How many calories are in a chicken street taco?
One chicken street taco weighs about 50 g and carries 106 calories. Per 100 g it runs 211 calories, which means two street tacos come to 211 and still sit under one 105 g restaurant taco at 222. That is the miniature corn-tortilla version sold two or three to an order, not the plate-sized one.
You'd need to walk about 21 minutes to burn the 106 calories in one street taco (50 g).
How long does it take to burn off 106 kcal of chicken street taco?
One street taco (50 g) is 106 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 106 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 21 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 13 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 15 min |
| Jogging | 12 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 24 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (50 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken street taco quick facts
- Street taco servings, from one ounce to a plate of three
- Corn, flour, beans and bowls
- Protein per calorie is the standout row
- How does a chicken street taco compare?
- Most popular chicken street taco brands
- Chicken street taco FAQs
Chicken street taco quick facts
The record behind every number here is FNDDS 2708519, "Taco, corn tortilla, chicken, cheese", from the 2021-2023 survey release. There is no USDA entry that spells out "street taco," so the match is made two ways: the tortilla is corn, and the household measure USDA lists as "1 miniature" weighs 50 g, which is exactly the size a taqueria hands you. The alternatives are worse fits. Foundation and SR Legacy only carry fast-food soft tacos built on flour tortillas.
One honest caveat: this record is built with cheese, while a classic street taco is chicken, white onion and cilantro with salsa on the side. Skipping the cheese pulls the fat and the sodium down a little, so treat 106 as the ceiling for a plain one, not the floor.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 street taco (50 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 211 | 106 | — |
| Total fat | 9.6 g | 4.8 g | 6% |
| Saturated fat | 2.46 g | 1.2 g | 6% |
| Carbohydrate | 15.3 g | 7.7 g | 3% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.1 g | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 0.34 g | 0.2 g | — |
| Protein | 16.23 g | 8.1 g | 16% |
| Sodium | 378 mg | 189 mg | 8% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you would see on a package label are missing above, and it is not an oversight: USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this mixed-dish record. Cholesterol and potassium are published, so here they are in words: one taco carries 32 mg of cholesterol (11% DV) and 105 mg of potassium (2% DV). The sugar line is close to nothing, 0.2 g per taco, because there is no sweetener anywhere in the build.
Street taco servings, from one ounce to a plate of three
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 60 kcal |
| One street taco, miniature | 50 g | 106 kcal |
| Two street tacos | 100 g | 211 kcal |
| Three street tacos, a typical order | 150 g | 317 kcal |
| One regular taco | 105 g | 222 kcal |
| One large taco | 160 g | 338 kcal |
| 1 cup, filling and shell | 120 g | 253 kcal |
USDA publishes the household measures for the miniature (50 g), the small or regular taco (105 g), the large (160 g) and the cup (120 g). The ounce line and the three-taco line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings: 28.4 g and 150 g scaled from 211 calories per 100 g.
The cup measure is the one that trips people up. Scooping a taco apart into a measuring cup gives 120 g and 253 calories, more than two whole street tacos, because filling packs tighter than a folded shell. If you are logging by cup, you are almost certainly logging more than you ate at the counter.
Corn, flour, beans and bowls
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken taco, corn tortilla | 211 kcal | one regular, 105 g | 222 kcal |
| Chicken taco, flour tortilla | 220 kcal | one regular, 105 g | 231 kcal |
| Chicken and bean taco, corn tortilla | 193 kcal | one regular, 105 g | 203 kcal |
| Chicken and bean taco, flour tortilla | 202 kcal | one regular, 105 g | 212 kcal |
| Fast-food soft chicken taco | 189 kcal | 100 g | 189 kcal |
| Chicken taco salad | 167 kcal | 1 cup, 122 g | 204 kcal |
| Chicken taco salad with sour cream | 171 kcal | 1 cup, 122 g | 209 kcal |
Held at the same 105 g, corn versus flour is 222 against 231 calories. Nine calories is nothing. The rows that actually move are sodium, 397 mg for corn against 468 mg for flour, and fiber, 2.2 g against 1.4 g. The tortilla decides more about the taco than the calorie column suggests.
Adding beans looks like a saving and mostly is not. A bean-and-chicken corn taco drops to 193 calories per 100 g, but the beans are displacing chicken, so protein falls from 16.23 g to 11.02 g per 100 g while fiber climbs from 2.1 g to 3.2 g. You are trading protein for fiber at a slight calorie discount, not getting something for free.
The taco salad rows are the odd ones out. At 167 calories per 100 g the salad is the least dense thing on this page, but a cup of it weighs 122 g and still lands at 204 calories, close to two street tacos. Sour cream pushes it to 209 and takes fat from 8.02 g to 9.26 g per 100 g.
Packaged versions vary more than the USDA rows do. USDA's branded database lists a Foster Farms chicken street taco at 155 calories per 100 g, with a label serving of 3/4 cup (84 g) at 130 calories, and a Del Real shredded chicken taco kit at 103 calories per 100 g, or 170 for three prepared tacos. A Raley's chicken street taco with green salsa runs 253 calories per 100 g, or 251 for its 3.5 oz (99 g) serving, which is denser than anything USDA lists for a homemade one. Read the package rather than assuming.
