Calories in
restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales
216 kcal per 100 g Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales contains 216 calories per 100 grams, or about 652 calories per serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales. Per 100 g it provides 9.0 g protein, 18.0 g carbohydrate and 12.0 g fat.
By calories that splits 33% carbohydrate, 17% protein, 50% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 169856·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 216 kcal and USDA publishes 216 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 169856—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (P, C, F in grams) walk minutes = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)
Calories in a typical serving
Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.
| Serving | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales | 302.0 g | 652 | 27.1 g | 54.3 g | 36.2 g |
| 1 tamale | 179.0 g | 387 | 16.1 g | 32.2 g | 21.5 g |
| 2 tamale | 351.0 g | 758 | 31.6 g | 63.1 g | 42.1 g |
| 3 tamale | 550.0 g | 1,188 | 49.4 g | 98.8 g | 65.9 g |
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Full nutrition, per 100 g and per serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 216 kcal | 652 kcal |
| Protein | 9.0 g | 27.1 g |
| Total fat | 12.0 g | 36.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.0 g | 12.0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18.0 g | 54.3 g |
| Fibre | 2.2 g | 6.6 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g | 3.7 g |
| Sodium | 503.0 mg | 1,519.1 mg |
| Potassium | 176.0 mg | 531.5 mg |
| Calcium | 111.0 mg | 335.2 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg | 2.6 mg |
| Vitamin A | 124.0 µg | 374.5 µg |
| Cholesterol | 30.0 mg | 90.6 mg |
| Water | 59.1 g | 178.5 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 169856·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales compares
Among the 27 restaurant foods items on this site, restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales ranks 13 of 27 by calorie density, against a category average of 213 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 1% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 4.2 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.
To burn off one serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales (652 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 133 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
A reference table describes the average restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales?
Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales contains 216 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 652 calories per serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales. It also provides 9.0 g of protein, 18.0 g of carbohydrate and 12.0 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales?
By calories, restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales is roughly 33% carbohydrate, 17% protein and 50% fat. That makes it a predominantly fat-based food.
How long does it take to burn off a serving serving size varied from 1 to 3 tamales?
About 133 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.
Is this figure exact for the restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales I bought?
No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to restaurant, mexican, cheese tamales on the calorie-density shelf, all within restaurant foods.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
