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Chimichanga calories per cup: 312–365 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 312–365 calories. Each included example lists 120 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 item, any size · 190 g

578calories

Chimichanga, chicken

Protein
23.8 g
Carbs
49 g
Fat
31.2 g

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 494–578 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 260–304 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 Chimichanga, begin by separating “Chimichanga, chicken” from “Chimichanga, with beans.” 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 chimichanga records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Chimichanga, with beans 260 kcal
    260 kcal
  2. Chimichanga, chicken 304 kcal
    304 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 “Other Mexican 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 “chimichanga.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Chimichanga, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2708589 through FDC 2708588. 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

A shared 190 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

44 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

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

Discriminator

2.6 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “chicken” (1.8 g) and “with beans” (4.4 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 190 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every chimichanga; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

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

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Chimichanga, 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 Chimichanga nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Chimichanga, chicken Direct name match 190 gUSDA reference amount 578 kcal 304 23.8 g 3.4 g 787 mg FDC 2708589 ↗
Chimichanga, with beans Direct name match 190 gUSDA reference amount 494 kcal 260 14 g 8.4 g 777 mg FDC 2708588 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 190-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 494 calories for “with beans” to 578 for “chicken.” At a fixed 100 grams, “with beans” is 260 calories and “chicken” is 304—a fixed-weight separation of 44 calories. For Chimichanga, 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 “chicken” and “with beans”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes vegetable oil, nfs; differentiating rows include burrito, chicken, cheese and burrito, with beans, cheese. On this Chimichanga 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 “Chimichanga” cannot resolve the differences between Chimichanga, chicken and Chimichanga, with beans. 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 190 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 “chicken” and “with beans”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include vegetable oil, nfs; rows that vary across the set include burrito, chicken, cheese and burrito, with beans, cheese. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Chimichanga, chicken” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Chimichanga 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 chimichanga is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“chicken” and “with beans”—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 Chimichanga 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 Chimichanga 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

Chimichanga, with beans is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Chimichanga, with beans reports 4.4 g versus 1.8 g for Chimichanga, chicken: a 2.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 190 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 190 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 “Chimichanga, chicken” from “Chimichanga, with beans”

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

2 context records in this source topic Other Mexican mixed dishes

Chimichanga, chicken and Chimichanga, with beans 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 Vegetable oil, NFS

USDA input 82101000 appears in 2 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 10–10 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 1.8 g in Chimichanga, chicken to 4.4 g in Chimichanga, with beans, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, protein runs from 7.4 g in Chimichanga, with beans to 12.5 g in Chimichanga, chicken, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Chimichanga, chicken

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708589 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Chimichanga, with beans

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708588 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 2 records share this broad food family Mixed dishes: broader category context

Chimichanga, chicken and Chimichanga, with beans are assigned to Feast’s Mixed dishes editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

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