists 120 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 1 small/regular · 105 g

261calories

Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese

Protein
16.3 g
Carbs
16.1 g
Fat
14.6 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS) · FDC 2708515 Full nutrition profile →

Compare all 7 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 7 exact records in this guide report 185–264 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 176–251 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Taco, corn tortilla, begin by separating “Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese” from “Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 7 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How taco, corn tortilla records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 7 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese 176 kcal
    176 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, with beans, cheese 193 kcal
    193 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Taco, corn tortilla, beef, with beans, cheese 212 kcal
    212 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Taco, corn tortilla, pork, with beans, cheese 214 kcal
    214 kcal
  5. Maximum: Taco, corn tortilla, pork, cheese 251 kcal
    251 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 7 named USDA records in view: 7 direct matches. All sit within “Burritos and tacos.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first two description segments” placed these 7 records together under the exact grouping key “taco corn tortilla.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Taco, corn tortilla, this page can compare 7 named records from FDC 2708515 through FDC 2708521. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

A shared 105 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Taco, corn tortilla serving totals easier to compare, but the eaten portion still has to be measured or estimated.

Composition

75 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese”; the higher is “corn tortilla, pork, cheese.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

10.4 g protein gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese” (5.8 g) and “corn tortilla, chicken, cheese” (16.2 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 7 records each use a 105 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every taco, corn tortilla; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese; “higher” ends with Taco, corn tortilla, pork, cheese, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every taco, corn tortilla meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Taco, corn tortilla, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Taco, corn tortilla nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 261 kcal 249 16.3 g 2.2 g 394 mg FDC 2708515 ↗
Taco, corn tortilla, beef, with beans, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 223 kcal 212 11.1 g 3.4 g 417 mg FDC 2708516 ↗
Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 222 kcal 211 17 g 2.2 g 397 mg FDC 2708519 ↗
Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, with beans, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 203 kcal 193 11.6 g 3.4 g 419 mg FDC 2708520 ↗
Taco, corn tortilla, pork, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 264 kcal 251 15.5 g 2.2 g 387 mg FDC 2708517 ↗
Taco, corn tortilla, pork, with beans, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 225 kcal 214 10.8 g 3.4 g 415 mg FDC 2708518 ↗
Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 185 kcal 176 6.1 g 4.4 g 441 mg FDC 2708521 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 105-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 185 calories for “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese” to 264 for “corn tortilla, pork, cheese.” At a fixed 100 grams, “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese” is 176 calories and “corn tortilla, pork, cheese” is 251—a fixed-weight separation of 75 calories. For Taco, corn tortilla, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “corn tortilla, beef, cheese”, “corn tortilla, chicken, cheese”, “corn tortilla, chicken, with beans, cheese”, “corn tortilla, pork, with beans, cheese”, and “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes cheese and queso as ingredient, salt, table, and tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn; differentiating rows include beverages, water, tap, drinking, refried beans, canned, traditional, reduced sodium, beef as ingredient in recipes, and chicken as ingredient in recipes. On this Taco, corn tortilla page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Taco, corn tortilla” cannot resolve the differences between Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese and Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    A shared source weight

    Every selected record uses 105 grams. Inside this set, serving-calorie differences therefore reflect the published composition rather than a change in source weight.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “corn tortilla, beef, cheese”, “corn tortilla, chicken, cheese”, “corn tortilla, chicken, with beans, cheese”, “corn tortilla, pork, with beans, cheese”, and “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include cheese and queso as ingredient and salt, table; rows that vary across the set include beverages, water, tap, drinking, refried beans, canned, traditional, reduced sodium, and beef as ingredient in recipes. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Taco, corn tortilla unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that taco, corn tortilla is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“corn tortilla, beef, cheese”, “corn tortilla, chicken, cheese”, “corn tortilla, pork, cheese”, and “corn tortilla, with beans, cheese”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Taco, corn tortilla source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 7 exact records behind Taco, corn tortilla source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, cheese is higher in protein per 100 g

Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, cheese reports 16.2 g versus 5.8 g for Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese: a 10.4 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

7 listed servings each weigh 105 g

The 7 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 105 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.

Choose the record before reading the number

Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese and Taco, corn tortilla, beef, with beans, cheese are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes the exact source description the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Taco, corn tortilla source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Compare two records on this page Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese vs Taco, corn tortilla, beef, with beans, cheese

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Calories: 249 versus 212 kcal per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Taco, corn tortilla, beef, with beans, cheese vs Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Calories: 212 versus 176 kcal per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 4 exact records carried forward Tacos

Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese and Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, with beans, cheese are explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path 7 context records in this source topic Burritos and tacos

Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese and Taco, corn tortilla, beef, with beans, cheese belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 6 of 7 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 5–10 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Refried beans, canned, traditional, reduced sodium

USDA input 16403 appears in 4 of 7 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 30–60 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Protein: density and serving context

In this page’s records, protein runs from 5.8 g in Taco, corn tortilla, with beans, cheese to 16.2 g in Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, cheese, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path