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Corn tortilla

A corn tortilla is a thin, cooked flatbread commonly used for tacos, enchiladas, and other Mexican dishes.

Corn tortilla — illustrative ingredient image

About Corn tortilla

A corn tortilla is a thin, round, cooked flatbread made from corn dough, commonly prepared from treated or processed corn that is ground and mixed with water. It is usually pale yellow or cream-colored, with a flexible yet slightly grainy surface and a toasted corn aroma.

Corn tortillas are served warm or cooled and used to wrap tacos, enchiladas, and other fillings. They may be cooked on a griddle, comal, or similar hot surface, and are sold fresh, packaged, soft, or dried and fried into crisp forms.

Preparation changes the tortilla’s flexibility, moisture, surface texture, and eating quality. A fresh or reheated tortilla generally remains pliable, while drying and frying produce a firmer, crisp form. Thickness and pliability vary by preparation and product.

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Corn tortilla

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Corn tortilla nutrition & diet

Corn tortilla nutritional value

Reference: Bread, flat wrap or tortilla, corn, commercial

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
238.8kcal
Protein
4.8g
Carbs
44.8g
Fat
3.2g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009854. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Specify whether the tortilla is fresh, shelf-stable, refrigerated, or fried, and identify the corn treatment and added ingredients. Compare the edible tortilla separately from oil, fillings, cheese, sauces, and toppings. Size, thickness, and preparation method can change the meaningful serving comparison.

Compare the right form: Match a single prepared corn tortilla with the same treatment, size, and storage form; exclude fillings, frying oil, sauces, and toppings from the reference.

Diet considerations

A plain corn tortilla is plant-derived, but recipes or products may include wheat, other cereals, fats, or additives. Fried preparation adds a separate coating or cooking-fat consideration. Its cereal-based carbohydrate pattern depends on tortilla size, thickness, recipe, and portion.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Corn Masa. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Bread, flat wrap or tortilla, corn, commercial ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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