How many calories are in Mexican Cooking Sauce?

100 g of Mexican Cooking Sauce has 20 kcal. Serving, 0.5 cup, 123 g (123 g): about 25 kcal.

How much protein is in Mexican Cooking Sauce?

Mexican Cooking Sauce contains 0.81 g of protein per 100 g (2% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 1 g in serving, 0.5 cup, 123 g (123 g). About 14% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other soups and sauces, that is below the median (median 1.3 g).

How many carbs are in Mexican Cooking Sauce?

Mexican Cooking Sauce has 4.1 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 2.4 g of fiber and 2.4 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Mexican Cooking Sauce?

Mexican Cooking Sauce contains 0.41 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0 g is saturated (0% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Mexican Cooking Sauce contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are Vitamin C (33% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Mexican Cooking Sauce?

100 g contains 504 mg of sodium, 22% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated April 23, 2020. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Mexican Cooking Sauce

Packaged product Soups and Sauces Cardenas

Mexican Cooking Sauce contains 20 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 0.5 cup, 123 g (123 g) provides about 25 kcal.

Roughly 70% of its calories come from carbohydrates, with 16% from fat and 14% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in soups and sauces on FoodFactly, where the median is 145 kcal per 100 g across 29,973 products.

100 g provides 33% of the Daily Value for Vitamin C.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

20kcal per 100 g

0.81 gprotein

4.1 gcarbohydrates

0.41 gfat

25kcal in serving, 0.5 cup, 123 g (123 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	20 kcal
Total fat L	0.41 g	0.5%
Saturated fat L	0 g	0%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	0 mg	0%
Sodium L	504 mg	22%
Total carbohydrates L	4.1 g	1%
Dietary fiber L	2.4 g	9%
Total sugars L	2.4 g
Protein L	0.81 g	2%
Vitamin A L	73.2 µg	8%
Vitamin C L	29.3 mg	33%
Calcium L	0 mg	0%
Iron L	0.29 mg	2%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 14%
Carbohydrates 70%
Fat 16%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein0.81 gbelow the median for soups and sauces (median 1.3 g)
Fiber2.4 gin the top quarter of soups and sauces (median 0.5 g)
Sugars2.4 gbelow the median for soups and sauces (median 4 g)
Fat0.41 gbelow the median for soups and sauces (median 4.2 g)
Saturated fat0 gin the lowest quarter of soups and sauces (median 0.5 g)
Sodium504 mgbelow the median for soups and sauces (median 613 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal4.1 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Other components (1)

Vitamin A, IU L	244 IU

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	20 kcal	20 kcal
Protein	0.81 g	0.81 g
Carbohydrates	4.1 g	4.1 g
Fat	0.41 g	0.41 g
Fiber	2.4 g	2.4 g
Sugars	2.4 g	2.4 g
Sodium	504 mg	504 mg

Product details

Brand: Cardenas
Barcode: 0829793053082
Label serving: 0.5 cup (123 g)
Category: groceries
Nutri-Score: C as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 4 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Tomatillo, chicken broth (water, salt, onion, and cooked out juices), jalapeno peppers, jalapeno peppers (jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, salt), salt, garlic powder, xanthan and guar gum.

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

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Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 1904477. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated July 14, 2017. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0829793053082. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 23, 2020. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).

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