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Sugar calories per cup: 467–802 across 3 of 4 named USDA examples

Across 3 of 4 named USDA examples, a cup contains 467–802 calories. Their listed weights span 120–200 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g. The remaining 1 specifically named example does not list that exact household measure.

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Estimated for 9 g

34calories

Sugar, brown

Protein
0 g
Carbs
8.8 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 4 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 4 exact records in this guide report 19–34 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 380–401 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 Sugar, begin by separating “Sugar, brown” from “Sugar, white, granulated or lump.” 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 sugar records compare at 100 grams

All 4 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Sugar, brown 380 kcal
    380 kcal
  2. Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered 389 kcal
    389 kcal
  3. Sugar, cinnamon 390 kcal
    390 kcal
  4. Sugar, white, granulated or lump 401 kcal
    401 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 4 named USDA records in view: 4 direct matches. All sit within “Sugars and honey.” 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 4 records together under the exact grouping key “sugar.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Sugar, this page can compare 4 named records from FDC 2710260 through FDC 2710258. 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

5–9 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.8× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

21 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “brown”; the higher is “granulated or lump.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

3.7 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “brown” (0.0 g) and “cinnamon” (3.7 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 sugar.

Important: “Lower” begins with Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered; “higher” ends with Sugar, brown, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every sugar meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Sugar, 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 Sugar nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Sugar, brown Direct name match 9 gUSDA reference amount 34 kcal 380 0 g 0 g 3 mg FDC 2710260 ↗
Sugar, cinnamon Direct name match 8 gUSDA reference amount 31 kcal 390 0 g 0.3 g 0 mg FDC 2710261 ↗
Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered Direct name match 5 gUSDA reference amount 19 kcal 389 0 g 0 g 0 mg FDC 2710259 ↗
Sugar, white, granulated or lump Direct name match 8 gUSDA reference amount 32 kcal 401 0 g 0 g 0 mg FDC 2710258 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 5 to 9 grams—a 4-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 19 calories for “confectioner's; powdered” to 34 for “brown.” At a fixed 100 grams, “brown” is 380 calories and “granulated or lump” is 401—a fixed-weight separation of 21 calories. For Sugar, 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 “brown”, “cinnamon”, “white, confectioner's, powdered”, and “white, granulated or lump”. The source formulations contain 4 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include sugars, granulated, spices, cinnamon, ground, sugars, brown, and sugars, powdered. On this Sugar 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 “Sugar” cannot resolve the differences between Sugar, brown and Sugar, white, granulated or lump. 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 5–9 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 “brown”, “cinnamon”, “white, confectioner's, powdered”, and “white, granulated or lump”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    4 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 “Sugar, brown” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Sugar 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 sugar is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“brown”, “cinnamon”, “white, confectioner's, powdered”, and “white, granulated or lump”—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 Sugar 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 4 exact records behind Sugar 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

Sugar, cinnamon is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Sugar, cinnamon reports 3.7 g versus 0 g for Sugar, brown: a 3.7 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Sugar, cinnamon is denser; Sugar, brown is higher in its source amount

Sugar, cinnamon reports 390 kcal per 100 g and 31 kcal in USDA source amount (8 g). Sugar, brown reports a lower 380 kcal per 100 g but a higher 34 kcal in USDA source amount (9 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Sugar, brown” from “Sugar, white, granulated or lump”

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 Sugar 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 Sugars, granulated

USDA input 19335 appears in 2 of 4 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 100–200 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 Spices, cinnamon, ground

USDA input 2010 appears in 1 of 4 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 15–15 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 Sugar, brown to 3.7 g in Sugar, cinnamon, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 1 mg in Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered to 83 mg in Sugar, brown, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Sugar, brown

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710260 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Sugar, cinnamon

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710261 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 4 records share this broad food family Sauces, fats & condiments: broader category context

Sugar, brown and Sugar, cinnamon, plus 2 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.

Follow this evidence path