Tostitos Cheesy Enchilada Dip: Nutrition & Calories

The Cheesy Enchilada Dip has a medium level of spice. It’s made with real cheese, black beans, and tomatoes, but is also artificially flavored.

One serving, measured as two tablespoons, has 40 calories, 2.5 grams fat, 4 grams carbs, and 1 gram protein.

Read this post for a complete overview of the nutrition facts, calories, and ingredients in the dip.

Nutrition

Serving Size

One serving is measured as 31 grams, which is approximately two tablespoons. Keep this in mind because the nutrition facts are based on a single serving. How many times have you sat down to enjoy chips and dip and only ate two tablespoons of the dip?

Ok, now with that said, let’s start our review of the nutritional content with a quick overview of how each of the macronutrients (fat, carbs, and protein) contribute to calories.

Calories

There are 40 calories in one serving (measured as two tablespoons) of Tostitos Cheesy Enchilada Dip. Half of the calories are derived from fat.

Carbohydrates contribute 15 calories (38% of the total) and the remaining 13% is from protein.

Fat: 20 calories (50%)
Carbs: 15 calories (38%)
Protein: 5 calories (13%)
Total: 40 calories

The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label printed on the container of Tositos cheesy enchilada dip.

Sodium

Each serving of the cheesy enchilada dip contains 160 milligrams of sodium. That doesn’t seem entirely significant unless you consume multiple serving sizes.

How much dip do you eat on a single chip? That varies person by person.

If you eat six tablespoons of this dip, you consume approximately 480 milligrams of sodium. That amount (480mg) is about 20% of the daily limit of sodium recommended by the FDA (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).

2 tablespoons = 1 serving so 6 tablespoons = 3 servings
160mg / serving * 3 servings = 480mg sodium

This is an example of why it’s a good idea to understand not only the nutrition facts per serving, but also the serving size. The serving size is a guideline to help standardize and compare products.

But, the serving size may be significantly smaller than the actual amount consumed. In that instance, multiple the calories, fat, sodium, or other factors times the number of servings to determine the total amount consumed.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size2Tablespoons (31g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories40

% Daily Value *

Total Fat2.5g

Saturated Fat0.5g

Trans Fat0g

Cholesterol3mg

Sodium160mg

Total Carbohydrate4g

Dietary Fiber.5g

Total Sugars0g

Protein1g

Not a significant source of added sugars.

Glass container of cheesy enchilada dip with text listing many of the ingredients used to make the dip.

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Ingredients and Allergens

Cheesy Enchilada Dip Ingredients

Here is the list of ingredients used to make the Tostitos brand cheesy enchilada dip.

Water, Black Beans, Monterey Jack Cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Vegetable Oil (corn oil, and/or canola oil, and/or sunflower oil), Jalapeno Peppers, Diced Tomatoes in Tomato Juice, Red Bell Peppers, Modified Food Starch, Maltodextrin (made from corn), and less than 2% of the following: Spices, Salt, Onion Powder, Sour Cream, Cultured Cream, Skim Milk, Garlic Powder, Whey, Yeast Extract, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Milk Protein Concentrate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Monosodium Glutamate, DATEM, Mono- and Diglycerides, Sodium Phosphate, Artificial Color (Yellow 5, Yellow 6).

What are these Ingredients?

DATEM is primarily derived from plant sources and used as an emulsifier in baking to strengthen the gluten network in dough. The acronym stands for Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Monoglycerides.
Hexametaphosphate, also known as Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP), is a polyphosphate often used in seafood, dairy and meat production as a texturizer, thickener and emulsifier.
Mono and Diglycerides are fatty acids act as surfactants and are commonly used as emulsifiers in processed food.
Monosodium Glutamate, the sodium salt of amino acid glutamic acid, occurs naturally in many foods. It’s produced by the fermentation of starch, sugar beets, sugar cane or molasses.
Sodium Phosphate is a generic term used for a compound of sodium and phosphate. It’s often used to thicken or stabilize processed foods and commonly found in fast food, canned fish, and manufactured baked goods.

Also Made with Hexametaphosphate: Popeyes Popcorn Shrimp Batter

Allergens

This cheese-based dip is made with ingredients that contain milk.

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Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Tostitos

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