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Potato chips, ruffled calories per cup: 156–170 across all 5 named USDA examples

Across all 5 named USDA examples, a cup contains 156–170 calories. Each included example lists 32 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 small single serving bag · 28 g

136calories

Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored

Protein
1.8 g
Carbs
15.7 g
Fat
8.7 g

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The 5 exact records in this guide report 136–149 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 487–532 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 Potato chips, ruffled, begin by separating “Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored” from “Potato chips, ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored.” 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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How potato chips, ruffled records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored 487 kcal
    487 kcal
  2. Potato chips, ruffled, cheese flavored 487 kcal
    487 kcal
  3. Potato chips, ruffled, other flavored 487 kcal
    487 kcal
  4. Potato chips, ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored 487 kcal
    487 kcal
  5. Potato chips, ruffled, plain 532 kcal
    532 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 “Potato chips.” 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 5 records together under the exact grouping key “potato chips ruffled.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Potato chips, ruffled, this page can compare 5 named records from FDC 2709428 through FDC 2709429. 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 28 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

45 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “barbecue flavored”; the higher is “plain.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

0.7 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “plain” (3.1 g) and “sour cream and onion flavored” (3.8 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 5 records each use a 28 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every potato chips, ruffled; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored; “higher” ends with Potato chips, ruffled, plain, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every potato chips, ruffled meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Potato chips, ruffled, 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 Potato chips, ruffled nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 136 kcal 487 1.8 g 1.1 g 153 mg FDC 2709428 ↗
Potato chips, ruffled, cheese flavored Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 136 kcal 487 1.8 g 1.1 g 153 mg FDC 2709430 ↗
Potato chips, ruffled, other flavored Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 136 kcal 487 1.8 g 1.1 g 153 mg FDC 2709431 ↗
Potato chips, ruffled, plain Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 149 kcal 532 1.8 g 0.9 g 148 mg FDC 2709427 ↗
Potato chips, ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 136 kcal 487 1.8 g 1.1 g 153 mg FDC 2709429 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 28-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 136 calories for “barbecue flavored” to 149 for “plain.” At a fixed 100 grams, “barbecue flavored” is 487 calories and “plain” is 532—a fixed-weight separation of 45 calories. For Potato chips, ruffled, 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 “ruffled, barbecue flavored”, “ruffled, cheese flavored”, “ruffled, other flavored”, “ruffled, plain”, and “ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor and snacks, potato chips, plain, salted. On this Potato chips, ruffled 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 “Potato chips, ruffled” cannot resolve the differences between Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored and Potato chips, ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored. 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 28 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 “ruffled, barbecue flavored”, “ruffled, cheese flavored”, “ruffled, other flavored”, “ruffled, plain”, and “ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored”. 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 “Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Potato chips, ruffled 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 potato chips, ruffled is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“ruffled, barbecue flavored”, “ruffled, cheese flavored”, “ruffled, plain”, and “ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored”—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 Potato chips, ruffled 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 Potato chips, ruffled 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

Potato chips, ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored is higher in total sugars per 100 g

Potato chips, ruffled, sour cream and onion flavored reports 5.5 g versus 0.3 g for Potato chips, ruffled, plain: a 5.1 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

5 listed servings each weigh 28 g

The 5 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 28 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.

Choose the record before reading the number

Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored and Potato chips, ruffled, plain are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes the exact source description the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

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

Compare two records on this page Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored vs Potato chips, ruffled, plain

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Total sugars: 5.5 versus 0.3 g per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Potato chips, ruffled, cheese flavored vs Potato chips, ruffled, plain

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Total sugars: 5.5 versus 0.3 g per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 5 context records in this source topic Potato chips

Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored and Potato chips, ruffled, cheese flavored 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 Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor

USDA input 19042 appears in 4 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 Inspect an exact record Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709428 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 5 records share this broad food family Snacks & desserts: broader category context

Potato chips, ruffled, barbecue flavored and Potato chips, ruffled, cheese flavored, plus 3 more are assigned to Feast’s Snacks & desserts 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 Check another exact record Potato chips, ruffled, other flavored

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709431 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path