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Chili with meat, restaurant calories: 408 per 1 cup (255 g)

This exact USDA record reports 408 calories for 1 cup (255 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: Chili with meat, from restaurant

Quick facts

1 cup · 255 g

Calories
408 kcal
Protein
30.6 g
Carbohydrate
17 g
Total fat
23.8 g
Fiber
4.8 g
Sodium
1,053 mg

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Preparation and portion

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Estimated for 1 cup · 255 g

408calories

Chili with meat, from restaurant

Protein
30.6 g
Carbs
17 g
Fat
23.8 g

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FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS) · FDC 2706374

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 408 calories for 1 cup at 255 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 160 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.

Composition: that source amount also reports 30.6 g protein, 4.8 g fiber, and 1,053 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.

Identity: the largest listed formulation input is beef as ingredient in recipes, representing 38.1% of the record’s listed input weight. The record contains 10 source-input rows in all. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.

The source calls its underlying survey portion “Quantity not specified,” but it separately lists 1 cup at the identical weight. We use the familiar household label here without changing the source calculation.

Record-specific decision brief

What the numbers say—and what choice still belongs to you

This analysis belongs to USDA FDC 2706374: “Chili with meat, from restaurant.” 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 2706374, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “75% of the reference weight” through “125% of the reference weight” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.

Three gram-weight scenarios calculated from this exact USDA nutrient record
ScenarioWeightEnergyProteinFiberSodium
75% of the reference weightArithmetic scenario from the reference weight 191.3 g 306 kcal 23 g 3.6 g 790 mg
1 cupUSDA-listed household measure 255 g 408 kcal 30.6 g 4.8 g 1,053 mg
125% of the reference weightArithmetic scenario from the reference weight 318.8 g 510 kcal 38.3 g 6.1 g 1,316 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 2706374’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.

Energy

upper quarter

160 kcalthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
134 kcal
Middle 50%
126–156 kcal

Based on 197 records reporting energy.

Protein

middle half

12 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

upper quarter

1.9 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

upper quarter

413 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 2706374’s 255 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

Iron5 mg

≈ 25% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Dietary fiber4.8 g

≈ 17% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Tradeoff-side signals

Sodium1,053 mg

≈ 46% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Saturated fat7.3 g

≈ 36% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

04 · Highest-impact checks

The three levers most worth resolving first

For “Chili with meat, from restaurant,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2706377 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.

  1. 01

    Portion sensitivity around 255 g

    A 25% weight move in either direction spans 191.3–318.8 g. When composition is held constant, those endpoints calculate to 306 kcal and 510 kcal.

  2. 02

    Record choice: compare with FDC 2706377

    At an equal 100 g, this record has 1.4 g more dietary fiber than “Chili with meat.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.

  3. 03

    Formulation anchor: Beef as ingredient in recipes

    The source formulation has 10 input rows; Beef as ingredient in recipes supplies 38.1% 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 “from restaurant” fits. Inspect FDC 2706377 when the exact wording “Chili with meat” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.

Keep this profile when these fields fit

Chili with meat, from restaurant

Exact source wording
“Chili with meat, from restaurant”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2706374 · FNDDS 27111405
Named qualifiers
from restaurant
Source inputs unique in this pair
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt · Vegetable oil, NFS

Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better

Chili with meat

Exact source wording
“Chili with meat”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2706377 · FNDDS 27111420

06 · Continue with purpose

The next pages answer different follow-up questions

Choose the closest description

Which USDA record fits your meal?

Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “from restaurant”. 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.

Nearby USDA records compared with this exact food description
Exact recordSource servingCalories / 100 gProtein / 100 gFat / 100 gFiber / 100 gSodium / 100 g
This recordChili with meat, from restaurant 255 g408 kcal 160 kcal 12 g 9.4 g 1.9 g 413 mg
Chili with meat 255 g354 kcal 139 kcal 13.3 g 8.2 g 0.5 g 357 mg
Chili with meat and beans 255 g301 kcal 118 kcal 9.8 g 4.3 g 3 g 340 mg
Chili with meat, canned 255 g270 kcal 106 kcal 8.5 g 3.4 g 3.2 g 357 mg
Chili with macaroni 255 g321 kcal 126 kcal 9 g 3.7 g 2.8 g 311 mg
Meat with tomato-based sauce 187 g279 kcal 149 kcal 21.7 g 6.4 g 0.4 g 355 mg
Meat loaf made with ham 84 g150 kcal 179 kcal 20.6 g 7.5 g 0.3 g 879 mg

How to compare FDC 2706374: its source amount is 255 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 2706374, the 1 displayed measure scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.

1 cup

408 kcal

255 g

At a glance

Nutrient signals in the source amount

For FDC 2706374, Sodium is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.

Sodium

1,053.2 mg≈ 46% Daily Value

Saturated fat

7.3 g≈ 36% Daily Value

The percentages above apply to FDC 2706374’s 255 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗

Why FDC 2706374 has no protein percentage here: Feast reports 30.6 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 2 calculated observations describe FDC 2706374 at 255 g—not a measured or recommended plate.

