Nutritional Facts: Christmas Tamales

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  8 ounces (229g)
chilies
8 ounces (227g)
ancho chilies
32 ounces (907g)
chicken stock
2 lbs (908g)
masa harina flour
1 quart (872g)
corn oil
1 cup (16g)
fresh cilantro
2 (220g)
white onions
2 lbs (907g)
ground beef
5 tablespoons (30g)
ground cumin
5 tablespoons (15g)
dried oregano
5 tablespoons (25g)
dried onion
5 tablespoons (0g)
dried ground cayenne
5 tablespoons (36g)
white pepper
16 ounces (457g)
chili peppers
8 ounces (8g)
corn husks
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.2 1.1 n/a 6.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 10.5 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 19 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.2 1.3 n/a 3.7 0.0 n/a 0.2 10.9 n/a 0.1 0.3 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 17 1
Ash (g) 1.4 13.4 5.7 13.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 8.3 2.3 1.2 0.8 n/a 0.6 4.0 n/a 52 2
Aspartic acid (g) 0.7 3.8 n/a 5.4 0.0 n/a 0.2 15.2 n/a 0.2 0.1 n/a n/a 1.3 n/a 27 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 41.1 138.4 27.2 1,234.9 0.0 10.7 50.6 136.1 279.3 239.6 64.3 n/a 94.1 64.0 n/a 2,380 79
Calories 91.4 637.4 326.6 3,314.2 7,708.5 3.7 88.0 1,950.4 112.5 39.8 87.3 n/a 105.1 182.9 n/a 14,648 488
Calories (kj) 381.7 2,667.4 1,370.0 13,874.2 32,255.3 15.2 365.2 8,146.5 470.1 166.1 365.0 n/a 439.5 758.9 n/a 61,275 2,042
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 21.6 116.6 32.0 692.7 0.0 0.6 20.5 0.0 13.3 10.3 20.8 n/a 24.4 40.3 n/a 993 33
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 27.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 616.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 644 21
Copper (mg) 0.4 1.2 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.3 0.6 n/a 6 0
Cystine (g) 0.1 0.5 n/a 1.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 4 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 3.4 49.0 0.0 58.1 0.0 0.4 3.7 0.0 3.2 6.4 2.3 n/a 9.3 6.9 n/a 143 5
Folate (mcg) 52.6 156.5 45.4 1,897.7 0.0 9.9 41.8 54.4 3.0 35.6 41.5 n/a 3.6 105.1 n/a 2,447 82
Folate, DFE (mcg) 52.6 156.5 45.4 3,041.8 0.0 9.9 41.8 54.4 3.0 35.6 41.5 n/a 3.6 105.1 n/a 3,591 120
Folate, food (mcg) 52.6 156.5 45.4 263.3 0.0 9.9 41.8 54.4 3.0 35.6 41.5 n/a 3.6 105.1 n/a 813 27
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,634.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,634 54
Fructose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.8 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.3 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.6 3.5 n/a 15.7 0.0 n/a 0.6 25.3 n/a 0.1 0.4 n/a n/a 1.2 n/a 47 2
Glycine (g) 0.2 1.0 n/a 3.1 0.0 n/a 0.1 11.3 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 16 1
Histidine (g) 0.1 0.5 n/a 2.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 5.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 9 0
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.2 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Iron (mg) 2.7 24.8 1.9 68.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 19.0 19.9 5.5 0.4 n/a 5.1 4.7 n/a 153 5
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 0.8 n/a 2.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 7.4 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 12 0
Lactose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.2 1.4 n/a 10.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 13.2 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 26 1
Lysine (g) 0.2 1.2 n/a 2.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 14.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 18 1
Magnesium (mg) 57.1 256.3 36.3 844.4 0.0 4.2 22.0 163.3 109.8 40.5 23.0 n/a 32.0 105.1 n/a 1,694 56
Maltose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.5 2.9 n/a 4.1 n/a 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 n/a 1.5 0.9 n/a 12 0
