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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Corn Tortilla

Corn Tortilla
(Corn Tortilla) This is a 6-inch diameter corn tortilla that is made from whole corn, water, and lime, which contains no additives. We purchase these tortillas in a 2-pound package in our supermarket. We primarily use them for making toasted and roll-up sandwiches, mini-pizzas, and snacks. There is almost always a package of them in our refrigerator. We also have found that they are best cooked in a microwave oven, since baking them in a conventional oven causes them to dry out and flake on the surface before the inner ingredients are cooked. See the nutritional chart below.

Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn, without added salt

Refuse: 0%
NDB No: 18449 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams 		Number
of Data
Points 		Std.
Error 		1.00 X 1 tortilla, medium (approx 6" dia)
-------
26g
Proximates
Water
g
44.10
42
0.662
11.47
Energy
kcal
222
0
0.000
58
Energy
kJ
929
0
0.000
242
Protein
g
5.70
29
0.128
1.48
Total lipid (fat)
g
2.50
25
0.238
0.65
Ash
g
1.20
29
0.058
0.31
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
46.60
0
0.000
12.12
Fiber, total dietary
g
5.2
0
0.000
1.4
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
175
53
7.154
46
Iron, Fe
mg
1.40
44
0.071
0.36
Magnesium, Mg
mg
65
30
1.531
17
Phosphorus, P
mg
314
42
26.162
82
Potassium, K
mg
154
35
7.238
40
Sodium, Na
mg
11
0
0.000
3
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.94
33
0.076
0.24
Copper, Cu
mg
0.154
13
0.015
0.040
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.402
12
0.011
0.105
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
0.0
5
0.000
0.0
Thiamin
mg
0.112
31
0.015
0.029
Riboflavin
mg
0.073
23
0.008
0.019
Niacin
mg
1.498
33
0.096
0.389
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.194
12
0.014
0.050
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.219
11
0.027
0.057
Folate, total
mcg
114
0
0.000
30
Folic acid
mcg
99
0
0.000
26
Folate, food
mcg
15
11
1.288
4
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
183
0
0.000
48
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0.000
0.00
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
0
0
0.000
0
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0.000
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
0
0
0.000
0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.334
0
0.000
0.087
16:0
g
0.295
0
0.000
0.077
18:0
g
0.039
0
0.000
0.010
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.649
0
0.000
0.169
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.002
0
0.000
0.001
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.647
0
0.000
0.168
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
1.122
0
0.000
0.292
18:2 undifferentiated
g
1.088
0
0.000
0.283
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.034
0
0.000
0.009
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0.000
0
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.042
0
0.000
0.011
Threonine
g
0.218
0
0.000
0.057
Isoleucine
g
0.208
0
0.000
0.054
Leucine
g
0.711
0
0.000
0.185
Lysine
g
0.163
0
0.000
0.042
Methionine
g
0.121
0
0.000
0.031
Cystine
g
0.105
0
0.000
0.027
Phenylalanine
g
0.285
0
0.000
0.074
Tyrosine
g
0.236
0
0.000
0.061
Valine
g
0.294
0
0.000
0.076
Arginine
g
0.289
0
0.000
0.075
Histidine
g
0.177
0
0.000
0.046
Alanine
g
0.434
0
0.000
0.113
Aspartic acid
g
0.403
0
0.000
0.105
Glutamic acid
g
1.087
0
0.000
0.283
Glycine
g
0.238
0
0.000
0.062
Proline
g
0.506
0
0.000
0.132
Serine
g
0.275
0
0.000
0.072

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23 (2010)

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