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Pudding calories per cup: 281–312 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 281–312 calories. Their listed weights span 200–260 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 100 g

156calories

Pudding, bread

Protein
5.6 g
Carbs
23.5 g
Fat
4.9 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 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 140–156 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 108–156 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 Pudding, begin by separating “Pudding, bread” from “Pudding, rice.” 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 pudding records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Pudding, rice 108 kcal
    108 kcal
  2. Pudding, bread 156 kcal
    156 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 “Pudding.” 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 “pudding.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Pudding, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2705680 through FDC 2705685. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

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

100–130 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.3× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

48 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “rice”; the higher is “bread.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

2.4 g protein gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “rice” (3.2 g) and “bread” (5.6 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every pudding.

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

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Pudding, 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 Pudding nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Pudding, bread Direct name match 100 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 156 5.6 g 1 g 206 mg FDC 2705680 ↗
Pudding, rice Direct name match 130 gUSDA reference amount 140 kcal 108 4.2 g 0.4 g 126 mg FDC 2705685 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 100 to 130 grams—a 30-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 140 calories for “rice” to 156 for “bread.” At a fixed 100 grams, “rice” is 108 calories and “bread” is 156—a fixed-weight separation of 48 calories. For Pudding, 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 “bread” and “rice”. The source formulations contain 11 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include bread, white, commercially prepared, eggs, grade a, large, egg whole, margarine, stick, and milk, nfs. On this Pudding 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 “Pudding” cannot resolve the differences between Pudding, bread and Pudding, rice. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 100–130 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “bread” and “rice”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    11 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 “Pudding, bread” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Pudding 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 pudding is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“bread” and “rice”—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 Pudding 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 Pudding 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

Pudding, bread is higher in vitamin D per 100 g

Pudding, bread reports 1.1 µg versus 0 µg for Pudding, rice: a 1.1 µg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Check the weight before comparing serving totals

Source amounts span 100–130 g

Pudding, bread uses USDA source amount (100 g), while Pudding, rice uses USDA source amount (130 g). Use per 100 g for equal-weight composition; use the serving column only when those named source amounts answer your question.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Pudding, bread” from “Pudding, rice”

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 Pudding 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 Bread, white, commercially prepared

USDA input 18069 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 112–112 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 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole

USDA input 1123 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Vitamin D: density and serving context

In this page’s records, vitamin D runs from 0 µg in Pudding, rice to 1.1 µg in Pudding, bread, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, iron runs from 0.1 mg in Pudding, rice to 1 mg in Pudding, bread, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Pudding, bread

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2705680 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Pudding, rice

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2705685 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 2 records share this broad food family Snacks & desserts: broader category context

Pudding, bread and Pudding, rice 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