Taos Joe's · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Southwest Chicken Quesadillas with Seasoned Vegetables
One quesadilla (170g) serving of Southwest Chicken Quesadillas with Seasoned Vegetables by Taos Joe's has 320 calories, 2g of sugars and 660mg of sodium, as submitted by The Letter Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2007980, record updated Apr 30, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2007980, available Oct 28, 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 The Letter Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 170g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 000000870023
- 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 23% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 76% of them.
Where the calories come from: 31% carbohydrate, 43% fat and 25% 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 | 1.2 g | 1.9 g | 23% |
| Sodium | 388 mg | 296 mg | 76% |
| Protein | 12.4 g | 6.5 g | 93% |
| Calories | 188 | 133 | 80% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other vegetables in this aisle
345 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named vegetables. Per 100 g their median is 116 calories, 259 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian Be'f Gardein Plant-based Be'f with Vegetables Prepared in a Golden Flaky Crust with Gravy Pot Pie, Vegetarian Be'f MARIE CALLENDER'S | 310 mg | 220 |
| Grandma's Chicken & Vegetable Rice Bake Rice, White Meat Chicken and Vegetables in a Cheddar Cheese Sauce, Grandma's Chicken & Vegetable Rice Bake STOUFFER'S | 309 mg | 140 |
| Plant-based Meatball Marinara with Orzo and Vegetables in a Fire-roasted Red Pepper Marinara Sauce, Plant-based Meatball Marinara PURPLE CARROT | 309 mg | 148 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "vegetables", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): CHICKEN WHITE MEAT (WITH WATER, RICH STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), WATER, WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), PEPPER JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ENZYMES), CORN RED BELL PEPPER, SPINACH, MAY CONTAIN 2% OR LESS CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, JALAPENO PEPPER (WITH SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), BLACK BEANS, SUGAR, CILANTRO, SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, FRESH GARLIC (WITH CITRIC ACID), SPICES, GROUND CHILI PEPPER, SPICE BLEND (SALT, PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED ONION, CHILI PEPPER, CORN STARCH, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, ANNATTO, SILICON DIOXIDE).
The statement lists 20 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Chicken White Meat (with Water, Rich Starch, Salt. 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 Apr 30, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement The Letter Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2007980).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Taos Joe's Southwest Chicken Quesadillas with Seasoned Vegetables?
320 per 1 quesadilla (170g) serving, and 188 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Taos Joe's Southwest Chicken Quesadillas with Seasoned Vegetables?
660mg per serving (29% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record The Letter Company submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 30, 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