Energy
upper quarter189 kcalthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 134 kcal
- Middle 50%
- 126–156 kcal
Based on 197 records reporting energy.
Mixed disheshigher variability
Beef and noodles, no sauce calories: 369 per 195 g
This exact USDA record reports 369 calories for 195 g. That answer belongs to this description and weight; it is not a universal value for every meal that shares the name.
Quick facts
USDA reference amount · 195 g
- Calories
- 369 kcal
- Protein
- 22.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 31.6 g
- Total fat
- 16.4 g
- Fiber
- 1.6 g
- Sodium
- 735 mg
Portion calculator
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Estimated for 195 g
369calories
Beef and noodles, no sauce
- Protein
- 22.2 g
- Carbs
- 31.6 g
- Fat
- 16.4 g
— means the source has no value available.
These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.
Nutrition facts, household measures, preparation notes and USDA sources
The editorial read
The useful answer has a weight, a composition, and an identity
Portion: the cited record reports about 369 calories for USDA reference amount at 195 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 189 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 22.2 g protein, 1.6 g fiber, and 735 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is noodles, egg, enriched, cooked, representing 64.5% of the record’s listed input weight. The record contains 4 source-input rows in all. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.
The reference amount and 1 cup answer different portion questions. Their values are scaled independently from the same per-100-gram source record.
The household measures attached to this record span roughly 295–1,586 calories across the listed portions. That is a set of scaled examples—not a confidence interval, a recommendation, or a claim about the full universe of recipes.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
Record-specific decision brief
What the numbers say—and what choice still belongs to you
This analysis belongs to USDA FDC 2706480: “Beef and noodles, no sauce.” It separates gram-weight arithmetic, corpus context, label signals, and record selection so one number does not have to answer four different questions.
01 · Portion arithmetic
Three weights, one fixed composition
For FDC 2706480, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 cup” through “1 package, prepared” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cupUSDA-listed household measure | 156 g | 295 kcal | 17.8 g | 1.2 g | 588 mg |
| USDA reference amountExact record reference weight | 195 g | 369 kcal | 22.2 g | 1.6 g | 735 mg |
| 1 package, preparedUSDA-listed household measure | 839 g | 1,586 kcal | 95.6 g | 6.7 g | 3,163 mg |
02 · Fixed-weight context
Where 100 grams sits inside Meat mixed dishes
The comparison set contains 197 exact records in the Meat mixed dishes USDA category. Here, “upper quarter” describes FDC 2706480’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Protein
middle half11.4 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 8.1 g
- Middle 50%
- 6.4–12.1 g
Based on 197 records reporting protein.
Dietary fiber
middle half0.8 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 0.9 g
- Middle 50%
- 0.6–1.4 g
Based on 197 records reporting dietary fiber.
Sodium
middle half377 mgthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 316 mg
- Middle 50%
- 305–412 mg
Based on 197 records reporting sodium.
03 · FDA label lens
The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals
At FDC 2706480’s 195 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Iron; the larger tradeoff-side percentage is Sodium. Percentages use FDA label Daily Values, whose general “high” guide begins at 20% Daily Value. This is not an overall score or a personalized target.
Strength-side signals
Iron3 mg
≈ 19% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Magnesium39 mg
≈ 9% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Tradeoff-side signals
Sodium735 mg
≈ 32% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Saturated fat5.2 g
≈ 26% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
The three levers most worth resolving first
For “Beef and noodles, no sauce,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2706487 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
- 01
Listed portion span: 1 cup to 1 package, prepared
USDA assigns those measures 156 g and 839 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 295 kcal to 1,586 kcal.
- 02
Record choice: compare with FDC 2706487
At an equal 100 g, this record has 3.3 g more total fat than “Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
- 03
Formulation anchor: Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked
The source formulation has 4 input rows; Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked supplies 64.5% of listed input weight. Those are standardized formulation inputs, not final plated percentages.
