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Enchilada sauce calories

Enchilada sauce, red, mild, ready to serve
17kcal
1 quarter cup · 56 g, red, mild, ready to serve
8%protein
0.3 gProtein
3 gCarbs
0.5 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Red, mild, ready to serve · per 56 g
Calories17 kcal
Protein0.3 g
Carbohydrate2.7 g
Fat0.5 g
Saturated fat0.1 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium306 mg
Potassium57 mg
Iron0.4 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central

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Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →

Most popular enchilada sauce brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
#  Productkcal / 100 g
1A La Orden Green Chile Enchilada Sauce1/4 cup · 60 g50 kcal
2A La Orden Traditional Enchilada Sauce1/4 cup · 60 g42 kcal
3La Victoria Red Enchilada Sauce1/4 cup · 60 g25 kcal
4La Victoria Mild Red Enchilada Sauce1/4 cup · 60 g42 kcal
5La Victoria Green Enchilada Sauce, Mild1/4 cup · 60 g25 kcal
6La Victoria Mild Al Pastor Enchilada Sauce1/4 cup · 60 g117 kcal

Jarred sauces vary a lot by recipe and color, from 25 to 117 calories per 100 g, so they sit either side of the 30 of the plain red sauce above.
Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.

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Enchilada sauce FAQs
How many calories are in enchilada sauce?

A quarter cup of red enchilada sauce (56 g) is 17 calories, and a full cup (224 g) is 67. Per 100 g it is 30 calories.

Is enchilada sauce good for weight loss?

At 30 calories per 100 g it adds only about 17 calories to a quarter-cup serving, but that same serving carries 306 mg of sodium.

Enchilada sauce vs buffalo sauce: which has fewer calories?

Buffalo sauce is lighter at 11 calories per 100 g against 30 for red enchilada sauce, so a quarter cup is 6 calories versus 17.

How many carbs are in enchilada sauce?

A quarter cup has 2.7 g of carbs, of which 1.0 g is sugar. That works out to 4.87 g of carbs and 1.83 g of sugar per 100 g.