General Mills Sales Inc. · Cookies and Biscuits
Old El Paso Crispy Flour Tortilla Shells 8 Count
A 2 tortilla shells (38g) serving of Old El Paso Crispy Flour Tortilla Shells 8 Count by General Mills Sales Inc. has 170 calories, 0g of sugars and 260mg of sodium, as submitted by GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. to USDA (FoodData Central 759864, record updated Mar 27, 2019).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 759864, available Feb 27, 2020; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA, for the declared 38g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 046000363578
- Category
- Cookies and Biscuits
- Records
- 3 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other cookies and biscuits
Per 100 g, none of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products in USDA's branded database has less sugar, and it has more sodium than 94% of them.
Where the calories come from: 55% carbohydrate, 38% fat and 7% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cookies and biscuits: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 0 g | 32.1 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 684 mg | 300 mg | 94% |
| Protein | 7.9 g | 5 g | 86% |
| Calories | 447 | 464 | 40% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 13,787 products, one per barcode.
Other shells in this aisle
29 of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products are named shells. Per 100 g their median is 480 calories, 482 mg of sodium and 6.5 g of protein; 24 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Old El Paso Stand 'N Stuff Bold Spicy Cheddar Flavored Taco Shells 10 Count Old El Paso | 518 mg | 484 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "shells", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM, CANOLA, AND/OR HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN OIL), LIMED CORN FLOUR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVES), BAKING POWDER (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), FUMARIC ACID, DOUGH CONDITIONER (SALT, WHEAT STARCH, ENZYMES), HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, PALM AND/OR COTTONSEED).
The statement lists 9 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Mar 27, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 759864).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in General Mills Sales Inc. Old El Paso Crispy Flour Tortilla Shells 8 Count?
170 per 2 tortilla shells (38g) serving, and 447 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in General Mills Sales Inc. Old El Paso Crispy Flour Tortilla Shells 8 Count?
260mg per serving (11% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA, last updated Mar 27, 2019. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov