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Soft drink calories per bottle (16.9 fl oz or 500 ml): 0–267 across all 24 named USDA examples

Across all 24 named USDA examples, a bottle (16.9 fl oz or 500 ml) contains 0–267 calories. Their listed weights span 507–524 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 1 can (12 fl oz) · 372 g

156calories

Soft drink, chocolate flavored

Protein
0 g
Carbs
39.8 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 24 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 24 exact records in this guide report 0–190 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 0–51 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 Soft drink, begin by separating “Soft drink, chocolate flavored” from “Soft drink, root beer, diet.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 24 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How soft drink records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 24 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Soft drink, cream soda, diet 0 kcal
    0 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Soft drink, cola, decaffeinated, diet 1 kcal
    1 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Soft drink, pepper type, diet 2 kcal
    2 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Soft drink, chocolate flavored 42 kcal
    42 kcal
  5. Maximum: Soft drink, cream soda 51 kcal
    51 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 24 named USDA records in view: 24 direct matches. They span 2 source categories, including Soft drinks and Diet soft drinks. 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 24 records together under the exact grouping key “soft drink.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Soft drink, this page can compare 24 named records from FDC 2710559 through FDC 2710558. 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

360–372 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.0× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

51 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “cream soda, diet”; the higher is “cream soda.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

15 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “cola” (3 mg) and “fruit flavored, caffeine containing” (18 mg).

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 soft drink.

Important: “Lower” begins with Soft drink, cream soda, diet; “higher” ends with Soft drink, cream soda, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every soft drink meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Soft drink, 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 Soft drink nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Soft drink, chocolate flavored Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 42 0 g 0 g 15 mg FDC 2710559 ↗
Soft drink, chocolate flavored, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 7 kcal 2 0.4 g 0 g 29 mg FDC 2710560 ↗
Soft drink, cola Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 42 0 g 0 g 11 mg FDC 2710541 ↗
Soft drink, cola, chocolate flavored Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 42 0 g 0 g 11 mg FDC 2710562 ↗
Soft drink, cola, chocolate flavored, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 7 kcal 2 0.4 g 0 g 29 mg FDC 2710564 ↗
Soft drink, cola, decaffeinated Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 153 kcal 41 0 g 0 g 15 mg FDC 2710543 ↗
Soft drink, cola, decaffeinated, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 4 kcal 1 0.4 g 0 g 14 mg FDC 2710544 ↗
Soft drink, cola, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 7 kcal 2 0.4 g 0 g 29 mg FDC 2710542 ↗
Soft drink, cola, fruit or vanilla flavored Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 42 0 g 0 g 11 mg FDC 2710561 ↗
Soft drink, cola, fruit or vanilla flavored, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 7 kcal 2 0.4 g 0 g 29 mg FDC 2710563 ↗
Soft drink, cream soda Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 190 kcal 51 0 g 0 g 45 mg FDC 2710549 ↗
Soft drink, cream soda, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 0 kcal 0 0.4 g 0 g 22 mg FDC 2710550 ↗
Soft drink, fruit flavored, caffeine containing Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 182 kcal 49 0 g 0 g 67 mg FDC 2710553 ↗
Soft drink, fruit flavored, caffeine containing, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 0 kcal 0 0.4 g 0 g 22 mg FDC 2710554 ↗
Soft drink, fruit flavored, caffeine free Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 149 kcal 40 0.2 g 0 g 33 mg FDC 2710551 ↗
Soft drink, fruit flavored, diet, caffeine free Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 0 kcal 0 0.4 g 0 g 22 mg FDC 2710552 ↗
Soft drink, ginger ale Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 126 kcal 34 0 g 0 g 26 mg FDC 2710555 ↗
Soft drink, ginger ale, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 0 kcal 0 0.4 g 0 g 22 mg FDC 2710556 ↗
Soft drink, pepper type Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 42 0 g 0 g 11 mg FDC 2710545 ↗
Soft drink, pepper type, decaffeinated Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 153 kcal 41 0 g 0 g 15 mg FDC 2710547 ↗
Soft drink, pepper type, decaffeinated, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 4 kcal 1 0.4 g 0 g 14 mg FDC 2710548 ↗
Soft drink, pepper type, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 7 kcal 2 0.4 g 0 g 29 mg FDC 2710546 ↗
Soft drink, root beer Direct name match 372 gUSDA reference amount 153 kcal 41 0 g 0 g 48 mg FDC 2710557 ↗
Soft drink, root beer, diet Direct name match 360 gUSDA reference amount 0 kcal 0 0.4 g 0 g 22 mg FDC 2710558 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 360 to 372 grams—a 12-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 0 calories for “cream soda, diet” to 190 for “cream soda.” At a fixed 100 grams, “cream soda, diet” is 0 calories and “cream soda” is 51—a fixed-weight separation of 51 calories. For Soft drink, 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 “chocolate flavored”, “cola, decaffeinated, diet”, “fruit flavored, caffeine containing”, “ginger ale, diet”, and “root beer, diet”. The source formulations contain 12 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include beverages, carbonated, low calorie, cola or pepper-type, with aspartame, contains caffeine, beverages, carbonated, cola, regular, beverages, carbonated, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, without caffeine, and beverages, carbonated, cola, without caffeine. On this Soft drink 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 “Soft drink” cannot resolve the differences between Soft drink, chocolate flavored and Soft drink, root beer, diet. 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 360–372 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 “chocolate flavored”, “cola, decaffeinated, diet”, “fruit flavored, caffeine containing”, “ginger ale, diet”, and “root beer, diet”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    12 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 “Soft drink, chocolate flavored” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Soft drink 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 soft drink is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“chocolate flavored”, “cola, fruit or vanilla flavored”, “fruit flavored, diet, caffeine free”, and “root beer, diet”—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 Soft drink 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.

Explore this meal family

3 more-specific soft drink guides

Use a focused guide when its description matches your meal. Each one keeps its own exact source records and links back to this broader family.

Focused guide Soft drink, cola Soft drink, cola: compare 8 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Soft drink, fruit flavored Soft drink, fruit flavored: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Soft drink, pepper type Soft drink, pepper type: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations.

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 24 exact records behind Soft drink 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

Soft drink, cream soda is higher in calories per 100 g

Soft drink, cream soda reports 51 kcal versus 0 kcal for Soft drink, cream soda, diet: a 51 kcal difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Check the weight before comparing serving totals

Source amounts span 360–372 g

Soft drink, chocolate flavored, diet uses USDA source amount (360 g), while Soft drink, root beer uses USDA source amount (372 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 “Soft drink, chocolate flavored” from “Soft drink, root beer, diet”

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

12 context records in this source topic Diet soft drinks

Soft drink, chocolate flavored, diet and Soft drink, cola, chocolate flavored, diet 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 12 context records in this source topic Soft drinks

Soft drink, chocolate flavored and Soft drink, cola 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 Beverages, carbonated, low calorie, cola or pepper-type, with aspartame, contains caffeine

USDA input 14416 appears in 5 of 24 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, carbonated, cola, regular

USDA input 14148 appears in 4 of 24 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 Calories: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calories runs from 0 kcal in Soft drink, cream soda, diet to 51 kcal in Soft drink, cream soda, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 1 mg in Soft drink, cream soda to 50 mg in Soft drink, chocolate flavored, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Soft drink, chocolate flavored

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710559 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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