Frozen foods · United States

Tamales

· brand owner: Goya Foods, Inc.
United States
NUTRI-SCOREABCEDNOVA4
248 kcalper 100 g · 12% of the reference intake
1.8 gof sugars per 100 g
Barcode (EAN-13)0041331091909
GS1 prefix004 · GS1 US
Additives10: E250, E316, E330…
AllergensGluten, Milk, Soybeans
0041331091909

Prefix 004 was issued by GS1 US. It tells you where the code was registered, not where the product was made.

Nutrition

Per 100 g, with the % Daily Value (2,000-calorie diet)
Nutrient100 gDaily Value
Calories248 kcal12%
Total fat13.3 g17%
Saturated fat4.4 g22%
Total carbohydrate26.5 g10%
Total sugars1.8 g—
Dietary fiber0.90 g3%
Protein4.4 g9%
Sodium0.44 g19%

Open Food Facts, ODbL, record updated April 23, 2020 · Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9 (FDA).

Ingredients

As printed on the pack; allergens in bold

Water, instant corn flour, refined lard (lard, bha and bht as antioxidants), rendered cured pork fat (cured with water, corn syrup solids, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, and sodium nitrite), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes), roasted green chile (roasted green chiles, water, citric acid, salt and calcium chloride), tomatillo (tomatillo, water, salt and citric acid), chicken flavor (hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, yeast extract, chicken fat, salt, chicken meat, natural flavor, silicon dioxide as anticaking agent, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate), green bell pepper strips, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, and enzymes), bleached enriched wheat flour (bleached enriched wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, modified corn starch, sugar, salt, garlic, monosodium glutamate, xanthan gum, guar gum, and cayenne pepper.

  • E250Sodium nitritePreservative
  • E316sodium erythorbateAntioxidant
  • E330Citric acidAntioxidant · Sequestrant
  • E412Guar gumEmulsifier · Stabilizer · Thickener
  • E415Xanthan gumEmulsifier · Stabilizer · Thickener
  • E621Monosodium glutamateFlavor enhancer
  • E627Disodium guanylate
  • E631Disodium inosinate
  • E320Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha)Antioxidantread from the ingredients list
  • E321Butylated hydroxytolueneAntioxidantread from the ingredients list

Source: Open Food Facts, ODbL · additive names and functions: Open Food Facts taxonomy.

Additives marked “read from the ingredients list” were found by Shelfpedia in the ingredients text above; Open Food Facts had not tagged them. Always check the label.

USDA label data

Serving size 1 tamal, about (113 g), as declared by the brand to USDA FoodData Central
NutrientPer serving% Daily Value
Calories280 kcal—
Total fat15 g19%
Saturated fat5.0 g25%
Sodium499 mg22%
Total carbohydrate30 g11%
Dietary fiber1.0 g4%
Total sugars2.0 g—
Protein5.0 g—
Servings per package
About 4
USDA food category
Frozen Appetizers & Hors D'oeuvres
Data provider
Label Insight
In FoodData Central
Since July 29, 2021 · label data updated April 10, 2018
FDC ID
1946177

Per-serving amounts are calculated by Shelfpedia from USDA’s per-100 g (or per-100 mL) figures, so they can differ from the rounded numbers printed on the package. % Daily Value uses the FDA Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9).

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026 (Branded Foods, October 2026 release) · public domain (CC0 1.0).

Who makes it

Brand owner

Goya Foods, Inc.

Open Food Facts, ODbL

In its category

Position among 6,203 “frozen foods” products sold in the United States
Sugars1.8 g · median 1.9 g
Saturated fat4.4 g · median 2.0 g
Salt1.1 g · median 0.92 g

47% of products in the category contain less sugar than this one. The thin line marks the category median.

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Shelfpedia calculation from Open Food Facts (ODbL) and USDA FoodData Central (CC0) records in the same category sold in the United States, values per 100 g.

Countries of sale

Sold under this barcode in the United States
United States

Source: Open Food Facts, countries of sale reported by contributors.

Sources

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