Goya · Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres
Tamales, Cheese & Green Pepper
One tamal, about (113g) serving of Tamales, Cheese & Green Pepper by Goya has 280 calories, 2g of sugars and 500mg of sodium, as submitted by Goya Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1946177, record updated Apr 10, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1946177, available Jul 29, 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 Goya Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 113g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041331091909
- 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 50% of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 39% of them.
Where the calories come from: 44% carbohydrate, 49% fat and 7% 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 | 1.8 g | 1.8 g | 50% |
| Sodium | 442 mg | 490 mg | 39% |
| Protein | 4.4 g | 10 g | 7% |
| Calories | 248 | 231 | 60% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,401 products, one per barcode.
Other tamales in this aisle
53 of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products are named tamales. Per 100 g their median is 204 calories, 458 mg of sodium and 6.3 g of protein; 25 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Green Chile & Cheese Mini Tamales ARCHER FARMS | 328 mg | 258 |
| Jalapeno & Cheese Tamales TUCSON TAMALE | 324 mg | 232 |
| Chicken Tamales THE AUTHENTIC NEW MEXICAN | 316 mg | 179 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "tamales", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, INSTANT CORN FLOUR, REFINED LARD (LARD, BHA AND BHT AS ANTIOXIDANTS), RENDERED CURED PORK FAT (CURED WITH WATER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, AND SODIUM NITRITE), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT AND ENZYMES), ROASTED GREEN CHILE (ROASTED GREEN CHILES, WATER, CITRIC ACID, SALT AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE), TOMATILLO (TOMATILLO, WATER, SALT AND CITRIC ACID), CHICKEN FLAVOR (HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, SALT, CHICKEN MEAT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE AS ANTICAKING AGENT, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE), GREEN BELL PEPPER STRIPS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, AND ENZYMES), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, SALT, GARLIC, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, AND CAYENNE PEPPER.
The statement lists 20 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Instant Corn Flour, Refined Lard (lard. 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 10, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Goya Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1946177).
More Goya frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocktail Colombian Empanadas, Beef | 243 | 0 g | 142 mg |
| Baked Empanadas, Chicken | 254 | 0 g | 690 mg |
| Pork Tamales | 240 | 0 g | 673 mg |
| Pizza Empanadas | 239 | 2.82 g | 648 mg |
| Taquitos, Chicken | 260 | 0.67 g | 313 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Goya Tamales, Cheese & Green Pepper?
280 per 1 tamal, about (113g) serving, and 248 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Goya Tamales, Cheese & Green Pepper?
500mg per serving (22% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Goya Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 10, 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