1 chip
5 kcal
1 g
Snacks & dessertshigher variability
Corn chips, plain (Fritos): calories and nutrition
Corn chips, plain (Fritos) has about 243 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.
What this number means
A portion-aware estimate, not a promise
A USDA reference amount weighing 45 grams has about 243 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 5–458 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
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- Calories
- 243 kcal
- Protein
- 2.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 25.8 g
- Total fat
- 15 g
Household measures
Compare listed portions
These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
1 small single serving bag
151 kcal
28 g
1 medium single serving bag
307 kcal
57 g
1 large single serving bag
458 kcal
85 g
1 100 calorie package
108 kcal
20 g
1 cup
243 kcal
45 g
At a glance
Nutrient highlights per source serving
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Total fat
15 g≈ 19% Daily ValueSodium
231.3 mg≈ 10% Daily ValueSaturated fat
1.9 g≈ 10% Daily ValueSource-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.
- The representative USDA portion contains 231 mg sodium, about 10% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 45 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 243 kcal 539 kcal | — |
| Protein | 2.8 g 6.2 g | — |
| Carbohydrate | 25.8 g 57.3 g | — |
| Total fat | 15 g 33.4 g | 19% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.8 g 4 g | — |
| Sugars | 0.1 g 0.3 g | — |
| Sodium | 231.3 mg 514 mg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 1.9 g 4.3 g | 10% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4.1 g 9.1 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7.4 g 16.4 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Potassium | 64.8 mg 144 mg | — |
| Calcium | 62.1 mg 138 mg | — |
| Iron | 0.5 mg 1.2 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 32.4 mg 72 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 1.4 µg 3 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 0.5 g 1.1 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links this survey-food entry to one source input used to calculate the reference nutrition. Publishing those inputs makes the record easier to inspect and helps explain why two similarly named foods can have different values.
How to read this
A single-source formulation
Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain is the only listed source input for this record. That does not mean every real-world version is identical; brands, preparation, water content, and portion weight can still differ.
100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plainUSDA ingredient 19003 | 100 GM | 100 g | 100% |
What changes the estimate most?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with piece or portion size, recipe or brand, fillings or frosting, added fats and sugars.
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
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piece or portion size
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recipe or brand
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fillings or frosting
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added fats and sugars
How we estimated this
Traceable back to the source record
This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31
FoodData Central ID: 2708198
FNDDS food code: 54401031
It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.