Old El Paso
Crunchy Taco Shells
6.89oz
BARCODE:0046000811512
BRAND OWNER:GENERAL MILLS SALES INC.
CATEGORIES:Snacks, Sweet Snacks, Biscuits And Cakes, Biscuits
LABELS:No Gluten
COUNTRIES:United States
Health
Nutrition
Nutri-Score
Lower nutritional qualityNutri-Score data warning
Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
Nutrient levels
Fat in high quantity (21.9%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
• Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
Saturated fat in high quantity (9.38%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
• Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
Sugars in low quantity (0%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
• Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
• Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
Salt in high quantity (2.03%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
• Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
• Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
• Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
• Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts
Nutrition label
Nutrition facts
| Nutrition facts | As sold for 100 g / 100 ml | Compared to: Biscuits and crackers |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | ~ 2028.125 kJ (468 kcal) | 1,964.038 kJ (468 kcal) (+3%) |
| Fat | 21.875 g | 20.052 g (+9%) |
| Saturated fat | 9.375 g | 8.634 g (+9%) |
| Trans fat | 0 g | 0.019 g (-100%) |
| Cholesterol | 0 g | 18.73 mg (-100%) |
| Carbohydrates | 62.5 g | 63.203 g (-1%) |
| Sugars | 0 g | 23.493 g (-100%) |
| Added sugars | 0 g | 16.822 g (-100%) |
| Starch | 0 g | 26.393 g (-100%) |
| Dietary fiber | 6.25 g | ? |
| Proteins | 6.25 g | 7.031 g (-11%) |
| Salt | 2.03125 g | 0.752 g (+170%) |
| Sodium | 0.8125 g | 0.3 g (+171%) |
| Vitamin A | 0 g | 42.338 µg (-100%) |
| Vitamin D | 0 g | 0.252 µg (-100%) |
| Vitamin E | 0 g | 2.745 mg (-100%) |
| Vitamin K | 0 g | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 g | ? |
| Potassium | 0 g | 223.054 mg (-100%) |
| Calcium | 0 g | 46.908 mg (-100%) |
| Phosphorus | 0 g | 150.843 mg (-100%) |
| Iron | 0 g | 2.038 mg (-100%) |
| Magnesium | 0 g | 51.172 mg (-100%) |
| Zinc | 0 g | 1.177 mg (-100%) |
| Copper | 0 g | 0.214 mg (-100%) |
| Manganese | 0 g | 1.124 mg (-100%) |
| Selenium | 0 g | 7.219 µg (-100%) |
| Caffeine | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Fruits, vegetables and legumes | ~ 0 % | ? |
| Choline | 0 g | 0 g |
Nutrition facts (Detailed data)
| Nutrition facts | As sold for 100 g / 100 ml | As sold Per 100 g (packaging) | As sold Per serving (32 g) (packaging) | As sold Per 100 g (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | ~ 2028.125 kJ (468 kcal) | ? (468 kcal) | ? (150 kcal) | ? |
| Fat | 21.875 g | ? | 7 g | ? |
| Saturated fat | 9.375 g | ? | 3 g | ? |
| Trans fat | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Cholesterol | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Carbohydrates | 62.5 g | ? | 20 g | ? |
| Sugars | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Added sugars | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ~ 0 g |
| Starch | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Dietary fiber | 6.25 g | ? | 2 g | ? |
| Proteins | 6.25 g | ? | 2 g | ? |
| Salt | 2.03125 g | ? | 0.65 g | ? |
| Sodium | 0.8125 g | ? | 0.26 g | ? |
| Vitamin A | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin D | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin E | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin K | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin C | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Potassium | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Calcium | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Phosphorus | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Iron | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Magnesium | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Zinc | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Copper | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Manganese | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Selenium | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Caffeine | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Fruits, vegetables and legumes | ~ 0 % | ? | ? | ~ 0 % |
| Choline | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
Serving size
3 shells (32 g)
Ingredients
Ingredients list
limed corn flour, palm oil, salt,
Ingredient information
Limed Corn Flour
74.68% (estimate)
Palm Oil
12.66% (estimate)
Salt
12.66% (estimate)
Ingredients analysis
Palm oil free
No
Contains ingredients containing palm oil.
Vegan
Unknown
Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized: en:limed-corn-flour
Vegetarian
Unknown
Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized: en:limed-corn-flour
Food Processing
NOVA group
Processed foodsElements that indicate the product is in NOVA group 3
Ingredients
Salt
Categories
Sweet Snacks
How NOVA works
The NOVA classification assigns food products into 4 groups based on their degree of processing:
1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
2. Processed culinary ingredients
3. Processed foods
4. Ultra-processed food and drink products
Additives
No additives detected or data is missing.
Environment
Green-Score, origins bonus, and transportation impact are shown for Worldwide .
Green Score
Overall grade
High environmental impactAbout Green-Score
The Green-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.
Current scope
The Green-Score was initially developed for France and it is being extended to other European countries.
The Green-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.
Select a country to include the full impact of transportation in the final score.
Life cycle analysis
Average impact of the category
Biscuit (cookie) • Score: 67/100Life-cycle reference
Category: Biscuit (cookie)
PEF environmental score: 0.37
Climate change impact: 3.59 kg CO2 eq / kg product
The overall environmental impact figure (PEF) comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie). Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.
Overall environmental impact by stage (PEF)
The overall environmental impact figure (PEF) comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie). Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.
| Stage | Impact |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 68.5 % |
| Processing | 10.1 % |
| Packaging | 15.5 % |
| Transportation | 4.5 % |
| Distribution | 1.5 % |
| Consumption | 0.0 % |
Bonuses and maluses
Declared origins
Origins of ingredients are missing for this product.
Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.
Threatened species risk
Contains ingredients that may threaten species or ecosystems, such as palm oil.
Packaging impact
Packaging with a high impact
Malus: -15
The information about the packaging of this product is not filled in.
Green-Score for this product
Green-Score for this product
Final score: 37/100Final score breakdown
Life cycle analysis score: 67
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -30
Final score: 37/100
Carbon footprint
Carbon footprint
Equivalent to driving 1.9 km in a petrol car.
359 g CO2e per 100g of product.
Reference category: Biscuit (cookie).
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie). Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.
Climate impact by stage (CO2e)
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie). Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.
| Stage | Impact |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 63.5 % |
| Processing | 5.2 % |
| Packaging | 24.5 % |
| Transportation | 5.9 % |
| Distribution | 0.7 % |
| Consumption | 0.0 % |
Packaging
Packaging impact
Packaging with a high impact
Malus: -15
The information about the packaging of this product is not filled in.
Data precision
The packaging information is not sufficiently precise to compute the most accurate packaging impact.
Exact shapes and materials of all packaging components help improve the Green-Score.
Transportation
Declared origins
Origins of ingredients are missing for this product.
Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.
Data Source
Product data comes from Open Food Facts. Food Benchmark also adds translations, category comparisons and explanatory calculations.
The database is licensed under ODbL 1.0, individual contents under DbCL 1.0, and product photos under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Product added on March 2, 2019 at 7:59:42 PM UTC by waistline-app .
Last edit on March 17, 2026 at 5:40:38 PM UTC by municorn-calorie-counter-app .
Product page also edited by ecoscore-impact-estimator, foodless, inf, macrofactor, municorn-calorie-counter-app, org-database-usda, roboto-app, waistline.90248b04-0e4a-49ad-ae87-a70ff2ab2eed.
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