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Enchilada Sauce: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Enchilada Sauce, centered on Enchilada Sauce — standard reference state. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATESauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve
PER 100 G30kcal

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QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in enchilada sauce?

Enchilada Sauce provides 30 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve.” The same weight contains 0.62 g protein, 4.87 g carbohydrate, 0.91 g fat and 0.5 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, carbohydrate is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Enchilada Sauce nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 174074. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories30kcal
Protein0.62g
Carbohydrate4.87g
Fat0.91g
Fibre0.5g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 30-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g15 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g30 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g45 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g75 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

4.87 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

0.62 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

0.91 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

0.5 g fibre

This record contains a measurable amount of fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Food records can change with preparation, water content, recipe, brand and the edible portion that was weighed. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve

Chosen as the most common form of this food with all five core values: calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre.

SR Legacy · FDC 174074

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How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 0.3 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 174074: “Sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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