Protein per calorie is the standout row
Two street tacos, exactly 100 g, deliver 16.2 g of protein for 211 calories. That is 32% of the Daily Value for protein at about a tenth of a 2,000-calorie day, which is a better trade than most handheld food manages. The FDA Daily Values put protein at 50 g, so three tacos alone cover roughly half of it with 24.3 g.
Two numbers ride along with that protein. Cholesterol is 63 mg per 100 g, so those same two tacos are 21% DV, and three tacos push sodium to 567 mg, about a quarter teaspoon of table salt and 25% of the 2,300 mg limit. Neither is alarming on its own, but a three-taco lunch plus chips and salsa gets to the sodium ceiling fast. If you are watching sodium, corn tortillas and salsa instead of a second cheese layer are the two levers that matter.
The corn tortilla also does quiet work on fiber. At 2.1 g per 100 g, two street tacos give 2.1 g against the 28 g Daily Value, which is modest but comes from whole corn rather than added fiber. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans count corn tortillas toward the grains group and the chicken toward protein foods, so a plate of three covers two MyPlate groups before you add anything on top.
How does a chicken street taco compare?
| Taco | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken street taco | 211 kcal | one miniature, 50 g | 106 kcal |
| Bean and cheese taco, corn tortilla | 176 kcal | one miniature, 50 g | 88 kcal |
| Bean taco, no cheese | 167 kcal | one miniature, 50 g | 84 kcal |
| Taco salad with meat | 179 kcal | 1 cup, 122 g | 218 kcal |
The two bean serving figures and the salad figure are our own arithmetic from each record's 100 g value, not USDA household servings.
Our take: the chicken taco is the densest of the four per 100 g at 211 calories, and it is still the one we would order. Protein is 16.23 g per 100 g against 5.8 g for the bean-and-cheese taco and 7.45 g for the taco salad, so the extra 18 calories per miniature taco buy nearly triple the protein. For weight loss, two chicken street tacos at 211 calories will hold you longer than three meatless bean-and-cheese ones at 264. For a cheap volume meal, the meatless bean taco at 84 calories is the better per-piece bargain, and the taco salad is the trap: one cup is 218 calories, more than two chicken street tacos, for less than half the protein per gram.
Most popular chicken street taco brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Foster Farms Chicken Street Taco | 155 cal |
| Lunds & Byerlys Chicken Street Taco Tray | 185 cal |
| Raley's Chicken Street Taco with Green Salsa | 253 cal |
| Tyson Chicken Taco Meat | 199 cal |
| Del Real Foods Shredded Chicken Taco Kit | 103 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken street taco FAQs
How many calories are in one chicken street taco?
106 calories for a 50 g street taco, the size USDA lists as one miniature. That works out to 211 calories per 100 g. It includes a corn tortilla, chicken and cheese. Skip the cheese and you land a little under 106, since fat is the row it moves most.
How many calories are in 3 chicken street tacos?
317 calories for three 50 g street tacos, or 150 g in total. That is our own arithmetic from the USDA figure of 211 calories per 100 g. The same plate carries 24.3 g of protein, 49% of the Daily Value, along with 567 mg of sodium and 3.2 g of fiber.
How much protein is in a chicken street taco?
8.1 g of protein in one 50 g taco, which is 16% of the Daily Value of 50 g. Per 100 g the figure is 16.23 g, well above every bean or salad record on this page. A bean and cheese taco gives 5.8 g per 100 g, roughly a third as much.
Corn or flour tortilla: which has fewer calories?
Corn, but barely: 222 calories against 231 for a 105 g chicken taco. The real gap is elsewhere. The corn version carries 397 mg of sodium against 468 mg, and 2.2 g of fiber against 1.4 g. Choose corn for the sodium and the fiber, not for the nine calories.
How much sodium is in chicken street tacos?
189 mg per 50 g taco, which is 8% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value. Three tacos reach 567 mg, about a quarter teaspoon of table salt and 25% of the limit. A fast-food soft chicken taco is saltier still at 613 mg per 100 g, against 378 mg for the street version.
Are chicken street tacos healthy?
They score well on the rows that usually go wrong: 2.46 g of saturated fat per 100 g, 0.34 g of total sugars and 16.23 g of protein. Sodium is the row to watch at 378 mg per 100 g. Corn tortillas count toward grains and the chicken toward protein foods on MyPlate.
Are street tacos good for weight loss?
Two of them cost 211 calories and return 16.2 g of protein, which is a strong ratio for a handheld meal. Three tacos at 317 calories fit inside a 350 to 450 calorie lunch with room for salsa. The calories climb with the shell size, not the filling: one large taco alone is 338.
How many chicken street tacos is a serving?
Two to three is the usual order, so 211 to 317 calories. USDA does not define a street taco serving in pieces; it lists one miniature taco at 50 g. Packaged versions differ, and one national brand labels its serving as 3/4 cup (84 g) at 130 calories rather than by count.
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