Flour tortilla calories come to 150 for one 7-8 inch tortilla (49 g) and 306 per 100 g. Size moves the total more than anything else: a 10-inch wrap is 220 calories and a 12-inch burrito shell is 358, with sodium climbing from 361 mg to 861 mg along the way.
150kcal
1 7 to 8 inch tortilla · 49 g, packaged, ready to heat
11%protein
4 gProtein
24 gCarbs
3.9 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Packaged, ready to heat · per 49 g
Calories
150 kcal
Protein
4 g
Carbohydrate
24 g
Fat
3.9 g
Saturated fat
1.4 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
361 mg
Potassium
61 mg
Iron
1.8 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Flour tortilla: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
7-8 inch (49 g)
150
4 g
24.2 g
3.9 g
361 mg
7%
10 inch (72 g)
220
5.9 g
35.6 g
5.8 g
530 mg
11%
12 inch (117 g)
358
9.6 g
57.8 g
9.3 g
861 mg
18%
6 inch (30 g)
92
2.5 g
14.8 g
2.4 g
221 mg
5%
3 × 7-8 inch (49 g)
450
12.1 g
1,082 mg
5 × 7-8 inch (49 g)
750
20.1 g
1,803 mg
A 12-inch tortilla is 358 calories before any filling
Tortillas look alike on the shelf, but the diameter on the bag tells you most of what you need. A 6 inch taco tortilla (30 g) is 92 calories. The standard 7-8 inch size (49 g) is 150. A 10-inch wrap (72 g) is 220, and the 12-inch burrito size (117 g) reaches 358, close to 18% of a day's calories on a 2000-calorie label basis.
That means one big burrito shell carries more than the 300 calories of two 7-8 inch tortillas. If you are tracking, log the size you actually used, not a generic tortilla. The gap between the smallest and largest size is close to four times the calories.
Counting several also adds up fast. Three 7-8 inch tortillas (147 g) are 450 calories, and five (245 g), a realistic number for a taco night, come to 750. Weighing once tells you which size your brand really is, since a tortilla sold as soft taco size can sit anywhere between the 6 inch and 7-8 inch rows.
Carbs supply 65% of the calories
A flour tortilla is mostly refined starch. Per 100 g it has 49.4 g of carbs, 8 g of fat and 8.2 g of protein, which works out to 65% of calories from carbs, 24% from fat and 11% from protein. A 7-8 inch tortilla gives you 24.2 g of carbs and 3.9 g of fat.
The fat share is higher than many people expect from bread. That comes from the shortening or oil worked into the dough, and it is why a flour tortilla has 2.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g while cholesterol stays at 0.
Protein is modest. One 7-8 inch tortilla has 4 g, 8% of the daily value, and even the 12-inch size only reaches 9.6 g. Fiber is 3.5 g per 100 g, so 1.7 g per standard tortilla, and sugars are low at 3.7 g per 100 g. The tortilla is the carb part of the meal; the protein has to come from what goes inside.
Sodium is the row to watch
At 736 mg per 100 g, flour tortillas are a salty bread. One 7-8 inch tortilla has 361 mg, 16% of the daily value, which is more than double its 7% share of daily calories. A 10-inch wrap is 530 mg, or 23%, and a 12-inch burrito shell is 861 mg, 37% of the daily value on its own.
Stack them and the number gets large. Two 7-8 inch tortillas carry 721 mg, three carry 1,082 mg, and five reach 1,803 mg before cheese, salsa or seasoned meat are added. If you watch sodium, the tortilla count matters as much as the filling.
Two easy moves help: pick the smaller size, or compare with corn tortillas, which list 45 mg of sodium per 100 g. Some brands also sell lower-sodium versions, such as La Banderita Low Sodium Flour Tortillas, so the label on your package is worth a look.
The filling decides whether it is a light meal
A 7-8 inch tortilla at 150 calories is a reasonable base. It brings carbs and some fat but only 4 g of protein, so pairing it with beans, eggs, chicken or fish turns it into a balanced plate. Vegetables like peppers, onions and lettuce add volume for very few calories.
The calories usually pile up in the extras. Cheese, sour cream and fried fillings can easily outweigh the wrap itself, and a 12-inch shell already starts at 358. If you want a large burrito feel with fewer calories, two 6 inch tortillas at 92 each come in well under one big shell.
Logging a wrap is easier when you count the tortilla and the filling separately. BodyPal can log a tortilla meal from a photo, and you can adjust the size to match the bag you bought.
How does flour tortilla compare?
Here is how a flour tortilla stacks up against corn, burrito and wrap tortillas, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For fewer calories and far less sodium, pick corn tortillas: 218 per 100 g against 306, with 45 mg of sodium versus 736 mg. Burrito and wrap tortillas match flour tortillas row for row at 220 calories per 10-inch piece, so choose those by size, not by the name on the bag.
Most popular flour tortilla brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Mi Pueblo Burrito Flour Tortillas1 tortilla · 57 g281 kcal
About 150 calories in a 7 to 8 inch tortilla (49 g), 220 in a 10-inch (72 g) and 358 in a 12-inch (117 g).
Is a flour tortilla good for weight loss?
A 7 to 8 inch tortilla has 150 calories and 1.7 g of fiber, while a 12-inch burrito size reaches 358 calories. The size picked changes the total more than the filling of a small wrap.
Flour tortilla vs corn tortilla: which has fewer calories?
Corn tortillas have 218 calories per 100 g against 306 for flour tortillas.
How many carbs are in a flour tortilla?
A 7 to 8 inch flour tortilla has 24.2 g of carbs, 4.0 g of protein and 3.9 g of fat. Per 100 g that is 49.4 g of carbs.
How many calories are in a 10-inch flour tortilla?
A 10-inch flour tortilla (72 g) has 220 calories, about 11% of a day's calories. It also carries 35.6 g of carbs, 5.8 g of fat, 5.9 g of protein and 530 mg of sodium.
How many carbs are in a flour tortilla wrap?
A 10-inch flour tortilla wrap has 35.6 g of carbs, with 2.5 g of fiber and 2.7 g of sugars. A 12-inch burrito-size wrap climbs to 57.8 g of carbs, and a 6 inch one has 14.8 g.
How much sodium is in a flour tortilla?
One 7-8 inch flour tortilla has 361 mg of sodium, 16% of the daily value. A 10-inch wrap has 530 mg (23%) and a 12-inch tortilla has 861 mg, which is 37% of the daily value.
How much protein is in a flour tortilla?
A 7-8 inch flour tortilla has 4 g of protein, 8% of the daily value. Per 100 g it is 8.2 g, and protein supplies only 11% of the calories, so most of a meal's protein must come from the filling.
How many calories are in a small taco-size flour tortilla?
A 6 inch flour tortilla (30 g) has 92 calories, 14.8 g of carbs and 221 mg of sodium. Three of them still come in under the 358 calories of one 12-inch burrito tortilla.
