How many calories are in a steak street taco?
One steak street taco weighs about 50 g and carries 125 calories. Per 100 g the same taco runs 249 calories, with 15.47 g of protein packed into something that fits in your palm. Order three, the way street tacos are actually served, and the plate lands at 374 calories.
You'd need to walk about 25 minutes to burn the 125 calories in one street taco (50 g).
How long does it take to burn off 125 kcal of steak street taco?
One street taco (50 g) is 125 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 125 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 25 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 16 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 18 min |
| Jogging | 15 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 28 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
- Steak street taco quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to three on a plate
- Corn, flour, beans and filling only
- Sodium moves faster than the calories do
- How does a steak street taco compare?
- Most popular steak street taco brands
- FAQ
Steak street taco quick facts
The number above comes from FNDDS 2708515, "Taco, corn tortilla, beef, cheese", the USDA record for a corn-tortilla beef taco. It is the only record in the set that ships with a "1 miniature" household measure of 50 g, and that is exactly what a street taco is: a small corn tortilla, a spoonful of grilled meat, a pinch of cheese or cilantro. Chain records (Taco Bell and the rest) describe a restaurant menu item, not the two-bite taco a truck hands you in a paper tray.
USDA does not publish a separate record for carne asada specifically, so the beef taco line stands in for steak. The cuts differ, the build does not, and the beef record is the closest match by construction rather than by name.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 street taco (50 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 249 | 125 | — |
| Total fat | 13.94 g | 7.0 g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 4.49 g | 2.2 g | 11% |
| 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 | 15.47 g | 7.7 g | 15% |
| Sodium | 375 mg | 188 mg | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 46 mg | 23 mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 214 mg | 107 mg | 2% |
% 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 packaged label are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. FNDDS does not publish either value for mixed dishes, so listing them would mean inventing them. Total sugars at 0.34 g per 100 g are close enough to zero that the question barely matters — a street taco is meat, corn and fat, not a sugar delivery system.
US servings, from one ounce to three on a plate
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 71 kcal |
| One street taco, truck size | 50 g | 125 kcal |
| Three street tacos, one order | 150 g | 374 kcal |
| One small or regular taco | 105 g | 261 kcal |
| One large taco | 160 g | 398 kcal |
| 1 cup, chopped | 120 g | 299 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 249 kcal |
The 50 g, 105 g, 160 g and 1-cup lines are USDA household measures attached to the record itself. The 1 oz row and the three-taco order are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings — an order of three is how the food is sold, not how the database counts it.
Size is where people go wrong, not the recipe. A street taco and a "regular" taco are the same food; one is 50 g and the other is 105 g, and that alone doubles the number, from 125 to 261 calories. A single large taco at 160 g is 398 calories, more than three street tacos. If someone tells you they had "two tacos," the answer is somewhere between 250 and 796 calories, and the tortilla diameter decides which.
Corn, flour, beans and filling only
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steak street taco, corn tortilla | 249 kcal | 1 street taco, 50 g | 125 kcal |
| Flour tortilla taco | 257 kcal | 1 small or regular, 105 g | 270 kcal |
| Street taco with beans, corn tortilla | 212 kcal | 1 street taco, 50 g | 106 kcal |
| Taco with beans, flour tortilla | 221 kcal | 1 small or regular, 105 g | 232 kcal |
| Taco meat filling only, no tortilla | 181 kcal | 1 cup, 204 g | 369 kcal |
| Restaurant soft taco, ground beef | 219 kcal | 1 taco, 134 g | 293 kcal |
Corn versus flour is the argument everyone has, and the numbers refuse to take a side: 249 against 257 calories per 100 g, a gap of eight. At the same 105 g weight that is 261 against 270 calories — nine calories, less than a bite. What corn actually buys you is fiber, 2.1 g per 100 g against 1.3 g, and a little less sodium, 375 mg against 444 mg.
Beans are the real lever. Adding them to a corn tortilla taco drops it to 212 calories per 100 g while pushing fiber up from 2.1 g to 3.2 g, so a bean-and-beef street taco is 106 calories instead of 125 and leaves you fuller. Skip the tortilla entirely and you get the filling record at 181 calories per 100 g — a cup of it, 204 g, is 369 calories, which is a bowl, not a taco.
Packaged kits sit right in the same band. The Old El Paso Carne Asada Steak Street Taco Kit lists 261 calories per 100 g and 209 for its 80 g kit portion, and Kevin's Natural Foods Mild Beef Taco Meat comes in at 186 per 100 g. Nothing on the shelf changes the math you get from a truck.