  • The representative USDA portion supplies 4.8 g dietary fiber, about 17% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 1053 mg sodium, about 46% 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 255 g.

Nutrient amounts for the selected source serving or 100 grams
NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 408 kcal Not established
Protein 30.6 g Not shown
Carbohydrate 17 g 6%
Total fat 23.8 g 31%
Dietary fiber 4.8 g 17%
Sugars 3.5 g Not established
Sodium 1,053.2 mg 46%
Saturated fat 7.3 g 36%
Monounsaturated Fat 10.3 g Not established
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.6 g Not established
Cholesterol 86.7 mg 29%
Potassium 670.7 mg 14%
Calcium 48.5 mg 4%
Iron 4.6 mg 25%
Magnesium 51 mg 12%
Vitamin C 15 mg 17%
Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
Vitamin A 30.6 µg 3%
Caffeine 0 mg Not established
Alcohol 0 g Not established
Water 179.3 g Not established

For FDC 2706374, approximate percentages divide the displayed 255 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 2706374 to 10 source inputs totaling 105 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Chili with meat, from restaurant” inspectable beside similarly named records.

How to read this

10 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Beef as ingredient in recipes, Beverages, water, tap, drinking, Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

105 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

USDA source inputs listed for this exact survey-food record
#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt addedUSDA ingredient 11547 · encyclopedia page available 10 GM 10 g 9.5%
2 Onions, cooked, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 99997510 · encyclopedia page available 5 GM 5 g 4.8%
3 Green pepper, cooked, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 99997520 · encyclopedia page available 5 GM 5 g 4.8%
4 Beef as ingredient in recipesUSDA ingredient 99992100 · encyclopedia page available 40 GM 40 g 38.1%
5 Beverages, water, tap, drinkingUSDA ingredient 14411 · encyclopedia page available 20 GM 20 g 19%
6 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without saltUSDA ingredient 16033 · encyclopedia page available 20 GM 20 g 19%
7 Spices, chili powderUSDA ingredient 2009 · encyclopedia page available 0.5 GM 0.5 g 0.5%
8 Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 · encyclopedia page available 1 GM 1 g 1%
9 Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 · encyclopedia page available 0.5 GM 0.5 g 0.5%
10 Vegetable oil, NFSUSDA ingredient 82101000 · encyclopedia page available 3 GM 3 g 2.9%

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.

USDA shorthand in this evidence
  • NFS means “not further specified.” The record intentionally leaves the exact subtype, size, or preparation unresolved.

Exact-record context

What makes this USDA record distinct?

For FDC 2706374, 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.

Exact nutrient values per 100 grams
NutrientThis recordComparison recordDifference
Calories160 kcal139 kcal+21 kcal
Protein12 g13.3 g−1.3 g
Carbohydrate6.7 g2.4 g+4.3 g
Total fat9.4 g8.2 g+1.1 g
Dietary fiber1.9 g0.5 g+1.4 g
Sodium413 mg357 mg+56 mg

Plain-English read

At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 21 more calories, 4.3 g more carbohydrate, and 1.1 g more total fat than “Chili with meat.”

Only this record lists Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Vegetable oil, NFS. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.

5 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: Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added; Onions, cooked, as ingredient; Green pepper, cooked, as ingredient; Beef as ingredient in recipes; and 4 more.

Listed only in this record: Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Vegetable oil, NFS.

Portion evidence

The listed portion sets match

This record’s reference amount is 255 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (255 g).

The comparison record’s reference amount is 255 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (255 g).

Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2706374 with FDC 2706377 at equal mass; use their 255 g and 255 g source amounts only for portion matching.

Evidence boundary: FDC 2706374 versus FDC 2706377 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 2706374 appears in 2 pair pages that passed semantic, material-difference, source-evidence, and diversity gates. Each preserves a 100-gram denominator and both primary records.

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 restaurant formulation and serving size, amount served, recipe and ingredient ratios, added cooking fat.

For “Chili with meat, from restaurant,” resolve restaurant formulation and serving size first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.

  1. 01

    restaurant formulation and serving size

    When composition is held constant, nutrient totals scale directly with grams. A 20% weight correction produces the same 20% correction to the scaled totals.

  2. 02

    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.

  3. 03

    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.

  4. 04

    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.

How we estimated this

The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point

FDC 2706374 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 160 kcal per 100 g becomes 408 kcal at 255 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.” The separately listed 1 cup has the same gram weight, so the familiar label can be shown without changing the calculation.

Data cycle: 2021–2023, published October 31, 2024

FoodData Central ID: 2706374

FNDDS food code: 27111405

The scaling for FDC 2706374 can be exact while the match to “Chili with meat, from restaurant” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 255 g weight, 10-row source formulation, and selection uncertainty beside the arithmetic.

Open the source record ↗

Source release October 31, 2024. Review USDA’s data-type documentation ↗ · Read Feast’s full nutrition methodology.