Frontera · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Medium Barbacoa Taco Skillet Slow-braised Beef, Black Beans, Three Chile Barbacoa Sauce, Red Potatoes
One cup (256g) serving of Medium Barbacoa Taco Skillet Slow-braised Beef, Black Beans, Three Chile Barbacoa Sauce, Red Potatoes by Frontera has 240 calories, 5g of sugars and 650mg of sodium, as submitted by Frontera Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1637663, record updated Oct 7, 2019).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1637663, available Mar 19, 2021; 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 Frontera Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 256g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 604183205049
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 4 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 51% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 34% of them.
Where the calories come from: 40% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 30% 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 | 2 g | 1.9 g | 51% |
| Sodium | 254 mg | 296 mg | 34% |
| Protein | 7 g | 6.5 g | 57% |
| Calories | 94 | 133 | 12% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other beef in this aisle
530 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named beef. Per 100 g their median is 134 calories, 327 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 130 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Bold Baja Beef All Natural* Beef with Spinach, Roasted Corn, Red Peppers & Black Beans in a Jalapeno Greek Yogurt Sauce Over Cilantro-lime Barley Power Blend KRAFT HEINZ SAUCES & FROZEN | 201 mg | 88 |
| Recipe 09 Gluten Free Beef & Three Cheese Bolognese with Rigatoni Pasta CAESAR'S KITCHEN | 199 mg | 154 |
| Tater Topped Hot Dish, Beef BLAKE'S | 198 mg | 123 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "beef", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): THREE CHILE BARBACOA SAUCE (WATER, FIRE-ROASTED TOMATOES, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ONIONS, ANCHO CHILE, GARLIC, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: GUAJILLO CHILE, TOMATO PASTE, SALT, MOLASSES, CANE SUGAR, CHIPOTLE CHILE, CHICKEN FLAVOR [CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, CHICKEN FAT], OREGANO, CUMIN, CINNAMON), BRAISED, SEASONED BEEF (BEEF, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BROWN SUGAR, SEA SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, OLIVE OIL, DRIED ONION AND GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER, ROSEMARY, EXTRACTIVES OF ROSEMARY, CELERY, AND BLACK PEPPER), COOKED BLACK BEANS (WATER, BLACK BEANS), ONIONS, RED POTATOES, TOMATOES.
The statement lists 7 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Three Chile Barbacoa Sauce (water, Fire-roasted Tomatoes, Apple Cider Vinegar. 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 Oct 7, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Frontera Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1637663).
More Frontera frozen dinners and entrees
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Frontera Medium Barbacoa Taco Skillet Slow-braised Beef, Black Beans, Three Chile Barbacoa Sauce, Red Potatoes?
240 per 1 cup (256g) serving, and 94 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Frontera Medium Barbacoa Taco Skillet Slow-braised Beef, Black Beans, Three Chile Barbacoa Sauce, Red Potatoes?
650mg per serving (28% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Frontera Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 7, 2019. 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