05 · Exact-record choice
Select by literal evidence, not the shortest name
Keep this record when “no sauce” fits. Inspect FDC 2706487 when the exact wording “Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
Beef and noodles, no sauce
- Exact source wording
- “Beef and noodles, no sauce”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2706480 · FNDDS 27212000
- Named qualifiers
- no sauce
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Beef, ground · Margarine, stick
Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better
Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce
- Exact source wording
- “Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2706487 · FNDDS 27212400
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Beef, round, top round steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled · Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, condensed · Milk, NFS
Choose the closest description
Which USDA record fits your meal?
Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “no sauce”. Match those details first; then compare the database weight with the amount you mean.
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| Exact record | Source serving | Calories / 100 g | Protein / 100 g | Fat / 100 g | Fiber / 100 g | Sodium / 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This recordBeef and noodles, no sauce | 195 g369 kcal | 189 kcal | 11.4 g | 8.4 g | 0.8 g | 377 mg |
| Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce | 311 g423 kcal | 136 kcal | 7.5 g | 5.1 g | 0.8 g | 310 mg |
| Beef and noodles with cream or white sauce | 311 g435 kcal | 140 kcal | 7.9 g | 5.3 g | 0.6 g | 293 mg |
| Beef and noodles with tomato-based sauce | 311 g358 kcal | 115 kcal | 8.7 g | 3.9 g | 0.4 g | 274 mg |
| Beef with mushroom sauce | 192 g313 kcal | 163 kcal | 22 g | 7.5 g | 0.1 g | 355 mg |
| Barbecue beef, with sauce | 180 g410 kcal | 228 kcal | 19.8 g | 10.8 g | 0.3 g | 596 mg |
| Beef and rice, no sauce | 245 g358 kcal | 146 kcal | 7.3 g | 5 g | 0.2 g | 312 mg |
How to compare FDC 2706480: its source amount is 195 g; every 100-gram column removes portion size from the record-to-record comparison. Neither denominator determines your plate’s weight or recipe.
Household measures
Compare listed portions
For FDC 2706480, the 2 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
1 cup
295 kcal
156 g
1 package, prepared
1,586 kcal
839 g
At a glance
Nutrient signals in the source amount
For FDC 2706480, Sodium is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Sodium
735.2 mg≈ 32% Daily ValueCholesterol
93.6 mg≈ 31% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2706480’s 195 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗
Why FDC 2706480 has no protein percentage here: Feast reports 22.2 g, but does not present grams divided by 50 as FDA protein %DV; applicable label rules account for protein quality and regulatory context.
Source-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These 1 calculated observation describe FDC 2706480 at 195 g—not a measured or recommended plate.
- The representative USDA portion contains 735 mg sodium, about 32% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 195 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 369 kcal 189 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 22.2 g 11.4 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 31.6 g 16.2 g | 11% 6% |
| Total fat | 16.4 g 8.4 g | 21% 11% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.6 g 0.8 g | 6% 3% |
| Sugars | 0.5 g 0.3 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 735.2 mg 377 mg | 32% 16% |
| Saturated fat | 5.2 g 2.7 g | 26% 13% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7 g 3.6 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.9 g 1 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 93.6 mg 48 mg | 31% 16% |
| Potassium | 243.8 mg 125 mg | 5% 3% |
| Calcium | 31.2 mg 16 mg | 2% 1% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg 1.8 mg | 19% 10% |
| Magnesium | 39 mg 20 mg | 9% 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 µg 0.1 µg | 1% 1% |
| Vitamin A | 39 µg 20 µg | 4% 2% |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 122.1 g 62.6 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2706480, approximate percentages divide the displayed 195 g amount by FDA label Daily Values; they are not personalized targets. “Not established” means FDA sets no Daily Value for that row. Protein %DV remains unshown because adult-label use depends on regulatory context.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links FDC 2706480 to 4 source inputs totaling 372.3 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Beef and noodles, no sauce” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
4 listed components
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked, Beef, ground, Margarine, stick. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
372.3 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beef, groundUSDA ingredient 21500100 · encyclopedia page available | 123 GM | 123 g | 33% |
| 2 | Noodles, egg, enriched, cookedUSDA ingredient 20110 · encyclopedia page available | 1.5 C | 240 g | 64.5% |
| 3 | Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 · encyclopedia page available | 0.38 TS | 2.3 g | 0.6% |
| 4 | Margarine, stickUSDA ingredient 81102010 · encyclopedia page available | 1.5 TS | 7 g | 1.9% |
Exact-record context
What makes this USDA record distinct?
