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Salsa calories per cup: 41–87 across all 3 named USDA examples

Across all 3 named USDA examples, a cup contains 41–87 calories. Their listed weights span 234–256 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 32 g

5calories

Salsa, pico de gallo

Protein
0.2 g
Carbs
1.2 g
Fat
0 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 5–11 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 17–34 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 Salsa, begin by separating “Salsa, pico de gallo” from “Salsa, red, homemade.” 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 salsa records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Salsa, pico de gallo 17 kcal
    17 kcal
  2. Salsa, red 34 kcal
    34 kcal
  3. Salsa, red, homemade 34 kcal
    34 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 “Tomato-based condiments.” 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 “salsa.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Salsa, this page can compare 3 named records from FDC 2709737 through FDC 2709739. 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

A shared 32 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

17 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “pico de gallo”; the higher is “homemade.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

213 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “pico de gallo” (443 mg) and “homemade” (656 mg).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 3 records each use a 32 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every salsa; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Salsa, pico de gallo; “higher” ends with Salsa, red, homemade, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every salsa meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Salsa, 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 Salsa nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Salsa, pico de gallo Direct name match 32 gUSDA reference amount 5 kcal 17 0.2 g 0.4 g 142 mg FDC 2709737 ↗
Salsa, red Direct name match 32 gUSDA reference amount 11 kcal 34 0.5 g 0.6 g 210 mg FDC 2709738 ↗
Salsa, red, homemade Direct name match 32 gUSDA reference amount 11 kcal 34 0.5 g 0.6 g 210 mg FDC 2709739 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 32-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 5 calories for “pico de gallo” to 11 for “homemade.” At a fixed 100 grams, “pico de gallo” is 17 calories and “homemade” is 34—a fixed-weight separation of 17 calories. For Salsa, 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 “pico de gallo”, “red”, and “red, homemade”. The source formulations contain 7 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve, beverages, water, tap, drinking, coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw, and onions, raw. On this Salsa 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 “Salsa” cannot resolve the differences between Salsa, pico de gallo and Salsa, red, homemade. 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 32 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 “pico de gallo”, “red”, and “red, homemade”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    7 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 “Salsa, pico de gallo” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Salsa 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 salsa is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“pico de gallo”, “red”, and “red, homemade”—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 Salsa 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 Salsa 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

Salsa, red, homemade is higher in calcium per 100 g

Salsa, red, homemade reports 28 mg versus 11 mg for Salsa, pico de gallo: a 17 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

3 listed servings each weigh 32 g

The 3 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 32 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 “Salsa, pico de gallo” from “Salsa, red, homemade”

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 Salsa 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 Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve

USDA input 6164 appears in 2 of 3 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 Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 1 of 3 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 78.9–78.9 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 Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 11 mg in Salsa, pico de gallo to 28 mg in Salsa, red, homemade, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, protein runs from 0.7 g in Salsa, pico de gallo to 1.4 g in Salsa, red, homemade, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Salsa, pico de gallo

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709737 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Salsa, red

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709738 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 3 records share this broad food family Sauces, fats & condiments: broader category context

Salsa, pico de gallo and Salsa, red, plus 1 more are assigned to Feast’s Sauces, fats & condiments 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.

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