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Adobo calories per cup: 385–442 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 385–442 calories. Their listed weights span 224–244 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 1 cup · 224 g

385calories

Adobo, with noodles

Protein
37.9 g
Carbs
18.2 g
Fat
17.2 g

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 385–442 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 172–181 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Adobo, begin by separating “Adobo, with noodles” from “Adobo, with rice.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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How adobo records compare at 100 grams

All 2 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Adobo, with noodles 172 kcal
    172 kcal
  2. Adobo, with rice 181 kcal
    181 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 2 named USDA records in view: 2 direct matches. All sit within “Poultry mixed dishes.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 2 records together under the exact grouping key “adobo.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Adobo, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2708809 through FDC 2708958. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

224–244 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.1× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

9 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “with noodles”; the higher is “with rice.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

0.2 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “with rice” (0.2 g) and “with noodles” (0.4 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every adobo.

Important: “Lower” begins with Adobo, with noodles; “higher” ends with Adobo, with rice, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every adobo meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Adobo, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Adobo nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Adobo, with noodles Direct name match 224 gUSDA reference amount 385 kcal 172 37.9 g 0.9 g 1,142 mg FDC 2708809 ↗
Adobo, with rice Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 442 kcal 181 43.2 g 0.5 g 1,274 mg FDC 2708958 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 224 to 244 grams—a 20-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 385 calories for “with noodles” to 442 for “with rice.” At a fixed 100 grams, “with noodles” is 172 calories and “with rice” is 181—a fixed-weight separation of 9 calories. For Adobo, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “with noodles” and “with rice”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes chicken, broiler, rotisserie, bbq, thigh, meat only, garlic, raw, and pork, fresh, shoulder, (boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean only, cooked, braised; differentiating rows include rice noodles, cooked and rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked. On this Adobo page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Adobo” cannot resolve the differences between Adobo, with noodles and Adobo, with rice. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 224–244 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “with noodles” and “with rice”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include chicken, broiler, rotisserie, bbq, thigh, meat only and garlic, raw; rows that vary across the set include rice noodles, cooked and rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Adobo, with noodles” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Adobo unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that adobo is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“with noodles” and “with rice”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Adobo source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

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 Adobo source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Adobo, with rice is higher in iron per 100 g

Adobo, with rice reports 1.3 mg versus 1 mg for Adobo, with noodles: a 0.4 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Check the weight before comparing serving totals

Source amounts span 224–244 g

Adobo, with noodles uses USDA source amount (224 g), while Adobo, with rice uses USDA source amount (244 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 “Adobo, with noodles” from “Adobo, with rice”

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 evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Adobo source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

A formulation detail that separates records Rice noodles, cooked

USDA input 20134 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 704–704 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 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked

USDA input 20045 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 632–632 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 2 context records in this source topic Poultry mixed dishes

Adobo, with noodles and Adobo, with rice 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 Adobo, with noodles

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708809 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Adobo, with rice

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708958 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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

In this page’s records, iron runs from 1 mg in Adobo, with noodles to 1.3 mg in Adobo, with rice, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 0.2 g in Adobo, with rice to 0.4 g in Adobo, with noodles, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path