Tamales calories and nutrition facts
Tamales: 174 kcal per 100 g, protein 7.4 g, fat 9 g, carbs 13.4 g. 1 piece (130 g): 226 kcal.
In Mexican and Mexican-American homes, tamales are made by the dozen for Christmas: corn masa dough spread on a husk, filled with pork, chicken, cheese or chiles, then wrapped and steamed. One 130 g tamale has about 225 kcal. The husk isn’t eaten, so weigh it unwrapped; the lard in the masa and the filling are what make one recipe richer than another.
- Source of protein
- High in folate
- Source of vitamin C
- Source of selenium
- Protein 17%
- Fat 47%
- Carbs 31%
- Other 5%
In everyday portions
- 1 piece ≈ 130 g 226 kcal P 9.6 · F 11.8 · C 17.4 g
- Typical serving · 200 g 348 kcal P 14.8 · F 18.1 · C 26.8 g
- 100 kcal is 55 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 270 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 1.7 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 174 kcal 728 kJ 9%
- Protein 7.4 g 15%
- Fat 9 g 13%
- Carbs available, without fibre 13.4 g 5%
- Fibre 2.4 g
- Salt 1.2 g 20%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 17%
- Fat 47%
- Carbs 31%
- Other 5%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 12 µg 2%
- Vitamin D 0.3 µg 6%
- Vitamin E 0.53 mg 4%
- Vitamin K 5.1 µg 7%
- Vitamin C 16.4 mg 20%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.04 mg 4%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.05 mg 4%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 1.3 mg 8%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid no data
- Vitamin B6 0.132 mg 9%
- Folate B9 60 µg 30%
- Vitamin B12 0.12 µg 5%
- Choline 8.8 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 152 mg 8%
- Calcium 75 mg 9%
- Phosphorus 120 mg 17%
- Magnesium 26 mg 7%
- Iron 0.87 mg 6%
- Zinc 1.2 mg 12%
- Copper 0.05 mg 5%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium 9.8 µg 18%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 473 mg 20%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- Source of protein
- High in folate
- Source of vitamin C
- Source of selenium
- Source of phosphorus
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The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 699 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 84% More fibre than 84% of dishes.
- 94% More folate than 94% of dishes.
- 95% More vitamin C than 95% of dishes.
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), code 2708570.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.