Energy
middle half131 kcalthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 134 kcal
- Middle 50%
- 126–156 kcal
Based on 197 records reporting energy.
Mixed disheshigher variability
Beef & potatoes, other vegetables, cheese sauce calories: 248 per 189 g
This exact USDA record reports 248 calories for 189 g. That answer belongs to this description and weight; it is not a universal value for every meal that shares the name.
Exact USDA description: Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce
Quick facts
USDA reference amount · 189 g
- Calories
- 248 kcal
- Protein
- 15.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 24.6 g
- Total fat
- 10.3 g
- Fiber
- 2.5 g
- Sodium
- 576 mg
Portion calculator
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Estimated for 189 g
248calories
Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce
- Protein
- 15.4 g
- Carbs
- 24.6 g
- Fat
- 10.3 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 248 calories for USDA reference amount at 189 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 131 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 15.4 g protein, 2.5 g fiber, and 576 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt, representing 43.3% of the record’s listed input weight. The record contains 6 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 248–330 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 2706602: “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese 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 2706602, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “75% of the reference weight” through “1 cup” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% of the reference weightArithmetic scenario from the reference weight | 141.8 g | 186 kcal | 11.6 g | 1.8 g | 432 mg |
| USDA reference amountExact record reference weight | 189 g | 248 kcal | 15.4 g | 2.5 g | 576 mg |
| 1 cupUSDA-listed household measure | 252 g | 330 kcal | 20.6 g | 3.3 g | 769 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, “middle half” describes FDC 2706602’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Protein
middle half8.2 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 half1.3 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 half305 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 2706602’s 189 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Calcium; the larger tradeoff-side percentage is Saturated fat. 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
Calcium178 mg
≈ 14% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Potassium490 mg
≈ 10% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Tradeoff-side signals
Saturated fat5.1 g
≈ 25% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Sodium576 mg
≈ 25% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
The three levers most worth resolving first
For “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy…,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2706588 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
- 01
Portion sensitivity around 189 g
A 25% weight move in either direction spans 141.8–236.3 g. When composition is held constant, those endpoints calculate to 186 kcal and 309 kcal.
- 02
Record choice: compare with FDC 2706588
At an equal 100 g, this record has 1.2 g more protein than “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
- 03
Formulation anchor: Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt
The source formulation has 6 input rows; Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt supplies 43.3% 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 “potatoes; and vegetables excluding carrots; broccoli; and dark-green leafy” fits. Inspect FDC 2706588 when “potatoes; and vegetables; excluding carrots; broccoli” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce
- Exact source wording
- “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2706602 · FNDDS 27311640
- Named qualifiers
- potatoes · and vegetables excluding carrots · broccoli · and dark-green leafy
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Cheese sauce, prepared from recipe
Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better
Beef, potatoes, and vegetables, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce
- Exact source wording
- “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2706588 · FNDDS 27311120
- Named qualifiers
- potatoes · and vegetables · excluding carrots · broccoli
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Vegetable oil, 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 “potatoes”, “and vegetables excluding carrots”, “broccoli”, and “and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce”. Match those details first; then compare the database weight with the amount you mean.
On smaller screens, focus a nutrition table and scroll horizontally to read every column.
| Exact record | Source serving | Calories / 100 g | Protein / 100 g | Fat / 100 g | Fiber / 100 g | Sodium / 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This recordBeef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce | 189 g248 kcal | 131 kcal | 8.2 g | 5.4 g | 1.3 g | 305 mg |
| Beef, potatoes, and vegetables, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce | 121 g159 kcal | 131 kcal | 7 g | 5.1 g | 1.7 g | 305 mg |
| Beef and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no potatoes, no sauce | 121 g146 kcal | 121 kcal | 10 g | 7.1 g | 1.1 g | 324 mg |
| Corned beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce | 121 g154 kcal | 127 kcal | 4.8 g | 5.4 g | 1.7 g | 312 mg |
| Beef, potatoes, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark-green leafy; cheese sauce | 189 g240 kcal | 127 kcal | 8.1 g | 5.4 g | 1.4 g | 304 mg |
| Beef with vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no potatoes, mushroom sauce | 189 g229 kcal | 121 kcal | 7.9 g | 7.2 g | 1 g | 318 mg |
| Beef, rice, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce | 311 g445 kcal | 143 kcal | 8.2 g | 5.2 g | 0.7 g | 302 mg |
How to compare FDC 2706602: its source amount is 189 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 2706602, the 1 displayed measure scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
1 cup
330 kcal
252 g
At a glance
Nutrient signals in the source amount
For FDC 2706602, Saturated fat is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Saturated fat
5.1 g≈ 25% Daily ValueSodium
576.5 mg≈ 25% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2706602’s 189 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗
Why FDC 2706602 has no protein percentage here: Feast reports 15.4 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 2706602 at 189 g—not a measured or recommended plate.
