Calories in
snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil)
465 kcal per 100 g Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) contains 465 calories per 100 grams, or about 293 calories per cup, crushed. Per 100 g it provides 8.7 g protein, 73.4 g carbohydrate and 15.2 g fat.
By calories that splits 63% carbohydrate, 7% protein, 29% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 168137·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 465 kcal and USDA publishes 465 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 168137—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (P, C, F in grams) walk minutes = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)
Calories in a typical serving
Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.
| Serving | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup, crushed | 63.0 g | 293 | 5.5 g | 46.2 g | 9.6 g |
| 10 chips | 16.0 g | 74 | 1.4 g | 11.7 g | 2.4 g |
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Full nutrition, per 100 g and per cup, crushed
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per cup, crushed |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 465 kcal | 293 kcal |
| Protein | 8.7 g | 5.5 g |
| Total fat | 15.2 g | 9.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.8 g | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 73.4 g | 46.2 g |
| Fibre | 5.7 g | 3.6 g |
| Sugars | 0.5 g | 0.3 g |
| Sodium | 400.0 mg | 252.0 mg |
| Potassium | 272.0 mg | 171.4 mg |
| Calcium | 159.0 mg | 100.2 mg |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 1.0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.2 mg | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin A | 4.0 µg | 2.5 µg |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Water | 1.3 g | 0.8 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
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How snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) compares
Among the 44 snacks items on this site, snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) ranks 16 of 44 by calorie density, against a category average of 444 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 5% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 1.9 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.
To burn off one cup, crushed (293 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 60 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
A reference table describes the average snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil). Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil)?
Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) contains 465 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 293 calories per cup, crushed. It also provides 8.7 g of protein, 73.4 g of carbohydrate and 15.2 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil)?
By calories, snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) is roughly 63% carbohydrate, 7% protein and 29% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.
How long does it take to burn off a cup, crushed?
About 60 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.
Is this figure exact for the snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) I bought?
No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil) on the calorie-density shelf, all within snacks.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil)". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
