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Gravy calories per cup: 110–127 across all 5 named USDA examples

Across all 5 named USDA examples, a cup contains 110–127 calories. Each included example lists 240 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 60 g

32calories

Gravy, beef

Protein
2.3 g
Carbs
2.9 g
Fat
1.4 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 5 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 5 exact records in this guide report 28–32 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 46–53 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 Gravy, begin by separating “Gravy, beef” from “Gravy, poultry, fat free.” 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 gravy records compare at 100 grams

All 5 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Gravy, made with soy sauce 46 kcal
    46 kcal
  2. Gravy, poultry 48 kcal
    48 kcal
  3. Gravy, poultry, fat free 48 kcal
    48 kcal
  4. Gravy, beef 53 kcal
    53 kcal
  5. Gravy, beef, fat free 53 kcal
    53 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 5 named USDA records in view: 5 direct matches. All sit within “Dips, gravies, other sauces.” 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 5 records together under the exact grouping key “gravy.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Gravy, this page can compare 5 named records from FDC 2707145 through FDC 2707147. 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 60 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

7 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “made with soy sauce”; the higher is “beef, fat free.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

592 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “poultry” (389 mg) and “made with soy sauce” (981 mg).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 5 records each use a 60 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every gravy; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Gravy, made with soy sauce; “higher” ends with Gravy, beef, fat free, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every gravy meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Gravy, 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 Gravy nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Gravy, beef Direct name match 60 gUSDA reference amount 32 kcal 53 2.3 g 0.2 g 380 mg FDC 2707145 ↗
Gravy, beef, fat free Direct name match 60 gUSDA reference amount 32 kcal 53 2.3 g 0.2 g 380 mg FDC 2707146 ↗
Gravy, made with soy sauce Direct name match 60 gUSDA reference amount 28 kcal 46 0.5 g 0.1 g 589 mg FDC 2707148 ↗
Gravy, poultry Direct name match 60 gUSDA reference amount 29 kcal 48 0.4 g 0.1 g 233 mg FDC 2707144 ↗
Gravy, poultry, fat free Direct name match 60 gUSDA reference amount 29 kcal 48 0.4 g 0.1 g 233 mg FDC 2707147 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 60-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 28 calories for “made with soy sauce” to 32 for “beef, fat free.” At a fixed 100 grams, “made with soy sauce” is 46 calories and “beef, fat free” is 53—a fixed-weight separation of 7 calories. For Gravy, 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 “beef”, “beef, fat free”, “made with soy sauce”, “poultry”, and “poultry, fat free”. The source formulations contain 7 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include gravy, beef, canned, ready-to-serve, gravy, chicken, canned or bottled, ready-to-serve, beverages, water, tap, drinking, and cornstarch. On this Gravy 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 “Gravy” cannot resolve the differences between Gravy, beef and Gravy, poultry, fat free. 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 60 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 “beef”, “beef, fat free”, “made with soy sauce”, “poultry”, and “poultry, fat free”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    7 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 “Gravy, beef” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Gravy 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 gravy is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“beef”, “beef, fat free”, “poultry”, and “poultry, fat free”—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 Gravy 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 5 exact records behind Gravy 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

Gravy, made with soy sauce is higher in total sugars per 100 g

Gravy, made with soy sauce reports 3.8 g versus 0.2 g for Gravy, beef: a 3.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

5 listed servings each weigh 60 g

The 5 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 60 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 “Gravy, beef” from “Gravy, poultry, fat free”

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

5 context records in this source topic Dips, gravies, other sauces

Gravy, beef and Gravy, beef, fat free 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 formulation detail that separates records Gravy, beef, canned, ready-to-serve

USDA input 6116 appears in 2 of 5 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 A formulation detail that separates records Gravy, chicken, canned or bottled, ready-to-serve

USDA input 6119 appears in 2 of 5 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Protein: density and serving context

In this page’s records, protein runs from 0.7 g in Gravy, poultry to 3.8 g in Gravy, beef, fat free, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 31 mg in Gravy, made with soy sauce to 81 mg in Gravy, beef, fat free, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Gravy, beef

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707145 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 5 records share this broad food family Sauces, fats & condiments: broader category context

Gravy, beef and Gravy, beef, fat free, plus 3 more are assigned to Feast’s Sauces, fats & condiments 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.

Follow this evidence path