Chicken or turkey: caesar garden salad chicken vs breaded fried caesar garden USDA FDC 2706818 vs 2706819
Per 100 g, caesar garden salad chicken reports 63 calories, while breaded fried caesar garden reports 115 calories.
The comparison uses two cited USDA records. Their complete source names, household portions, nutrient values, and FoodData Central links remain visible below.
Record A · FDC 2706818
Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing
Check this record in FoodData Central ↗Record B · FDC 2706819
Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing
Check this record in FoodData Central ↗Highlighted difference
Calories at the same 100-gram weight
Bar length shows the two cited values on one shared denominator. It does not rank either food or establish why they differ.
- Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing 63 kcal
63 kcal -
115 kcal
Shared basis: 100 g · kcal
Equal-weight evidence
Nutrition per 100 grams
Both columns use the same mass, which compares nutrient concentration without allowing the two representative source amounts to change the denominator. “A +” or “B +” reports the arithmetic difference between the cited values; it is not a quality score.
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| Nutrient | A · Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad… | B · Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar… | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaloriesMaterial difference | 63 kcal | 115 kcal | B +52 kcal |
| ProteinMaterial difference | 8.5 g | 6.3 g | A +2.2 g |
| Total fatMaterial difference | 1.9 g | 6.9 g | B +4.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g | 7.1 g | B +4.1 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1 g | 1.2 g | B +0.2 g |
| Total sugars | 1 g | 1 g | No difference at displayed precision |
| Sodium | 265 mg | 247 mg | A +18 mg |
| Saturated fat | 0.8 g | 1.5 g | B +0.8 g |
| Potassium | 290 mg | 281 mg | A +9 mg |
| Calcium | 56 mg | 53 mg | A +3 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg | 0.5 mg | B +0.1 mg |
Values come from the two cited USDA FoodData Central Survey Foods records. Feast does not average records, impute missing values, or infer a nutrient from the food name.
Read the table by question
The material primary-nutrient differences run in both directions: A is higher on 1, while B is higher on 2.
These answers describe concentration per 100 grams. “More” and “less” identify the arithmetic direction only; they do not decide which record is a better match or which food is better for a person.
Which reports fewer calories?
Record A
Record A reports 63 kcal, compared with 115 kcal in the other record—a difference of 52 kcal.
Which reports more protein?
Record A
Record A reports 8.5 g, compared with 6.3 g in the other record—a difference of 2.2 g.
Which reports more fiber?
Record B
Record B reports 1.2 g, compared with 1 g in the other record—a difference of 0.2 g.
Which reports less sodium?
Record B
Record B reports 247 mg, compared with 265 mg in the other record—a difference of 18 mg.
What differs in the source descriptions
The exact names carry information the numbers cannot.
USDA assigns both records to “Poultry mixed dishes,” but the topic label is broad. Record A is “Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing.” Record B is “Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing.” Feast paired them because their contrast-neutral food identities are closely related (82% token overlap after controlled modifiers are set aside), not merely because they share a generic category.
The controlled name parser found 2 interpretable distinctions. These labels organize wording already present in the names; they do not establish that a distinction caused a nutrient difference.
| Description dimension | Record A | Record B |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation wording | No matching controlled term in the source name | fried |
| Coating wording | No matching controlled term in the source name | coated or breaded |
Even a clean name contrast can carry hidden companions. A fried record may also include coating; a restaurant record can use a different recipe; a reduced-sodium description can differ in more than salt; and a source amount can reflect a different reporting convention. That is why this page reports the complete pair rather than treating one word as an intervention.
Portion context
A representative source amount is not a shared “serving.”
Record A uses USDA reference amount at 311 g. Record B uses USDA reference amount at 314 g. Those labels and gram weights come from their respective records. They are useful for scaling the chosen profile, but they are not recommendations and need not describe equal amounts.
The representative amounts do not cross Feast’s material portion-difference threshold of both 15 grams and 20%. They are still separate source measures, so the 100-gram table remains the appropriate place for an equal-weight comparison.
A cup, piece, slice, sandwich, fillet, or fluid ounce can have different gram weights across records. A matching label is not enough: check the listed grams. If accuracy matters more than convenience, weighing the food or using a current package label can be more specific than a generic survey-food measure.
Record A measures
- 1 cup90 g
- 1 salad286 g
- 1 Wendy's salad261 g
- 1 McDonald's salad311 g
- USDA reference amount311 g
Record B measures
- 1 salad314 g
- 1 McDonald's salad314 g
- USDA reference amount314 g
One shared household label
1 McDonald's salad: 311 g in A vs 314 g in B
The household label matches, but the source gram weights differ. These values scale each record by its own listed grams; they are practical portion context, not an equal-mass comparison.
| Nutrient | A · 311 g | B · 314 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 196 kcal | 361 kcal |
| Protein | 26.5 g | 19.8 g |
| Dietary fiber | 3.1 g | 3.8 g |
| Sodium | 824 mg | 776 mg |
USDA source formulation evidence
The listed inputs provide another way to audit the match.
FNDDS includes input-food rows behind each standardized survey-food record. Record A’s leading listed inputs include Mixed salad greens, raw, Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, breast, meat only, Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average, Cheese, parmesan, grated. Record B’s include Mixed salad greens, raw, Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plain, Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average, Cheese, parmesan, grated. Ingredient-code overlap is 50%, and normalized listed-input-weight variation is 29%.
