Energy
middle half470 kcalthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 450 kcal
- Middle 50%
- 428–486 kcal
Based on 83 records reporting energy.
This exact USDA record reports 282 calories for 60 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 · 60 g
Portion calculator
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Estimated for 60 g
282calories
Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts
— 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.
The editorial read
Portion: the cited record reports about 282 calories for USDA reference amount at 60 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 470 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 3.9 g protein, 1 g fiber, and 136 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched, representing 79.4% of the record’s listed input weight. The record contains 3 source-input rows in all. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.
The reference amount and 1 large 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 24–282 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
This analysis belongs to USDA FDC 2707972: “Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts.” 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
For FDC 2707972, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 miniature/bite size” through “1 large” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 miniature/bite sizeUSDA-listed household measure | 5 g | 24 kcal | 0.3 g | 0.1 g | 11 mg |
| 1 Pepperidge Farm CappucinoUSDA-listed household measure | 15 g | 71 kcal | 1 g | 0.2 g | 34 mg |
| 1 largeUSDA-listed household measure | 45 g | 212 kcal | 2.9 g | 0.7 g | 102 mg |
02 · Fixed-weight context
The comparison set contains 83 exact records in the Cookies and brownies USDA category. Here, “middle half” describes FDC 2707972’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Energy
middle half470 kcalthis record per 100 g
Based on 83 records reporting energy.
Protein
upper quarter6.5 gthis record per 100 g
Based on 83 records reporting protein.
Dietary fiber
middle half1.6 gthis record per 100 g
Based on 83 records reporting dietary fiber.
Sodium
lower quarter227 mgthis record per 100 g
Based on 83 records reporting sodium.
03 · FDA label lens
At FDC 2707972’s 60 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Vitamin A; 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.
Vitamin A78.6 µg
≈ 9% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Iron1 mg
≈ 7% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Saturated fat5.6 g
≈ 28% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Sodium136 mg
≈ 6% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
For “Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2707970 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
USDA assigns those measures 5 g and 45 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 24 kcal to 212 kcal.
At an equal 100 g, this record has 158 mg less sodium than “Cookie, butter or sugar.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
The source formulation has 3 input rows; Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched supplies 79.4% of listed input weight. Those are standardized formulation inputs, not final plated percentages.
05 · Exact-record choice
Keep this record when “butter or sugar; with fruit and/or nuts” fits. Inspect FDC 2707970 when “butter or sugar” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
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Choose the closest description
Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “butter or sugar” and “with fruit and/or nuts”. 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 recordCookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts | 60 g282 kcal | 470 kcal | 6.5 g | 21.1 g | 1.6 g | 227 mg |
| Cookie, butter or sugar | 60 g278 kcal | 464 kcal | 5.4 g | 19.6 g | 1.3 g | 385 mg |
| Cookie, peanut butter, sugar free | 60 g314 kcal | 523 kcal | 10.3 g | 31 g | 3.4 g | 448 mg |
| Cookie, peanut butter | 60 g284 kcal | 473 kcal | 8.9 g | 23.8 g | 2.1 g | 463 mg |
| Cookie, butter or sugar, with chocolate icing or filling | 42 g211 kcal | 503 kcal | 4.1 g | 23.5 g | 1.9 g | 301 mg |
| Cookie, sugar wafer | 24 g120 kcal | 502 kcal | 3.8 g | 23.2 g | 1.6 g | 103 mg |
| Cookie, peanut butter, with chocolate | 60 g285 kcal | 475 kcal | 7.8 g | 25.3 g | 3 g | 356 mg |
How to compare FDC 2707972: its source amount is 60 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
For FDC 2707972, the 6 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
24 kcal
5 g
94 kcal
20 g
141 kcal
30 g
212 kcal
45 g
89 kcal
19 g
71 kcal
15 g
At a glance
For FDC 2707972, Saturated fat is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Saturated fat
5.6 g≈ 28% Daily ValueCholesterol
55.8 mg≈ 19% Daily ValueTotal fat
12.7 g≈ 16% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2707972’s 60 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗
Nutrition facts
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 60 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 282 kcal 470 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 3.9 g 6.5 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g 65 g | 14% 24% |
| Total fat | 12.7 g 21.1 g | 16% 27% |
| Dietary fiber | 1 g 1.6 g | 3% 6% |
| Sugars | 14.4 g 24 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 136.2 mg 227 mg | 6% 10% |
| Saturated fat | 5.6 g 9.3 g | 28% 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3.1 g 5.2 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3.1 g 5.1 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 55.8 mg 93 mg | 19% 31% |
| Potassium | 122.4 mg 204 mg | 3% 4% |
| Calcium | 22.8 mg 38 mg | 2% 3% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg 2.2 mg | 7% 12% |
| Magnesium | 15.6 mg 26 mg | 4% 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2 mg 0.3 mg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 µg 0.3 µg | 1% 2% |
| Vitamin A | 78.6 µg 131 µg | 9% 15% |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 3.5 g 5.8 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2707972, approximate percentages divide the displayed 60 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
USDA links FDC 2707972 to 3 source inputs totaling 680 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched, Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program), Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
680 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enrichedUSDA ingredient 18155 | 540 GM | 540 g | 79.4% |
| 2 | Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)USDA ingredient 9298 · encyclopedia page available | 0.5 CP | 80 g | 11.8% |
| 3 | Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, rawUSDA ingredient 12155 · encyclopedia page available | 60 GM | 60 g | 8.8% |
Exact-record context
For FDC 2707972, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Cookies and brownies” 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
Closest inspectable record
| Nutrient | This record | Comparison record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 470 kcal | 464 kcal | +6 kcal |
| Protein | 6.5 g | 5.4 g | +1.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 65 g | 67.3 g | −2.3 g |
| Total fat | 21.1 g | 19.6 g | +1.5 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.6 g | 1.3 g | +0.3 g |
| Sodium | 227 mg | 385 mg | −158 mg |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 1.2 g more protein and 158 mg less sodium than “Cookie, butter or sugar.”
Only this record lists Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched; Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw. Only the comparison record lists Cookies, sugar, commercially prepared, regular (includes vanilla). 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 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.
Listed only in this record: Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched; Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw.
Listed only in the comparison: Cookies, sugar, commercially prepared, regular (includes vanilla).
Portion evidence
This record’s reference amount is 60 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 large (45 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 60 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 large (45 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2707972 with FDC 2707970 at equal mass; use their 60 g and 60 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2707972 versus FDC 2707970 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 cookies and brownies source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →
From record to familiar meal
These 2 guides place “Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts” beside explicitly linked source records; use them to compare preparations without turning FDC 2707972 into a universal recipe.
Uncertainty, made actionable
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with piece or portion size, recipe or brand, fillings or frosting, added fats and sugars.
For “Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts,” resolve piece or portion size first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.
When composition is held constant, nutrient totals scale directly with grams. A 20% weight correction produces the same 20% correction to the scaled totals.
Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.
Check whether the exact source description already includes it. If not, keep the addition separate rather than silently folding it into the base record.
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
FDC 2707972 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 470 kcal per 100 g becomes 282 kcal at 60 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: 2707972
FNDDS food code: 53241600
The scaling for FDC 2707972 can be exact while the match to “Cookie, butter or sugar, with fruit and/or nuts” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 60 g weight, 3-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.