For FDC 2706480, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Meat mixed dishes” category for shared description terms or source inputs. Any surviving pair is compared per 100 grams, so unlike source-serving sizes cannot manufacture the nutrient difference.
This record
Beef and noodles, no sauce
- USDA category
- Meat mixed dishes
- FDC ID
- 2706480
- FNDDS code
- 27212000
Closest inspectable record
Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce
- USDA category
- Meat mixed dishes
- FDC ID
- 2706487
- FNDDS code
- 27212400
| Nutrient | This record | Comparison record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 189 kcal | 136 kcal | +53 kcal |
| Protein | 11.4 g | 7.5 g | +3.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 16.2 g | 15 g | +1.2 g |
| Total fat | 8.4 g | 5.1 g | +3.3 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0.8 g | 0.8 g | Same listed value |
| Sodium | 377 mg | 310 mg | +67 mg |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 53 more calories, 3.9 g more protein, and 3.3 g more total fat than “Beef and noodles with mushroom sauce.”
Only this record lists Beef, ground; Margarine, stick. Only the comparison record lists Beef, round, top round steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled; Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, condensed; Milk, NFS; Vegetable oil, NFS. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.
4 of the six displayed differences clear the documented materiality screen. It is a reading aid, not a health rating.
Formulation evidence
The listed formulations differ
The formulation rows differ, but the source data do not isolate which component caused any nutrient difference. Input weights describe the standardized formulation—not final plated proportions.
Shared listed inputs: Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked; Salt, table.
Listed only in this record: Beef, ground; Margarine, stick.
Listed only in the comparison: Beef, round, top round steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled; Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, condensed; Milk, NFS; Vegetable oil, NFS.
Portion evidence
The listed portion sets differ
This record’s reference amount is 195 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (156 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 311 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (249 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2706480 with FDC 2706487 at equal mass; use their 195 g and 311 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2706480 versus FDC 2706487 is a comparison of standardized source records—not a measurement of your meal, an overall food-quality rank, or proof that one input caused a difference.
Review the full meat mixed dishes source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →
Uncertainty, made actionable
What can change this estimate?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with amount served, recipe and ingredient ratios, added cooking fat, sauces and toppings.
For “Beef and noodles, no sauce,” resolve amount served first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.
- 01
amount served
When composition is held constant, nutrient totals scale directly with grams. A 20% weight correction produces the same 20% correction to the scaled totals.
- 02
recipe and ingredient ratios
Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.
- 03
added cooking fat
Match the named cooking-fat state when possible. Fat used, retained, or left behind is preparation information that a dish name alone cannot recover.
- 04
sauces and toppings
Check whether the exact source description already includes it. If not, keep the addition separate rather than silently folding it into the base record.
How we estimated this
The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point
FDC 2706480 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 189 kcal per 100 g becomes 369 kcal at 195 g through nutrient per portion = nutrient per 100 g × portion grams ÷ 100; this page adds no second nutrition estimate.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying survey portion as “Quantity not specified.” We display it as a USDA reference amount because it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published October 31, 2024
FoodData Central ID: 2706480
FNDDS food code: 27212000
The scaling for FDC 2706480 can be exact while the match to “Beef and noodles, no sauce” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 195 g weight, 4-row source formulation, and selection uncertainty beside the arithmetic.
Source release October 31, 2024. Review USDA’s data-type documentation ↗ · Read Feast’s full nutrition methodology.