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Chili calories per cup: 242–303 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 242–303 calories. Each included example lists 255 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 1 cup · 255 g

303calories

Chili, vegetarian

Protein
16 g
Carbs
48.2 g
Fat
6.2 g

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 242–303 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 95–119 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 Chili, begin by separating “Chili, vegetarian” from “Chili, white.” 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 chili records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Chili, white 95 kcal
    95 kcal
  2. Chili, vegetarian 119 kcal
    119 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 Bean, pea, legume dishes and 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 “chili.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Chili, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2707411 through FDC 2706427. 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 255 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

24 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “white”; the higher is “vegetarian.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

3.6 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “white” (2.4 g) and “vegetarian” (6.0 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 255 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every chili; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

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

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Chili, 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 Chili nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Chili, vegetarian Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 303 kcal 119 16 g 15.3 g 806 mg FDC 2707411 ↗
Chili, white Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 242 kcal 95 25.3 g 6.1 g 826 mg FDC 2706427 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 255-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 242 calories for “white” to 303 for “vegetarian.” At a fixed 100 grams, “white” is 95 calories and “vegetarian” is 119—a fixed-weight separation of 24 calories. For Chili, 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 “vegetarian” and “white”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes beverages, water, tap, drinking, green pepper, cooked, as ingredient, and onions, cooked, as ingredient; differentiating rows include beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, and chicken as ingredient in recipes. On this Chili 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 “Chili” cannot resolve the differences between Chili, vegetarian and Chili, white. 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 255 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 “vegetarian” and “white”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include beverages, water, tap, drinking and green pepper, cooked, as ingredient; rows that vary across the set include beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, and beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Chili, vegetarian” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Chili 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 chili is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“vegetarian” and “white”—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 Chili 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 Chili 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

Chili, vegetarian is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Chili, vegetarian reports 6 g versus 2.4 g for Chili, white: a 3.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 255 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 255 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 “Chili, vegetarian” from “Chili, white”

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 Chili 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 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

USDA input 16033 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 A formulation detail that separates records Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

USDA input 16043 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 2.4 g in Chili, white to 6 g in Chili, vegetarian, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 1 context record in this source topic Bean, pea, legume dishes

Chili, vegetarian 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 Poultry mixed dishes

Chili, white 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 Chili, vegetarian

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707411 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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

In this page’s records, protein runs from 6.3 g in Chili, vegetarian to 9.9 g in Chili, white, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path