El Monterey · Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres
Chicken & Cheese Taquitos, Crispy Battered Spicy
A 3 taquitos (98g) serving of Chicken & Cheese Taquitos, Crispy Battered Spicy by El Monterey has 210 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 380mg of sodium, as submitted by Ruiz Food Products Inc to USDA (FoodData Central 2286257, record updated Jan 24, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2286257, available May 23, 2022; 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 Ruiz Food Products Inc submitted to USDA, for the declared 98g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 071007725494
- Category
- Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres
- Records
- 5 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 26% of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 27% of them.
Where the calories come from: 49% carbohydrate, 37% fat and 14% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 1 g | 1.8 g | 26% |
| Sodium | 388 mg | 490 mg | 27% |
| Protein | 8.2 g | 10 g | 33% |
| Calories | 214 | 231 | 39% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,401 products, one per barcode.
Other taquitos in this aisle
105 of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products are named taquitos. Per 100 g their median is 259 calories, 386 mg of sodium and 8.2 g of protein; 53 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Salsa Roja Beef Taquitos DELIMEX | 309 mg | 199 |
| Beef Taquitos FERNANDO'S | 284 mg | 189 |
| Shredded Beef Taquitos Rolled in Corn Tortillas EL-BRO | 282 mg | 247 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "taquitos", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), BATTER MIX (YELLOW CORN FLOUR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SPICES, SALT, JALAPENO PEPPER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA AND TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOR), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, ENZYMES), TOMATO (WITH TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS BEANS, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR), GREEN CHILI PEPPERS (WITH CITRIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, FLAVOR, SPICES, JALAPENO PUREE (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SALT, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), FLOUR BLEND (SALT, RICE FLOUR, YEAST, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, SODIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT STARCH, FOOD STARCH, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (SODIUM METABISULFITE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, L-CYSTEINE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE (TO PREVENT CAKING)), GROUND CHILI PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER.
The statement lists 19 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Wheat Flour (enriched with Niacin, Reduced 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 Jan 24, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Ruiz Food Products Inc submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2286257).
More El Monterey frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Shockers Chicken Taquitos, Fiery Hot | 209 | 1.16 g | 488 mg |
| Chicken & Monterey Jack Cheese Taquitos | 221 | 0.67 g | 450 mg |
| Diablo Chicken Extra Crunchy Taquitos | 224 | 1.02 g | 459 mg |
| Chicken Taquitos Corn Tortillas, Jalapeno Ranch | 200 | 1.18 g | 588 mg |
| Beef Taquitos, Corn Tortillas | 200 | 0 g | 306 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in El Monterey Chicken & Cheese Taquitos, Crispy Battered Spicy?
210 per 3 taquitos (98g) serving, and 214 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in El Monterey Chicken & Cheese Taquitos, Crispy Battered Spicy?
380mg per serving (17% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Ruiz Food Products Inc submitted to USDA, last updated Jan 24, 2018. 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