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Pupusa calories per cup: 389–435 across all 3 named USDA examples

Across all 3 named USDA examples, a cup contains 389–435 calories. Each included example lists 170 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 item, any size · 100 g

256calories

Pupusa, cheese only

Protein
11.7 g
Carbs
22.4 g
Fat
13.2 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 3 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 3 exact records in this guide report 256–299 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 229–256 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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For Pupusa, begin by separating “Pupusa, cheese only” from “Pupusa, with beans.” 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 pupusa records compare at 100 grams

All 3 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Pupusa, with beans 229 kcal
    229 kcal
  2. Pupusa, meat, with beans 230 kcal
    230 kcal
  3. Pupusa, cheese only 256 kcal
    256 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 3 named USDA records in view: 3 direct matches. All sit within “Other Mexican mixed dishes.” 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 3 records together under the exact grouping key “pupusa.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Pupusa, this page can compare 3 named records from FDC 2708608 through FDC 2708609. 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

27 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “with beans”; the higher is “cheese only.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

6.1 g protein gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “with beans” (5.6 g) and “cheese only” (11.7 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

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 pupusa.

Important: “Lower” begins with Pupusa, cheese only; “higher” ends with Pupusa, meat, with beans, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every pupusa meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Pupusa, 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 Pupusa nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Pupusa, cheese only Direct name match 100 gUSDA reference amount 256 kcal 256 11.7 g 2.9 g 400 mg FDC 2708608 ↗
Pupusa, meat, with beans Direct name match 130 gUSDA reference amount 299 kcal 230 11.1 g 5.5 g 476 mg FDC 2708611 ↗
Pupusa, with beans Direct name match 130 gUSDA reference amount 298 kcal 229 7.3 g 7.5 g 397 mg FDC 2708609 ↗

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 256 calories for “cheese only” to 299 for “meat.” At a fixed 100 grams, “with beans” is 229 calories and “cheese only” is 256—a fixed-weight separation of 27 calories. For Pupusa, 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 “cheese only”, “meat, with beans”, and “with beans”. The source formulations contain 3 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include restaurant, latino, pupusas con frijoles (pupusas, bean), restaurant, latino, pupusas con queso (pupusas, cheese), and restaurant, latino, pupusas del cerdo (pupusas, pork). On this Pupusa 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 “Pupusa” cannot resolve the differences between Pupusa, cheese only and Pupusa, with beans. 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 “cheese only”, “meat, with beans”, and “with beans”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    3 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 “Pupusa, cheese only” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Pupusa 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 pupusa is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“cheese only”, “meat, with beans”, and “with beans”—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 Pupusa 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 3 exact records behind Pupusa 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

Pupusa, cheese only is higher in calcium per 100 g

Pupusa, cheese only reports 325 mg versus 50 mg for Pupusa, meat, with beans: a 275 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Pupusa, cheese only is denser; Pupusa, meat, with beans is higher in its source amount

Pupusa, cheese only reports 256 kcal per 100 g and 256 kcal in USDA source amount (100 g). Pupusa, meat, with beans reports a lower 230 kcal per 100 g but a higher 299 kcal in USDA source amount (130 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Pupusa, cheese only” from “Pupusa, with beans”

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

3 context records in this source topic Other Mexican mixed dishes

Pupusa, cheese only and Pupusa, meat, with beans 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 Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 50 mg in Pupusa, meat, with beans to 325 mg in Pupusa, cheese only, 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 0.6 mg in Pupusa, cheese only to 1.5 mg in Pupusa, with beans, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Pupusa, cheese only

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708608 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Pupusa, meat, with beans

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708611 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 3 records share this broad food family Mixed dishes: broader category context

Pupusa, cheese only and Pupusa, meat, with beans, plus 1 more are assigned to Feast’s Mixed dishes 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Potassium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 120 mg in Pupusa, cheese only to 305 mg in Pupusa, with beans, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path