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Calories in El Monterey Taquitos taco seasoned beef & cheese
240Calories
| Amount Per 3 taquitos, 98 g | |||
| Calories | 240 Kcal (1005 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 108 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 12g | 18% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% | |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 410mg | 17% | |
| Total Carbs | 25g | 8% | |
| Sugars | 1g | 4% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 7g | 14% | |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.2mg | 6% | |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% | |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 5.6, PointsPlus: 6, SmartPoints: 8
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Much saturated fat
Too much saturated fat raises blood cholesterol, that can increase the risk of heart disease.
This fact has been approved by most health organizations in the world.
You have to limit the intake of it by your recommended daily intake.
Ideally, we should eat less than 10% of calories from saturated fat, so the reference value for an average adult is 24 grams daily.
Remember: a 1-ounce slice of regular cheese has nearly 5 grams of saturated fat.
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Salty! Has over 17% of the daily sodium max
The average American consumes 5,000 mg of sodium daily — twice the recommended amount amount of 2400mg for healthy adults, this is 1 teaspoon of salt.
For medical reasons many people should not exceed 1500mg of sodium.
Surprisingly, you're responsible for only 15% of the sodium in your diet the bigger part - 75% of the sodium that you consume each day comes from processed foods, not home cooking or the salt shaker.
Excess sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure, hypernatremia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other heart problems.
Are these reasons enough to cut the sodium intake? No doubt! -
Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
This is much less than the weight of salt.
(5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium -
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar.
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar per serving!
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A good source of protein
For many vegans and vegetarians, it's important to get enough protein.
The product you've just scanned will provide you with 14% or more of your daily protein requirement.
If you're a vegan having trouble meeting your protein needs, try nuts and beans.
Sprinkling nuts onto any dish is a quick, easy and nutritious solution.
Try adding beans in places you might not normally eat them.
Add beans to pasta dishes, stir fries and even salads.
While meat alternatives like Tofu do provide a quick and easy protein intake, they should not be your only source of protein.
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Interested in getting more protein?
Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
The protein comes from one of the following sources:
- milk protein concentrate
- whey protein isolate
- soy protein isolate
and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
Not only do they have protein, they're filled with other vitamins and minerals. -
Not a really good source of calcium!
Cheese is a generally a good source of calcium (more than 10% daily value per serving) - but not this.
If you are looking for calcium - swap for something with higher calcium content.
By the way, you don't need high fat or calories to get high calcium.
Many "lite" versions of cheese provide 30% of daily calcium needs.
Choose cheeses that are a naturally good source of calcium.
If you're worried about fat and calories, pre-sliced cheese, cheese sticks or cheese squares
are a great way to make sure your portion is the right size.
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Contains MSG-like ingredients
People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.
Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
- Yeast extract
- Autolyzed yeast
- Hydrolyzed proteins
- Textured proteins
- Anything "enzyme modified"
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Product contains sulfites
Sulfites (sulphites) are inorganic salts that are used as antioxidant of food preservative or enhancer.
They may appear on food labels in various forms, such as: sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite or sodium sulfite
Although sulphites do not cause a true allergic reaction, people with sensitivity to sulfites may experience similar reactions as those with food allergies.
Those who have asthma are most at risk to sulphite sensitivity.
BTW sulfites are included in the ten priority food allergens in Canada.
Allergens
Gluten Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy, Soy Allergy, Sesame Allergy, Corn Allergy, Sulfites Allergy
Taquitos taco seasoned beef & cheese Ingredients
Water, Wheat Flour (Enriched with Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Seasoned Beef Topping (Beef, Water, Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Chili Pepper, Spices, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Garlic), Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack & Cheddar Cheese ((Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Salt, Artificial Color), Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Sunflower, Canola and/or Corn Oil), Batter Mix (Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Spices, Salt, Jalapeno Pepper, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Guar Gum, Spice Extractive, Oleoresin Paprika and Turmeric), Green Chili (with Citric Acid), Contains 2% or Less Textured Soy Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color), Taco Seasoning (Corn Flour, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Spices, Dehydrated Onion, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Caramel Color, Extractives of Paprika, Citric Acid, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Cocoa Powder, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, and Not More than 2% Vegetable Oil and Silicon Dioxide (Processing Aids), Onions, Flour Blend (Salt, Rice Flour, Yeast, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Wheat, Sodium Bicarbonate, Wheat Starch, Food Starch, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, L-Cysteine, Mono and Diglycerides, Dicalcium Phosphate), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide (to Prevent Caking)), Modified Corn Starch, Beef Flavor (Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Flavor, Salt, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Silicon Dioxide (Anti-Caking Agent)), Flavor & Spices, Cayenne Pepper.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
12%
of RDI* (240 calories) 98 g
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Cal: 12 %
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Fat: 18.5 %
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Carb: 8.3 %
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Prot: 14 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (42.4%)
- Fat (45.8%)
- Protein (11.9%)
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