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Avocado nutrition: 48 calories in 2 named USDA examples

The 2 named USDA examples report 48 calories for their individually listed servings; at a common 100-gram basis, they span 160 calories per 100 g. Match the preparation and weight before using a value.

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Preparation and portion

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Estimated for 30 g

48calories

Avocado, for use on a sandwich

Protein
0.6 g
Carbs
2.6 g
Fat
4.4 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 48–48 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 160–160 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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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Avocado, begin by separating “Avocado, for use on a sandwich” from “Avocado, raw.” 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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Equal-weight view

How avocado records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Avocado, for use on a sandwich 160 kcal
    160 kcal
  2. Avocado, raw 160 kcal
    160 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. They span 2 source categories, including Vegetables on a sandwich and Other vegetables and combinations. 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 “avocado.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Avocado, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2710248 through FDC 2709223. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

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

A shared 30 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Avocado serving totals easier to compare, but the eaten portion still has to be measured or estimated.

Composition

The selected calorie densities match

For these Avocado records, holding weight at 100 grams removes the apparent calorie separation. Keep them distinct for provenance and other nutrients.

Discriminator

The modifiers carry the decision

The most useful published distinctions include “for use on a sandwich” and “raw”. Match those before scaling nutrients.

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 30 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every avocado; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Avocado, for use on a sandwich; “higher” ends with Avocado, raw, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every avocado meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Avocado, 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 Avocado nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Avocado, for use on a sandwich Direct name match 30 gUSDA reference amount 48 kcal 160 0.6 g 2 g 2 mg FDC 2710248 ↗
Avocado, raw Direct name match 30 gUSDA reference amount 48 kcal 160 0.6 g 2 g 2 mg FDC 2709223 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 30-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 48 calories for “for use on a sandwich” to 48 for “raw.” At a fixed 100 grams, “for use on a sandwich” is 160 calories and “raw” is 160—a fixed-weight separation of 0 calories. For Avocado, 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 “for use on a sandwich” and “raw”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include avocado, raw and avocados, raw, all commercial varieties. On this Avocado 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 “Avocado” cannot resolve the differences between Avocado, for use on a sandwich and Avocado, raw. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    A shared source weight

    Every selected record uses 30 grams. Inside this set, serving-calorie differences therefore reflect the published composition rather than a change in source weight.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “for use on a sandwich” and “raw”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    2 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Avocado, for use on a sandwich” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Avocado 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 avocado is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“for use on a sandwich” and “raw”—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 Avocado 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 Avocado 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

Avocado, raw is higher in calories per 100 g

Avocado, raw reports 160 kcal versus 160 kcal for Avocado, for use on a sandwich: a 0 kcal difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 30 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 30 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 “Avocado, for use on a sandwich” from “Avocado, raw”

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 Avocado 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 Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties

USDA input 9037 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 100–100 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 1 context record in this source topic Other vegetables and combinations

Avocado, raw belongs 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 1 context record in this source topic Vegetables on a sandwich

Avocado, for use on a sandwich belongs 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 Avocado, for use on a sandwich

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710248 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Avocado, raw

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709223 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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

In this page’s records, calories runs from 160 kcal in Avocado, for use on a sandwich to 160 kcal in Avocado, raw, 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 6.7 g in Avocado, for use on a sandwich to 6.7 g in Avocado, raw, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path