Corn chips: flavored vs reduced sodium USDA FDC 2708197 vs 2708205
Per 100 g, flavored reports 509 mg sodium, while reduced sodium reports 295 mg sodium.
The comparison uses two cited USDA records. Their complete source names, household portions, nutrient values, and FoodData Central links remain visible below.
Highlighted difference
Sodium 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.
- Corn chips, flavored 509 mg
509 mg - Corn chips, reduced sodium 295 mg
295 mg
Shared basis: 100 g · mg
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 · Corn chips, flavored | B · Corn chips, reduced sodium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 543 kcal | 549 kcal | B +6 kcal |
| Protein | 6.1 g | 6.8 g | B +0.7 g |
| Total fat | 34 g | 33.6 g | A +0.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 56.7 g | 56.8 g | B +0.1 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4 g | 3.9 g | A +0.1 g |
| Total sugars | 0.3 g | 0.4 g | B +0.1 g |
| SodiumMaterial difference | 509 mg | 295 mg | A +214 mg |
| Saturated fat | 4.4 g | 4.5 g | No difference at displayed precision |
| Potassium | 143 mg | 164 mg | B +21 mg |
| Calcium | 137 mg | 126 mg | A +11 mg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg | 1.2 mg | No difference at displayed precision |
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
Every material primary-nutrient difference on this page is numerically higher in A (1 of 1).
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 543 kcal, compared with 549 kcal in the other record—a difference of 6 kcal.
Which reports more protein?
Record B
Record B reports 6.8 g, compared with 6.1 g in the other record—a difference of 0.7 g.
Which reports more fiber?
Record A
Record A reports 4 g, compared with 3.9 g in the other record—a difference of 0.1 g.
Which reports less sodium?
Record B
Record B reports 295 mg, compared with 509 mg in the other record—a difference of 214 mg.
What differs in the source descriptions
The exact names carry information the numbers cannot.
USDA assigns both records to “Tortilla, corn, other chips,” but the topic label is broad. Record A is “Corn chips, flavored.” Record B is “Corn chips, reduced sodium.” Feast paired them because their contrast-neutral food identities are an exact match, not merely because they share a generic category.
The controlled name parser found 1 interpretable distinction. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium wording | No matching controlled term in the source name | reduced- or low-sodium wording |
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 45 g. Record B uses USDA reference amount at 45 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 chip1 g
- 1 small single serving bag28 g
- 1 medium single serving bag57 g
- 1 large single serving bag85 g
- 1 100 calorie package20 g
- 1 cup45 g
- USDA reference amount45 g
Record B measures
- 1 chip1 g
- 1 small single serving bag28 g
- 1 medium single serving bag57 g
- 1 large single serving bag85 g
- 1 100 calorie package20 g
- 1 cup45 g
- USDA reference amount45 g
One shared household label
1 medium single serving bag: 57 g in A vs 57 g in B
Here the household label and listed gram weight match at displayed precision, so this particular table is also an equal-mass comparison. The values remain specific to these two source records, not a universal weight for every 1 medium single serving bag.
| Nutrient | A · 57 g | B · 57 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 310 kcal | 313 kcal |
| Protein | 3.5 g | 3.9 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.3 g | 2.2 g |
| Sodium | 290 mg | 168 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 Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain, Oil, corn. Record B’s include Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain, Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, unsalted, Oil, corn. Ingredient-code overlap is 67%, and normalized listed-input-weight variation is 42%.
Record A · 2 coded inputs
Corn chips, flavored
- Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plainIngredient code 19003 · open source index99% of listed input weight
- Oil, cornIngredient code 4518 · open source index1% of listed input weight
Record B · 3 coded inputs
Corn chips, reduced sodium
- Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plainIngredient code 19003 · open source index56.5% of listed input weight
- Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, unsaltedIngredient code 19833 · open source index30.4% of listed input weight
- Oil, cornIngredient code 4518 · open source index13% of listed input weight
2 shared coded inputs
The largest shared entries include Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain, Oil, corn. Shared codes can still carry different listed weights.
0 A-only and 1 B-only coded inputs
B-only entries include Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, unsalted.
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 1 documented description dimension, while the listed formulations show 67% ingredient-code overlap and 42% 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 Corn chips, flavored versus Corn chips, reduced sodium. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.
Equal-weight result
Corn chips, flavored is higher in sodium per 100 g
Corn chips, flavored reports 509 mg versus 295 mg for Corn chips, reduced sodium: a 214 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.
Inspect the underlying evidenceThese listed servings have equal weights
2 listed servings each weigh 45 g
The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 45 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.
Record identity is part of the estimate
Distinguish “Corn chips, flavored” from “Corn chips, reduced sodium”
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 Corn chips, flavored versus Corn chips, reduced sodium, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.
Corn chips, flavored and Corn chips, reduced sodium 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 Sodium: density and serving contextIn this page’s records, sodium runs from 295 mg in Corn chips, reduced sodium to 509 mg in Corn chips, flavored, all per 100 g.
Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Snacks, tortilla chips, low fat, unsaltedUSDA input 19833 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 35–35 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 Corn chips, plain vs Corn chips, reduced sodiumCorn chips, reduced sodium is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Sodium wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus reduced- or low-sodium wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.
Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Corn chips, flavored vs Corn chips, plainCorn chips, flavored is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Sodium: 509 versus 817 mg per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.
Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Tortilla, corn, other chipsCorn chips, flavored and Corn chips, reduced sodium 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 A shared source-formulation input Oil, cornUSDA input 4518 appears in 2 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 1–15 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