Corky's · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Tamales & Chili with Cheese
A 5 oz (140g) serving of Tamales & Chili with Cheese by Corky's has 230 calories, 2g of sugars and 670mg of sodium, as submitted by Corky's Food Manufacturing, LP to USDA (FoodData Central 2151722, record updated Apr 26, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2151722, 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 Corky's Food Manufacturing, LP submitted to USDA, for the declared 140g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 035669102321
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 5 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 35% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 89% of them.
Where the calories come from: 33% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 21% 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 | 1.4 g | 1.9 g | 35% |
| Sodium | 479 mg | 296 mg | 89% |
| Protein | 8.6 g | 6.5 g | 78% |
| Calories | 164 | 133 | 71% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
1,191 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 156 calories, 319 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 1,057 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Lasagna Bake with Meat Sauce Lasagna Bake with a Seasoned Meat Sauce, Pasta & Mozzarella Cheese Cups STOUFFER'S | 382 mg | 106 |
| Grilled Chicken Parmesan Grilled White Meat Chicken, Spinach, Basil, Penne Pasta and Parmesan Cheese - All Combined with An Insanely Tasty Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce EVOL. | 382 mg | 117 |
| Medium Spicy Jalapeno Bean & Cheese Chimchangas EL MONTEREY | 381 mg | 195 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cheese", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): BEEF TAMALES: (FILLING (BEEF, WATER, CORN MEAL, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE ((FORTIFIED WITH VITAMIN A, POTASSIUM, MAGNESIUM, ZINC, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE, VITAMIN B6, RIBOFLAVIN, PANTOTHENIC ACID, COPPER, AND VITAMIN B12), CARAMEL COLOR), SEASONING (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC AND ONION), SALT, SHELL: WATER, CORN MEAL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOY BEAN AND OR COTTONSEED OIL), SALT, RED CHILI PEPPER), CHILI CON CARNE WITH BEANS: (BEEF BROTH, COOKED BEEF, BEANS, TOMATO, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SPICES, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, TEXTURED SOY CONCENTRATE (CARAMEL COLOR ADDED), DEHYDRATED ONIONS, PAPRIKA, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA.) SHREDDED MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE: (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYME, ANNATTO VEGETABLE COLOR (IF COLORED), CORN STARCH (ANTI-CAKING AGENT).
The statement lists 1 ingredient at the top level, beginning with Beef Tamales: (filling (beef, Water, Corn Meal. 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 26, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Corky's Food Manufacturing, LP submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2151722).
More Corky's frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-b-q Chicken Dinner | 160 | 16.03 g | 255 mg |
| Oven Roasted Chicken Wings with Sweet and Smokey Seasoning Dinner with Baked Beans and Cinnamon Apples | 160 | 13.32 g | 299 mg |
| Bar-b-q Pork Shoulder Hickory-smoked with Corky's Original Sauce, Bar-b-q, Hickory-smoked | 171 | 8.57 g | 193 mg |
| Bar-b-q Pork Burnt Ends Dinner with Bbq Sauce, Baked Beans and Cinnamon Apples, Bar-b-q Pork Burnt Ends | 155 | 13.91 g | 212 mg |
| Bar-b-q Pork Rib Dinner | 137 | 14.1 g | 207 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Corky's Tamales & Chili with Cheese?
230 per 5 oz (140g) serving, and 164 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Corky's Tamales & Chili with Cheese?
670mg per serving (29% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Corky's Food Manufacturing, LP submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 26, 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