Sodium moves faster than the calories do
Here is the trade nobody prints on the menu board. Two street tacos weigh 100 g and cost you 249 calories, about 12% of a 2,000-calorie day. The same two tacos carry 375 mg of sodium, which is 16% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg. Sodium runs ahead of energy at every serving size, and it keeps running: three tacos are 563 mg, roughly a quarter teaspoon of table salt, before any salsa hits the plate.
Protein is the row that redeems it. One street taco holds 7.7 g, 15% of the Daily Value in 125 calories, and three deliver 23.2 g. That is a genuinely good ratio for a handheld — MyPlate puts most adults around 5 to 6.5 ounce-equivalents of protein foods a day, and an order of street tacos covers a real chunk of it. Saturated fat stays modest at 2.2 g per taco, 11% DV, though three tacos take that to 33%, which the Dietary Guidelines would rather you kept under 10% of calories for the day.
How does a steak street taco compare?
| Taco | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steak street taco, corn tortilla | 249 kcal | one taco, 105 g | 261 kcal |
| Chicken taco with beans, corn tortilla | 193 kcal | one taco, 105 g | 203 kcal |
| Bean taco, flour tortilla | 184 kcal | one taco, 105 g | 193 kcal |
| Bean taco, corn tortilla | 176 kcal | one taco, 105 g | 185 kcal |
Our take: the steak taco is the heaviest of the four per gram and per taco, and it also leads on protein — 15.47 g per 100 g against 11.02 g for chicken with beans and 5.8 g for the corn-tortilla bean taco. If you are cutting calories, the bean taco saves you 76 calories a piece at the same weight and is the honest pick. If you are eating to stay full until dinner, take the steak: 261 calories for 16 g of protein beats 185 calories for 6 g, and you will not be back in the kitchen at four o'clock. Order steak, order it street-sized, and skip the fourth one.
Most popular steak 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) |
|---|---|
| Great Value Seasoned Beef Taco Filling | 212 cal |
| Old El Paso Carne Asada Steak Street Taco Kit | 261 cal |
| Kevin's Natural Foods Mild Beef Taco Meat | 186 cal |
| DiLuigi Fiesta Beef Taco Filling | 250 cal |
| Chiappetti Seasoned Grass Fed Beef Taco Meat | 205 cal |
| Big Y Beef Tacos | 167 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Steak street taco FAQs
How many calories are in a steak street taco?
125 calories for one street taco of 50 g, based on the USDA corn-tortilla beef taco record at 249 calories per 100 g. That single taco also brings 7.7 g of protein, 7.0 g of fat and 7.7 g of carbohydrate, which is why one rarely feels like enough.
How many calories in 3 steak street tacos?
374 calories for three street tacos, 150 g in total, scaled from the USDA 100 g figure rather than taken from a USDA serving. That order also carries 23.2 g of protein and 563 mg of sodium, so it works as a full lunch for most people rather than a snack.
How much protein is in a street taco?
7.7 g of protein in one 50 g street taco, which is 15% of the Daily Value, and 23.2 g across an order of three. Per 100 g the taco runs 15.47 g of protein, higher than every bean or chicken taco record in the USDA set.
Corn or flour tortilla, which street taco has fewer calories?
Corn, by nine calories at the same 105 g size: 261 against 270. Per 100 g it is 249 against 257. The bigger difference is fiber, 2.1 g against 1.3 g, and sodium, 375 mg against 444 mg, so corn wins on the label rather than on the calories.
How much sodium is in street tacos?
188 mg of sodium in one 50 g street taco, 8% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, and 563 mg in an order of three, about a quarter teaspoon of table salt. Sodium climbs faster than calories here, and salsa, hot sauce and pickled onions all add more.
How many street tacos is a serving?
One street taco of 50 g is the USDA household measure, listed as "1 miniature." Real orders come in threes, which is 150 g and 374 calories. A single small or regular taco of 105 g is 261 calories, so two street tacos are still lighter than one full-size taco.
Are street tacos healthier than regular tacos?
Per gram they are the same food, 249 calories per 100 g either way. The advantage is portion control: a street taco is 125 calories against 261 for a 105 g regular taco and 398 for a 160 g large one. You eat the same recipe in smaller, countable units.
Are steak street tacos good for weight loss?
Three tacos at 374 calories with 23.2 g of protein fit a normal lunch budget comfortably. If you are watching sodium, the 563 mg in that order is the number to watch, and swapping to the bean version at 106 calories per taco cuts the total to 318 with more fiber.
Similar foods
- Steak — 368 cal per regular steak
- Eggnog — 112 cal for 1/2 cup
- Protein Shake — 156 cal per cup
- Bubble Tea — 239 cal per drink
- Apple cider — 114 cal per cup
- Root beer — 152 cal for 12 fl oz glass
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the tray and BodyPal counts the tacos for you, tortilla and filling both.
