USDA Survey Foods136 exact records

Sauces, fats & condiments: find the record that best matches the food.

Sauces, dressings, condiments, cooking fats, spreads, and toppings. This page shows the shape of the collection before asking you to choose a number: what sits near the middle, how wide the central range is, and which words distinguish one source record from another.

The shortest route to a defensible estimate

Choose in this order: identity, amount, then context.

01
Identity
Match the exact food description—especially preparation, additions, and whether the record is a single food or mixed dish.
02
Amount
Use a household measure tied to that record or enter grams. A familiar serving word without a weight can hide a large difference.
03
Context
Add the brand, recipe, sauce, cooking fat, toppings, or edible portion that the generic source record cannot know.

What the collection actually contains

Central nutrient ranges on one denominator

Each row uses values per 100 grams. The median is the collection midpoint; the central range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile. That interval describes variation among source records—not uncertainty around a single meal and not a recommended intake range.

Median and central per-100-gram nutrient ranges for records in this category
Nutrient	Median	Central 80%	Records reporting
Energyper 100 g	229 kcal	48–884 kcal	136 of 136
Proteinper 100 g	0.9 g	0–6.1 g	136 of 136
Fiberper 100 g	0.2 g	0–2.2 g	136 of 136
Sodiumper 100 g	502 mg	0–1,000 mg	136 of 136

Zeros are retained when reported; missing values are not silently converted to zero. Rounded values are for orientation. Open an exact profile for Feast’s 21-nutrient panel and source citation.

Three coordinates, not winners

Records that make the range easier to understand

These examples sit near the collection’s energy midpoint or upper central protein and fiber boundaries. A high value for one nutrient is not a complete judgment of the food, and the records are not ranked as “best.”

Near the collection midpoint

Bean paste, sweetened

226 kcal per 100 g—close to the median energy concentration among these records.

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Near the upper central protein boundary

Alfredo sauce with seafood

5.9 g protein per 100 g in this exact source record.

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Near the upper central fiber boundary

French or Catalina dressing, fat free

2.2 g fiber per 100 g in this exact source record.

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What “Sauces, fats & condiments” includes here

One Feast category, several USDA source categories

Feast groups related records to make the library navigable. The more specific USDA category and the complete food name remain the better evidence for choosing a match.

Salad dressings and vegetable oils47 records

Dips, gravies, other sauces23 records

Jams, syrups, toppings20 records

Mustard and other condiments11 records

Butter and animal fats8 records

Mayonnaise8 records

Tomato-based condiments7 records

Sugars and honey6 records

Margarine4 records

Soy-based condiments2 records

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 7 exact records behind Sauces, fats & condiments category landmarks. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Almond oil is higher in calories per 100 g

Almond oil reports 884 kcal versus 48 kcal for Gravy, poultry: a 836 kcal difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

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The denominator changes the answer

Bean paste, sweetened is denser; Alfredo sauce is higher in its source amount

Bean paste, sweetened reports 226 kcal per 100 g and 45 kcal in USDA source amount (20 g). Alfredo sauce reports a lower 150 kcal per 100 g but a higher 98 kcal in USDA source amount (65 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Bean paste, sweetened” from “Honey mustard dressing, fat free”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

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Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Sauces, fats & condiments category landmarks, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Best next guide for this exact record French or Catalina dressing

French or Catalina dressing, fat free is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Best next guide for this exact record Gravy

Gravy, poultry is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calories: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calories runs from 48 kcal in Gravy, poultry to 884 kcal in Almond oil, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Honey mustard dressing, fat free vs Honey mustard dressing, light

Honey mustard dressing, fat free is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Fat-level wording: nonfat or fat-free wording versus No matching controlled term in the source name; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Salt, table

USDA input 2047 appears in 2 of 7 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 0.3–4.5 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Alfredo sauce

USDA input 14650160 appears in 1 of 7 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 260–260 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice French or Catalina dressing, fat free vs French or Catalina dressing, light

French or Catalina dressing, fat free is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Fat-level wording: nonfat or fat-free wording versus No matching controlled term in the source name; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

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Exact-record directory

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Records are presented as source descriptions, not as universal recipes. Open the closest wording first; compare alternatives only after checking that the denominator and preparation context match.

Sauces, fats & condiments

Alfredo sauce

98 kcal in a 65 g source amount. Open the record to compare that amount with 100 grams and other source measures.

Source amount: 98 kcal · 65 g
Listed measures: 98–390 kcal
Protein, same amount: 1.4 g

Choose in this order: identity, amount, then context.

Identity

Amount

Context

Central nutrient ranges on one denominator

Records that make the range easier to understand

One Feast category, several USDA source categories

Turn source data into a better next decision

Almond oil is higher in calories per 100 g

Bean paste, sweetened is denser; Alfredo sauce is higher in its source amount

Distinguish “Bean paste, sweetened” from “Honey mustard dressing, fat free”

Follow the relationship that matches your question

Browse all 136 profiles in this category

Three questions that prevent the most common category mistakes