- The representative USDA portion contains 576 mg sodium, about 25% 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 189 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 248 kcal 131 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 15.4 g 8.2 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 24.6 g 13 g | 9% 5% |
| Total fat | 10.3 g 5.4 g | 13% 7% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.5 g 1.3 g | 9% 5% |
| Sugars | 1.7 g 0.9 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 576.5 mg 305 mg | 25% 13% |
| Saturated fat | 5.1 g 2.7 g | 25% 13% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3.5 g 1.8 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.9 g 0.5 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 43.5 mg 23 mg | 14% 8% |
| Potassium | 489.5 mg 259 mg | 10% 6% |
| Calcium | 177.7 mg 94 mg | 14% 7% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg 0.7 mg | 7% 4% |
| Magnesium | 39.7 mg 21 mg | 9% 5% |
| Vitamin C | 7.9 mg 4.2 mg | 9% 5% |
| Vitamin D | 0.6 µg 0.3 µg | 3% 2% |
| Vitamin A | 47.3 µg 25 µg | 5% 3% |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 135.7 g 71.8 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2706602, approximate percentages divide the displayed 189 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 2706602 to 6 source inputs totaling 115.5 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese…” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
6 listed components
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt, Cheese sauce, prepared from recipe, Beef, round, top round steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
115.5 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beef, round, top round steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiledUSDA ingredient 13893 · encyclopedia page available | 15 GM | 15 g | 13% |
| 2 | Cheese sauce, prepared from recipeUSDA ingredient 1164 · encyclopedia page available | 30 GM | 30 g | 26% |
| 3 | Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without saltUSDA ingredient 11367 · encyclopedia page available | 50 GM | 50 g | 43.3% |
| 4 | Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without saltUSDA ingredient 11179 · encyclopedia page available | 10 GM | 10 g | 8.7% |
| 5 | Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained without saltUSDA ingredient 11061 · encyclopedia page available | 10 GM | 10 g | 8.7% |
| 6 | Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 · encyclopedia page available | 1.15 | 0.5 g | 0.4% |
Exact-record context
What makes this USDA record distinct?
For FDC 2706602, 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, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce
- USDA category
- Meat mixed dishes
- FDC ID
- 2706602
- FNDDS code
- 27311640
Closest inspectable record
Beef, potatoes, and vegetables, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce
- USDA category
- Meat mixed dishes
- FDC ID
- 2706588
- FNDDS code
- 27311120
| Nutrient | This record | Comparison record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 131 kcal | 131 kcal | Same listed value |
| Protein | 8.2 g | 7 g | +1.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g | 15 g | −2 g |
| Total fat | 5.4 g | 5.1 g | +0.3 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.3 g | 1.7 g | −0.4 g |
| Sodium | 305 mg | 305 mg | Same listed value |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 1.2 g more protein and 2 g less carbohydrate than “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no sauce.”
Only this record lists Cheese sauce, prepared from recipe. Only the comparison record lists Vegetable oil, NFS. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.
2 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: Beef, round, top round steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled; Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt; Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained without salt; and 1 more.
Listed only in this record: Cheese sauce, prepared from recipe.
Listed only in the comparison: Vegetable oil, NFS.
Portion evidence
The listed portion sets differ
This record’s reference amount is 189 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (252 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 121 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (162 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2706602 with FDC 2706588 at equal mass; use their 189 g and 121 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2706602 versus FDC 2706588 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 →
Deep comparisons
Controlled comparisons that include this exact record
FDC 2706602 appears in 1 pair page that passed semantic, material-difference, source-evidence, and diversity gates. Each preserves a 100-gram denominator and both primary records.
From record to familiar meal
Guides that use this exact USDA record
These 2 guides place “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese…” beside explicitly linked source records; use them to compare preparations without turning FDC 2706602 into a universal recipe.
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, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese…,” 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 2706602 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 131 kcal per 100 g becomes 248 kcal at 189 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.
Exact USDA description: Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published October 31, 2024
FoodData Central ID: 2706602
FNDDS food code: 27311640
The scaling for FDC 2706602 can be exact while the match to “Beef, potatoes, and vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cheese sauce” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 189 g weight, 6-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.