Record A · 5 coded inputs
Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/…
- Mixed salad greens, rawIngredient code 75114000 · open source index55.8% of listed input weight
- Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, breast, meat onlyIngredient code 5000 · open source index23.7% of listed input weight
- Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round averageIngredient code 11529 · open source index16.9% of listed input weight
- Cheese, parmesan, gratedIngredient code 1032 · open source index3.4% of listed input weight
- Salt, tableIngredient code 2047 · open source index0.3% of listed input weight
Record B · 4 coded inputs
Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad…
- Mixed salad greens, rawIngredient code 75114000 · open source index52.4% of listed input weight
- Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plainIngredient code 21229 · open source index28.6% of listed input weight
- Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round averageIngredient code 11529 · open source index15.9% of listed input weight
- Cheese, parmesan, gratedIngredient code 1032 · open source index3.2% of listed input weight
3 shared coded inputs
The largest shared entries include Mixed salad greens, raw, Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average, Cheese, parmesan, grated. Shared codes can still carry different listed weights.
2 A-only and 1 B-only coded inputs
A-only entries include Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, breast, meat only, Salt, table. B-only entries include Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plain.
Important: repeated rows carrying the same ingredient code are combined before the shares and overlap are calculated. These weights belong to USDA’s source formulation: they are not a reconstructed plate, final cooked yield, visitor serving, ingredient declaration, or estimate of what is visible in a photo. USDA’s FNDDS documentation explains that these calculation recipes can represent multiple variants, may include retention or moisture adjustments, and are not product-label ingredient lists.
Choosing the closer record
Match context first; scale second.
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Read both names literally
Compare cooking method, coating, edible skin or peel, sauce, additions, venue, source form, and food subtype. For this pair, the full A and B descriptions above are the evidence—not shortened search labels.
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Use listed inputs as a check
If the name still leaves ambiguity, compare the leading and unique source inputs. They can reveal that two near names refer to meaningfully different standardized formulations, but they do not reconstruct your dish.
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Choose an amount for that record
After choosing A or B, use its own named measure and gram weight. Do not transfer a cup, slice, or “typical amount” from the other record as if the measures were interchangeable.
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Account for missing details
Brand, current restaurant recipe, cooking oil, drained weight, toppings, substitutions, and unfinished portions may not be captured. A label or weighed recipe can supersede a generic reference when it better matches the actual food.
Limits and responsible interpretation
This is a comparison of records, not a causal study.
The two records come from 2021–2023 FoodData Central Survey Foods data. The nutrient table faithfully compares their published values on the same weight basis. It does not measure two plates prepared at the same time, isolate one ingredient, or estimate the uncertainty around either value.
For this pair, the source names differ across 2 documented description dimensions, while the listed formulations show 50% ingredient-code overlap and 29% normalized listed-weight variation. Moisture, ingredient proportions, preparation, and record construction can therefore move together. The page can describe the combined record difference; it cannot isolate the effect of one word.
A higher or lower number is not an overall verdict. Protein, fiber, sodium, energy, fat, micronutrients, preferences, allergies, budget, portion, and an individual’s goals answer different questions. Feast therefore reports directions and magnitudes without applying a universal “healthier” label.
This page is educational and does not diagnose a condition, prescribe a target, or replace advice from a qualified professional. For an allergy, medically directed diet, or strict ingredient limit, use verified ingredient information and guidance appropriate to that situation.
How this page qualified
A page is published only when the pair clears materiality and diversity gates.
Both records must occupy the same USDA survey-food topic and share a close food identity after a controlled vocabulary separates preparation, edible-part, source, claim, crust, and sauce wording. Exact contrast-neutral identities receive priority. Close ingredient or form substitutions can qualify when name overlap remains high and the numerical evidence is material.
For primary nutrients, Feast requires both an absolute and relative difference: at least 20 kcal and 12% for energy; 2 g and 18% for protein or fat; 5 g and 15% for carbohydrate; 1 g and 20% for fiber; 4 g and 20% for sugars; or 100 mg and 20% for sodium. A focused one-nutrient pair also needs a material representative-amount or formulation distinction. Rounding-only pairs are not published.
Unordered FDC IDs define a canonical pair, so reversing A and B cannot create another page. Each source record can appear twice at most, each USDA topic contributes no more than 40 pages, and closely repeated identity families are capped. Those rules produced a selective comparison library rather than every mathematical combination in the corpus.
Read the complete nutrition-page methodology for import, nutrient mapping, portion scaling, Daily Value, and uncertainty rules.
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 2 exact records behind Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing versus Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.
Equal-weight result
Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing is higher in calories per 100 g
Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing reports 115 kcal versus 63 kcal for Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing: a 52 kcal difference when both are normalized to 100 g.
Inspect the underlying evidenceCheck the weight before comparing serving totals
Source amounts span 311–314 g
Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing uses USDA source amount (311 g), while Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing uses USDA source amount (314 g). Use per 100 g for equal-weight composition; use the serving column only when those named source amounts answer your question.
Record identity is part of the estimate
Distinguish “Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing” from “Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing”
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.
Inspect the underlying evidenceContextual knowledge graph
Follow the relationship that matches your question
For Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing versus Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.
Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing and Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing are 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 contextIn this page’s records, calories runs from 63 kcal in Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing to 115 kcal in Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing, all per 100 g.
Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, breast, meat onlyUSDA input 5000 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 70–70 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 Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plainUSDA input 21229 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 90–90 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 One exact record, broader decision context Chicken or turkey breaded friedChicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.
Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Poultry mixed dishesChicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressing and Chicken or turkey, breaded, fried, caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, no dressing belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.
Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Chicken or turkey caesar garden salad, chicken and/or turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese, no dressingOpen the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2706818 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.
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