Tamale calories
Tamale is a cooked dish, so its calories depend on who made it. Our reference recipe lands at 192 kcal per 100 g, and a 179 g plate comes to about 344 kcal.
A serving covers about 17% of the 2,000 kcal reference day used on US nutrition labels.
A real serving: 292 to 395 kcal
Nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving (179 g) |
|---|---|---|
| kcal | 192 | 344 |
| Protein, g | 6.6 | 11.8 |
| Fat, g | 9.4 | 16.8 |
| Carbs, g | 20.1 | 36.0 |
| Fiber, g | 2.6 | 4.7 |
Calories by portion
| Portions | Most likely | Range, kcal | Steps to burn |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ · 90 g | 172 kcal | 146-198 | 5,400 |
| 1 · 179 g | 344 kcal | 292-395 | 10,700 |
| 1½ · 268 g | 516 kcal | 438-593 | 16,100 |
| 2 · 358 g | 687 kcal | 584-790 | 21,400 |
The same portion buttons as in the Kalorea app: ½, 1, 1½ and 2 servings.
How long to burn one serving
About 10,700 steps, or 83 minutes of brisk walking for an average adult.
How we count: an adult of 75 kg and 175 cm walking at 5.6 km/h burns (4.3 − 1) × 75 = 247.5 kcal an hour above resting. Steps are distance divided by a stride of 0.415 × height. That's about 31 steps per kcal. The Kalorea app uses your own height and weight.
Shoot it from above so the whole plate is in frame. If it's oilier than usual, add “lots of oil” to the description, and Kalorea will lean to the top of the range.
Compared with similar foods
| Food | kcal / 100 g | Serving | Protein / 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac and cheese | 155 | 293 kcal / 189 g | 5.9 g |
| Sub sandwich | 167 | 317 kcal / 190 g | 10.2 g |
| Shawarma | 175 | 525 kcal / 300 g | 10.7 g |
| Burrito | 192 | 463 kcal / 241 g | 8.6 g |
| Tamale | 192 | 344 kcal / 179 g | 6.6 g |
| Gyro | 213 | 596 kcal / 280 g | 11.1 g |
| Taco | 217 | 221 kcal / 102 g | 10.2 g |
| Hash browns | 234 | 124 kcal / 53 g | 2.5 g |
| Chicken sandwich | 236 | 441 kcal / 187 g | 14.9 g |
Lightest in this group per 100 g: Mac and cheese.
Where the numbers come from
Values from USDA FoodData Central, a public domain (CC0) database by the US Department of Agriculture: FDC 169856, FDC 168067, FDC 167664 (Restaurant, Mexican, cheese tamales).
The ±15% range covers natural variation between samples: size, variety, ripeness or fat content, and how it was prepared.
Questions
How many calories in tamale?
Tamale has about 192 kcal per 100 g. A typical 179 g serving is about 344 kcal, and realistically anywhere from 292 to 395 kcal depending on the recipe and portion.
How much protein is in tamale?
6.6 g of protein per 100 g, or about 11.8 g in a 179 g serving.
Your plate isn't a lab sample
Snap your own tamale and Kalorea estimates what's actually on your plate, with a range and macros.