Most popular cheese tamale brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Tucson Tamale Green Chile & Cheese Tamales1 tamale · 142 g232 kcal
2Tucson Tamale Jalapeno & Cheese Tamales1 tamale · 142 g232 kcal
3Tucson Tamale Black Bean & Cheese Tamales1 tamale · 156 g167 kcal
4Delimex Green Chile & Cheese Tamale1 tamale · 113 g204 kcal
5Padrino Foods Black Bean & Cheese Tamale2.5 oz · 71 g183 kcal
6Padrino Foods 4 Cheese Tamales In Corn Husks2.5 oz · 71 g292 kcal
7Extraordinary Bites Chili & Cheese Tamales3.5 oz · 99 g323 kcal
Packaged tamales are sold by the piece and most weigh 71 to 156 g, less than the 179 g restaurant tamale used above, so their label numbers read lower.
Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
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Cheese tamale FAQs
How many calories are in one cheese tamale?
A restaurant cheese tamale of 179 g is 387 calories. Two tamales come to 758 calories.
Are cheese tamales good for weight loss?
One 179 g tamale is 387 calories with 16.1 g protein, 32.2 g carbs and 21.5 g fat. At 216 calories per 100 g it is denser than a plain tamale at 174.
Cheese tamale vs chicken tamale: which has fewer calories?
Chicken tamales are 174 calories per 100 g against 216 for cheese, a difference of 42 calories per 100 g.
How much protein is in a cheese tamale?
About 9 g of protein per 100 g, so 16.1 g in a 179 g tamale.