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El Monterey · Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres

El Monterey, Chicken Taquitos with Seasoned Corn Tortillas, Nacho Cheese

A 3 taquitos (85g) serving of El Monterey, Chicken Taquitos with Seasoned Corn Tortillas, Nacho Cheese has 170 calories, 0g of sugars and 400mg of sodium, as submitted by Ruiz Food Products Inc to USDA (FoodData Central 2010607, record updated Sep 5, 2020).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size3 taquitos (85g)
Amount per serving
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g10%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 400mg17%
Total Carbohydrate 22g8%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 0g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 40mg3%
Iron 0.7mg4%
Potassium not declared

* 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 85g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0071007714276
UPC
071007714276
Category
Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres
Records
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How it compares with other frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres

Per 100 g, none of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products in USDA's branded database has less sugar, and it has more sodium than 45% of them.

Where the calories come from: 49% carbohydrate, 40% fat and 11% 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

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category; the dashed line is the median. USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
El Monterey, Chicken Taquitos with Seasoned Corn Tortillas, Nacho Cheese against the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars0 g1.8 g0%
Sodium471 mg490 mg45%
Protein5.9 g10 g14%
Calories20023129%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,401 products, one per barcode.

Other tortillas in this aisle

30 of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products are named tortillas. Per 100 g their median is 247 calories, 376 mg of sodium and 8.6 g of protein; 18 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Taquitos Beef in Corn Tortillas JOSE OLE376 mg271
Stuffed Corn Tortillas with Roasted Green Chiles and Mozzarella Cheese Pupusas, Green Chile & Cheese TRES LATIN FOODS366 mg197
Pork & Cheese Stuffed Corn Tortillas Pupusas MAMA LYCHA328 mg305

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "tortillas", one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, STONEGROUND CORN MASA FLOUR (WITH CELLULOSE GUM, AND A TRACE OF LIME), COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS NACHO CHEESE SEASONING (SALT, CHEDDAR AND ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MALTODEXTRIN, BUTTERMILK, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEXTROSE, FLAVOR, SPICE, SUGAR, SOUR CREAM (CREAM, CULTURES, LACTIC ACID), YELLOW 6 LAKE, JALAPENO PEPPER, CITRIC ACID, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, YELLOW 5 LAKE, LACTIC ACID, RED 40 LAKE), ONION, CHICKEN BROTH (WITH FLAVOR, SALT), TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, JALAPENO PUREE (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SALT, PAPRIKA.

The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Stoneground Corn Masa Flour (with Cellulose Gum, And a Trace of Lime). 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 Sep 5, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Ruiz Food Products Inc submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2010607).

More El Monterey frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Chicken Taquitos Corn Tortillas, Jalapeno Ranch2001.18 g588 mg
Beef Taquitos, Corn Tortillas2000 g306 mg
Corn Tortillas2000 g482 mg
El Monterey, Chicken Taquitos Corn Tortillas2001.18 g494 mg
Chicken Taquitos Corn Tortillas2000 g294 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Questions about this product

How many calories are in El Monterey, Chicken Taquitos with Seasoned Corn Tortillas, Nacho Cheese?

170 per 3 taquitos (85g) serving, and 200 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in El Monterey, Chicken Taquitos with Seasoned Corn Tortillas, Nacho Cheese?

400mg 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 Sep 5, 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