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Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile Tamale with a Sweet & Spicy Chile Sauce & Cilantro-lime Rice, Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile
One package (280g) serving of Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile Tamale with a Sweet & Spicy Chile Sauce & Cilantro-lime Rice, Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile by Lean Cuisine has 320 calories, 9g of sugars and 660mg of sodium, as submitted by Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division to USDA (FoodData Central 2494834, record updated Dec 16, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2494834, available Mar 16, 2023; 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 Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division submitted to USDA, for the declared 280g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 013800662309
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 8 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 78% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 27% of them.
Where the calories come from: 63% carbohydrate, 26% fat and 11% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among frozen dinners and entrees: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3.2 g | 1.9 g | 78% |
| Sodium | 236 mg | 296 mg | 27% |
| Protein | 3.2 g | 6.5 g | 6% |
| Calories | 114 | 133 | 30% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other rice in this aisle
842 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named rice. Per 100 g their median is 120 calories, 263 mg of sodium and 5.7 g of protein; 303 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Fiesta Chicken, White Chicken Over Rice CLOVER VALLEY | 188 mg | 82 |
| Orange Sesame Chicken Breaded Chicken Tenderloins in a Zesty Sesame Orange Sauce with Vegetables and Brown Rice SMART ONES | 188 mg | 98 |
| Southern Smoky Greens Burrito with Black-eyed Peas, Rice, Corn, and Greens, in a Tortilla Made with Avocado Oil PERFORMANCE KITCHEN | 188 mg | 171 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "rice", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): INGREDIENTS: GREEN CHILE AND CHEESE TAMALE (YELLOW CORN, GREEN CHILE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE [CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, CORN FLOUR [STONE GROUND CORN MASA FLOUR], CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, SALT, BAKING POWDER [MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH]), WATER, COOKED BROWN RICE (WATER, BROWN RICE), TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), CORN, 2% OR LESS OF SPICES, BROWN SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, ANCHO CHILI PEPPER, COCOA, VINEGAR, PAPRIKA, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS.
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Ingredients: Green Chile and Cheese Tamale (yellow Corn, Green Chile, Mozzarella Cheese [cultured Part-skim Milk. 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 Dec 16, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2494834).
More Lean Cuisine frozen dinners and entrees
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Lean Cuisine Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile Tamale with a Sweet & Spicy Chile Sauce & Cilantro-lime Rice, Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile?
320 per 1 package (280g) serving, and 114 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Lean Cuisine Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile Tamale with a Sweet & Spicy Chile Sauce & Cilantro-lime Rice, Cheese & Fire-roasted Chile?
660mg per serving (29% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division submitted to USDA, last updated Dec 16, 2020. 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