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Beef curry: calories and nutrition

Beef curry has about 271 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.

What this number means

A portion-aware estimate, not a promise

A USDA reference amount weighing 240 grams has about 271 calories in the cited source record.

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Calories
271 kcal
Protein
18.2 g
Carbohydrate
15.7 g
Total fat
15.8 g

Household measures

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These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.

1 cup

271 kcal

240 g

At a glance

Nutrient highlights per source serving

The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.

Sodium

861.6 mg≈ 38% Daily Value

Protein

18.2 g≈ 36% Daily Value

Vitamin C

21.4 mg≈ 24% Daily Value

Source-serving signals

What stands out in this record

These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.

  • The representative USDA portion supplies 18.2 g protein, about 36% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion supplies 3.4 g dietary fiber, about 12% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 862 mg sodium, about 38% 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 240 g.

NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 271 kcal
Protein 18.2 g 36%
Carbohydrate 15.7 g
Total fat 15.8 g
Dietary fiber 3.4 g
Sugars 6.1 g
Sodium 861.6 mg 38%
Saturated fat 4.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.3 g
Cholesterol 48 mg
Potassium 691.2 mg
Calcium 48 mg
Iron 2.8 mg
Magnesium 40.8 mg
Vitamin C 21.4 mg 24%
Vitamin D 0 µg
Vitamin A 112.8 µg
Caffeine 0 mg
Alcohol 0 g
Water 186.7 g

Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.

Inside the source record

Source formulation behind this USDA record

USDA links this survey-food entry to 5 source inputs used to calculate the reference nutrition. Publishing those inputs makes the record easier to inspect and helps explain why two similarly named foods can have different values.

How to read this

5 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Curry sauce, Vegetables as ingredient in curry, Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, all grades, cooked, braised. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

102.5 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Curry sauceUSDA ingredient 81312100 40 GM 40 g 39%
2 Vegetables as ingredient in curryUSDA ingredient 99997810 40 GM 40 g 39%
3 Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, all grades, cooked, braisedUSDA ingredient 23090 20 GM 20 g 19.5%
4 Vegetable oil, NFSUSDA ingredient 82101000 2 GM 2 g 2%
5 Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 0.5 GM 0.5 g 0.5%

Use this formulation to choose a closer record—not to reverse-engineer a recipe. If your meal adds, removes, or substantially changes one of these components, another source entry or a photo-based estimate may fit better.

What changes the estimate most?

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.

Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.

  1. 01

    amount served

  2. 02

    recipe and ingredient ratios

  3. 03

    added cooking fat

  4. 04

    sauces and toppings

How we estimated this

Traceable back to the source record

This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.

About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.

Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31

FoodData Central ID: 2706388

FNDDS food code: 27116100

It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.

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