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Milk shake, homemade calories per cup: 206–269 across all 4 named USDA examples

Across all 4 named USDA examples, a cup contains 206–269 calories. Each included example lists 224 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 milkshake (10 fl oz) · 280 g

336calories

Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate

Protein
9.7 g
Carbs
37.8 g
Fat
17.2 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 4 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 4 exact records in this guide report 258–336 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 92–120 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 Milk shake, home recipe, begin by separating “Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate” from “Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light.” 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 milk shake, home recipe records compare at 100 grams

All 4 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light 92 kcal
    92 kcal
  2. Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light 97 kcal
    97 kcal
  3. Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate 113 kcal
    113 kcal
  4. Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate 120 kcal
    120 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 4 named USDA records in view: 4 direct matches. All sit within “Milk shakes and other dairy drinks.” 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 two description segments” placed these 4 records together under the exact grouping key “milk shake home recipe.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Milk shake, home recipe, this page can compare 4 named records from FDC 2705503 through FDC 2705506. 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 280 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

28 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light”; the higher is “home recipe, chocolate.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

0.4 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light” (0.1 g) and “home recipe, chocolate” (0.5 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 4 records each use a 280 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every milk shake, home recipe; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light; “higher” ends with Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every milk shake, home recipe meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Milk shake, home recipe, 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 Milk shake, home recipe nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate Direct name match 280 gUSDA reference amount 336 kcal 120 9.7 g 1.4 g 146 mg FDC 2705503 ↗
Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light Direct name match 280 gUSDA reference amount 272 kcal 97 11.2 g 0.8 g 143 mg FDC 2705505 ↗
Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate Direct name match 280 gUSDA reference amount 316 kcal 113 9.4 g 0.6 g 148 mg FDC 2705504 ↗
Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light Direct name match 280 gUSDA reference amount 258 kcal 92 10.9 g 0.3 g 143 mg FDC 2705506 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 280-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 258 calories for “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light” to 336 for “home recipe, chocolate.” At a fixed 100 grams, “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light” is 92 calories and “home recipe, chocolate” is 120—a fixed-weight separation of 28 calories. For Milk shake, home recipe, 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 “home recipe, chocolate”, “home recipe, chocolate, light”, “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate”, and “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light”. The source formulations contain 6 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d, milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin d, ice creams, chocolate, and ice creams, chocolate, light. On this Milk shake, home recipe 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 “Milk shake, home recipe” cannot resolve the differences between Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate and Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light. 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 280 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 “home recipe, chocolate”, “home recipe, chocolate, light”, “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate”, and “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    6 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 “Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Milk shake, home recipe 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 milk shake, home recipe is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“home recipe, chocolate”, “home recipe, chocolate, light”, “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate”, and “home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light”—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 Milk shake, home recipe 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 4 exact records behind Milk shake, home recipe 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

Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate is higher in total fat per 100 g

Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate reports 6.1 g versus 2.3 g for Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light: a 3.8 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

4 listed servings each weigh 280 g

The 4 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 280 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 “Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate” from “Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light”

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

Test a nearby record choice Milk shake, bottled, chocolate vs Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light

Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Source context: No matching controlled term in the source name versus home recipe; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Milk shake, fast food, chocolate vs Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light

Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Source context: restaurant or fast food versus home recipe; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D

USDA input 1082 appears in 2 of 4 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 488–488 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 Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D

USDA input 1077 appears in 2 of 4 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 488–488 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 4 context records in this source topic Milk shakes and other dairy drinks

Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate and Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, light 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 Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2705503 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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 0.1 g in Milk shake, home recipe, flavors other than chocolate, light to 0.5 g in Milk shake, home recipe, chocolate, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path