Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas Recipe

Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas has a very high-calorie, high-carb, very high-fat and high-protein content. It is a good source of Calcium.

The food contains 61g of carbs. The carbohydrate profile of the the food reveals it is high in complex carbs and low in Simple carbs. Carbs are our primary source of energy but its source should be chosen with utmost care. Complex carbs are a more desirable addition to your diet, where as simple carbs should be consumed in moderation as it is very easily broken down, assimilated and absorbed in the body. Its sugar content is among the bottom 20 percentile. This is for people watching their sugar intake. With 18 gms of protein, it is high in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

Not only that, the very high fat content of this product makes it unsuitable to be eaten when trying to lose weight. A quick glance at the fat profile reveals that it is very high in saturated fats and low in trans fats.

It has a high density of Sodium, thus making it unsuitable for a low-sodium diet.

Ideally consumed as an Appetizer.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 41, for Salvadorian White Corn Cakes with Pork, Beans, and Cheese: Pupusas, and we advise that this food in moderation.