Tortilla chips
30 g of tortilla chips is 142 kcal and adds little to any of the eleven body systems PeakPie scores.
PER 30 G AS BOUGHT · 142 KCAL
No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.
Not on the organ lists.Stocks, sauces, herbs, spices and sweeteners flavour a dish rather than feed you, so they are never offered as best ingredients, whatever they score.
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 30 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus | 68mg | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 25mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 6.3mcg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 5% |
| Omega-3 ALA | 0.1g | 5% |
| B12 | 0.1mcg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.4mg | 4% |
| B6 | 0.1mg | 4% |
| Protein | 2.1g | 4% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 4% |
| Copper |
Watch out
- Saturated fat0.8g · 4% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars0.2g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0.2g · 4% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Tortilla chips is a source of Magnesium, Phosphorus, B12, Vitamin E, Vitamin K. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Magnesium
- Magnesium contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function.
- Magnesium contributes to normal psychological function.
- Magnesium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Magnesium contributes to electrolyte balance.
- Magnesium contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
A mineral over 300 enzymes depend on — it relaxes muscles after contraction, steadies heart rhythm, and calms the nervous system.
Phosphorus
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
Calcium's partner in bone mineral, and the P in ATP — the molecule every cell spends as energy.
B12
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
A B vitamin that insulates nerve fibres, builds red blood cells, and copies DNA. It occurs naturally only in animal foods.
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