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Sesame dressing calories per cup: 240–1,041 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 240–1,041 calories. Each included example lists 235 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 29 g

128calories

Sesame dressing

Protein
0.9 g
Carbs
2.5 g
Fat
13.1 g

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The 2 exact records in this guide report 30–128 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 102–443 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 Sesame dressing, begin by separating “Sesame dressing” from “Sesame dressing, light.” 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 sesame dressing records compare at 100 grams

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

  1. Sesame dressing, light 102 kcal
    102 kcal
  2. Sesame dressing 443 kcal
    443 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 “Salad dressings and vegetable oils.” 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 “sesame dressing.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Sesame dressing, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2710211 through FDC 2710226. 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 29 g comparison anchor

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

Composition

341 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “light”; the higher is “Sesame dressing.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

2.7 g protein gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “light” (0.4 g) and “Sesame dressing” (3.1 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 29 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every sesame dressing; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

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

Full comparison

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For Sesame dressing, 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 Sesame dressing nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Sesame dressing Direct name match 29 gUSDA reference amount 128 kcal 443 0.9 g 0.3 g 290 mg FDC 2710211 ↗
Sesame dressing, light Direct name match 29 gUSDA reference amount 30 kcal 102 0.1 g 0 g 258 mg FDC 2710226 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 29-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 30 calories for “light” to 128 for “Sesame dressing.” At a fixed 100 grams, “light” is 102 calories and “Sesame dressing” is 443—a fixed-weight separation of 341 calories. For Sesame dressing, 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 “Sesame dressing” and “light”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, reduced fat and salad dressing, sesame seed dressing, regular. On this Sesame dressing 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 “Sesame dressing” cannot resolve the differences between Sesame dressing and Sesame dressing, light. 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 29 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 “Sesame dressing” and “light”. 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 “Sesame dressing” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Sesame dressing 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 sesame dressing is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“Sesame dressing” and “light”—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 Sesame dressing 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 Sesame dressing 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

Sesame dressing is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Sesame dressing reports 1 g versus 0 g for Sesame dressing, light: a 1 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 29 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 29 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

Sesame dressing and Sesame dressing, light are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes Light wording (No matching controlled term in the source name versus light wording) 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 Sesame dressing 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 Sesame dressing vs Sesame dressing, light

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Light wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus light wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, reduced fat

USDA input 4021 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 Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 0 g in Sesame dressing, light to 1 g in Sesame dressing, 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 0.4 g in Sesame dressing, light to 3.1 g in Sesame dressing, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Salad dressings and vegetable oils

Sesame dressing and Sesame dressing, light 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 Inspect an exact record Sesame dressing

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710211 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Sesame dressing, light

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710226 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path