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Pie shell calories per pie shell (9" dia): 864–1,052 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a pie shell (9" dia) contains 864–1,052 calories. Their listed weights span 170–210 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Preparation and portion

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Estimated for 1 tart shell · 25 g

127calories

Pie shell

Protein
1.6 g
Carbs
14.1 g
Fat
7.2 g

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 125–127 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 501–508 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 Pie shell, begin by separating “Pie shell” from “Pie shell, graham cracker.” 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 pie shell records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Pie shell, graham cracker 501 kcal
    501 kcal
  2. Pie shell 508 kcal
    508 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 “Cakes and pies.” 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 “pie shell.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Pie shell, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2708017 through FDC 2708018. 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 25 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Pie shell 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 “graham cracker”; the higher is “Pie shell.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

1.4 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “graham cracker” (1.9 g) and “Pie shell” (3.3 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 25 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every pie shell; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Pie shell, graham cracker; “higher” ends with Pie shell, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every pie shell meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Pie shell, 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 Pie shell nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Pie shell Direct name match 25 gUSDA reference amount 127 kcal 508 1.6 g 0.8 g 117 mg FDC 2708017 ↗
Pie shell, graham cracker Direct name match 25 gUSDA reference amount 125 kcal 501 1.3 g 0.5 g 118 mg FDC 2708018 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 25-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 125 calories for “graham cracker” to 127 for “Pie shell.” At a fixed 100 grams, “graham cracker” is 501 calories and “Pie shell” is 508—a fixed-weight separation of 7 calories. For Pie shell, 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 “Pie shell” and “graham cracker”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include pie crust, cookie-type, graham cracker, ready crust and pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, enriched, baked. On this Pie shell 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 “Pie shell” cannot resolve the differences between Pie shell and Pie shell, graham cracker. 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 25 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 “Pie shell” and “graham cracker”. 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 “Pie shell” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Pie shell 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 pie shell is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“Pie shell” and “graham cracker”—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 Pie shell 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 Pie shell 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

Pie shell, graham cracker is higher in total sugars per 100 g

Pie shell, graham cracker reports 18.1 g versus 4.2 g for Pie shell: a 13.9 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 25 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 25 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 “Pie shell” from “Pie shell, graham cracker”

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 Pie shell 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 Pie Crust, Cookie-type, Graham Cracker, Ready Crust

USDA input 18942 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 A formulation detail that separates records Pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, enriched, baked

USDA input 18335 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 2 context records in this source topic Cakes and pies

Pie shell and Pie shell, graham cracker 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 1.9 g in Pie shell, graham cracker to 3.3 g in Pie shell, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Pie shell

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708017 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Pie shell, graham cracker

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708018 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 21 mg in Pie shell to 29 mg in Pie shell, graham cracker, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path