1 cup
295 kcal
220 g
Chow mein or chop suey, various types of meat, with noodles has about 295 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 USDA reference amount weighing 220 grams has about 295 calories in the cited source record.
Portion explorer
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Household measures
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295 kcal
220 g
At a glance
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Protein
22.9 g≈ 46% Daily ValueSodium
778.8 mg≈ 34% Daily ValueCholesterol
57.2 mg≈ 19% Daily ValueSource-serving signals
These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.
Nutrition facts
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 220 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 295 kcal 134 kcal | — |
| Protein | 22.9 g 10.4 g | 46% |
| Carbohydrate | 24.6 g 11.2 g | — |
| Total fat | 12.3 g 5.6 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 3.3 g 1.5 g | — |
| Sugars | 3.4 g 1.5 g | — |
| Sodium | 778.8 mg 354 mg | 34% |
| Saturated fat | 3.6 g 1.7 g | — |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4.8 g 2.2 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2.6 g 1.2 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 57.2 mg 26 mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 435.6 mg 198 mg | — |
| Calcium | 41.8 mg 19 mg | — |
| Iron | 3.3 mg 1.5 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 30.8 mg 14 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 9.5 mg 4.3 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 µg 0.1 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 19.8 µg 9 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 157.5 g 71.6 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source 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
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles, Noodles, chinese, chow mein, Chicken, NS as to part, rotisserie, skin not eaten. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
1,157.9 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean only, cooked, roastedUSDA ingredient 10027 | 112 GM | 111.6 g | 9.6% |
| 2 | Chicken, NS as to part, rotisserie, skin not eatenUSDA ingredient 24102070 | 112 GM | 112.5 g | 9.7% |
| 3 | Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roastedUSDA ingredient 23348 | 112 GM | 111.7 g | 9.6% |
| 4 | Noodles, chinese, chow meinUSDA ingredient 20113 | 5 WO | 141.8 g | 12.2% |
| 5 | Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodlesUSDA ingredient 36624 | 1.5 LB | 680.4 g | 58.8% |
What changes the estimate most?
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
amount served
cooked-to-dry ratio
sauce or mix-ins
added fat
How we estimated this
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: 2706724
FNDDS food code: 27360120
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.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.