Methionine (g) 0.1 0.3 n/a 1.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 4.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 7 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 1.1 5.3 9.1 240.5 0.0 0.0 59.5 4.2 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.1 n/a 320 11
Niacin (mg) 2.2 14.5 14.4 90.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 42.2 1.4 0.7 0.2 n/a 0.1 5.7 n/a 172 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.1 4.5 n/a 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 5.0 n/a 0.1 0.3 n/a n/a 0.9 n/a 13 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.1 0.8 n/a 4.1 0.0 n/a 0.1 6.6 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 12 0
Phosphorus (mg) 105.1 455.9 245.0 1,943.1 0.0 7.7 63.8 1,551.3 149.7 22.2 75.8 n/a 62.5 196.6 n/a 4,879 163
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a 8,441.0 0.8 33.0 n/a 20.4 30.5 n/a n/a 19.5 n/a n/a 8,545 285
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.2 10.2 1.9 15.7 476.8 0.0 0.0 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.2 1.1 n/a 511 17
Potassium (mg) 777.1 5,468.5 952.6 2,388.0 0.0 83.4 321.2 2,676.2 536.4 189.0 405.5 n/a 25.9 1,472.0 n/a 15,296 510
Proline (g) 0.2 1.1 n/a 6.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 8.5 n/a 0.3 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 17 1
Protein (g) 4.6 26.9 22.9 84.3 0.0 0.3 2.4 168.6 5.3 1.4 2.2 n/a 3.7 8.5 n/a 331 11
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 9 0
Riboflavin (mg) 0.2 5.1 0.8 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.4 n/a 16 1
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 1.9 2.9 4.8 112.9 0.0 0.1 53.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.2 n/a 177 6
Selenium (mcg) 1.1 6.6 20.0 127.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 143.3 1.6 0.7 1.3 n/a 1.1 2.3 n/a 306 10
Serine (g) 0.2 1.1 n/a 4.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 6.7 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 13 0
Sodium (mg) 16.0 97.5 1,297.4 45.4 0.0 7.4 8.8 598.7 50.4 3.8 5.3 n/a 1.8 41.1 n/a 2,174 72
Starch n/a n/a n/a 599.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 599 20
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 11.7 n/a 14.3 14.6 0.0 0.1 9.3 0.0 0.7 0.6 9.4 n/a n/a 24.2 n/a 85 3
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.2 0.4 0.3 13.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.3 n/a 15 1
Threonine (g) 0.2 1.0 n/a 2.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 6.5 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 11 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.6 n/a 0.3 1.1 124.7 0.4 0.0 3.4 1.0 2.7 0.0 n/a n/a 3.2 n/a 138 5
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 0
Total Fat (g) 0.5 18.6 10.9 35.0 872.0 0.1 0.2 136.1 6.7 0.6 0.1 n/a 0.8 2.0 n/a 1,084 36
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.5 n/a n/a 8.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.4 n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.6 n/a 2.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 5.2 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 8 0
Valine (g) 0.2 1.1 n/a 3.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 8.3 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 14 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 2,694.9 46,356.7 27.2 45.4 0.0 1,079.7 4.4 0.0 381.0 255.2 4.5 n/a 0.0 4,352.0 n/a 55,201 1,840
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 134.9 2,318.1 9.1 0.0 0.0 53.9 0.0 0.0 19.2 12.8 0.3 n/a 0.0 219.4 n/a 2,768 92
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 20 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.6 8.0 0.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 n/a 0.0 2.3 n/a 20 1
Vitamin C (mg) 554.3 4.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.3 16.3 0.0 2.3 0.3 18.8 n/a 7.5 656.9 n/a 1,267 42
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 36 1
Water (g) 200.5 51.3 836.0 82.1 0.0 14.8 196.0 596.2 2.4 1.5 1.0 n/a 4.1 402.4 n/a 2,388 80
Zinc (mg) 0.7 3.2 1.3 16.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 40.6 1.4 0.4 0.5 n/a 0.4 1.2 n/a 67 2

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