El Monterey · Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres
Taquitos, Egg, Cheese Sauce & Ham
A 2 taquitos (96g) serving of Taquitos, Egg, Cheese Sauce & Ham by El Monterey has 250 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 350mg of sodium, as submitted by Ruiz Food Products Inc to USDA (FoodData Central 1959104, record updated Nov 1, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1959104, 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 Ruiz Food Products Inc submitted to USDA, for the declared 96g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 071007402012
- Category
- Frozen Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres
- Records
- 4 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 27% of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 23% of them.
Where the calories come from: 40% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 13% 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 g | 1.8 g | 27% |
| Sodium | 365 mg | 490 mg | 23% |
| Protein | 8.3 g | 10 g | 35% |
| Calories | 260 | 231 | 68% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,401 products, one per barcode.
Other taquitos in this aisle
105 of the 4,401 frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres products are named taquitos. Per 100 g their median is 259 calories, 386 mg of sodium and 8.2 g of protein; 40 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| White Meat Chicken Taquitos DELIMEX | 287 mg | 245 |
| Beef Taquitos FERNANDO'S | 284 mg | 189 |
| Shredded Beef Taquitos Rolled in Corn Tortillas EL-BRO | 282 mg | 247 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "taquitos", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WHEAT FLOUR WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER SCRAMBLED EGGS SCRAMBLED EGGS (PASTEURIZED WHOLE EGGS, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, SPICE AND/OR LIQUID PEPPER EXTRACT), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA, AND/OR CORN OIL), COOKED HAM COOKED HAM (CURED WITH WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, LESS THAN 2% POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), CHEESE SAUCE CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, STABILIZERS XANTHAN, LOCUST BEAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS]), CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, CORN STARCH, LACTIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, BUTTER OIL, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO), RED BELL PEPPER PUREE (RED BELL PEPPERS, SALT, CITRIC ACID), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS MODIFIED CORN STARCH, JALAPENO PEPPERS (WITH SALT ACETIC ACID, WATER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SALT, SPICES, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH).
The statement lists 26 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Wheat Flour Wheat Flour (enriched with Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate. 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 Nov 1, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Ruiz Food Products Inc submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1959104).
More El Monterey frozen appetizers and hors d'oeuvres
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taquitos, Chicken & Cheese | 260 | 1.04 g | 354 mg |
| Taquitos, Beef & Cheese | 259 | 1.18 g | 341 mg |
| Chicken & Cheese Flour Tortillas | 259 | 1.18 g | 318 mg |
| Chicken & Cheese Taquitos | 259 | 1.18 g | 306 mg |
| Chicken & Cheese Microwaveable Taquitos | 259 | 1.18 g | 329 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in El Monterey Taquitos, Egg, Cheese Sauce & Ham?
250 per 2 taquitos (96g) serving, and 260 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in El Monterey Taquitos, Egg, Cheese Sauce & Ham?
350mg per serving (15% 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 Nov 1, 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