Energy
upper quarter502 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 120 calories for 24 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 · 24 g
Portion calculator
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Estimated for 24 g
120calories
Cookie, sugar wafer
— 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 120 calories for USDA reference amount at 24 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 502 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 0.9 g protein, 0.4 g fiber, and 25 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular, representing 100% of the record’s listed input weight. 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 20–120 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 2707973: “Cookie, sugar wafer.” 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 2707973, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 small” through “1 large” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 smallUSDA-listed household measure | 4 g | 20 kcal | 0.2 g | 0.1 g | 4 mg |
| 1 mediumUSDA-listed household measure | 8 g | 40 kcal | 0.3 g | 0.1 g | 8 mg |
| 1 largeUSDA-listed household measure | 9 g | 45 kcal | 0.3 g | 0.1 g | 9 mg |
02 · Fixed-weight context
The comparison set contains 83 exact records in the Cookies and brownies USDA category. Here, “upper quarter” describes FDC 2707973’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Energy
upper quarter502 kcalthis record per 100 g
Based on 83 records reporting energy.
Protein
lower quarter3.8 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 quarter103 mgthis record per 100 g
Based on 83 records reporting sodium.
03 · FDA label lens
At FDC 2707973’s 24 g reference weight, none of the compatible strength-side nutrients evaluated here reaches 5% Daily Value; 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.
No compatible strength-side nutrient evaluated here reaches 5% DV at this reference weight, so this page does not manufacture a “strength” from a negligible percentage.
Saturated fat2.9 g
≈ 14% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Sodium25 mg
≈ 1% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
For “Cookie, sugar wafer,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2707989 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
USDA assigns those measures 4 g and 9 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 20 kcal to 45 kcal.
At an equal 100 g, this record has 12.7 g less dietary fiber than “Cookie, sugar wafer, sugar free.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
USDA derives this record from one listed source-input row at 100 g. Real preparations can still differ in water, cooking state, brand, and served weight.
05 · Exact-record choice
Keep this record when “sugar wafer” fits. Inspect FDC 2707989 when “sugar wafer; sugar free” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better
Choose the closest description
Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “sugar wafer”. 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, sugar wafer | 24 g120 kcal | 502 kcal | 3.8 g | 23.2 g | 1.6 g | 103 mg |
| Cookie, sugar wafer, sugar free | 24 g127 kcal | 531 kcal | 3.6 g | 28.6 g | 14.3 g | 71 mg |
| Cookie, sugar wafer, chocolate-covered | 45 g237 kcal | 526 kcal | 3.5 g | 27.6 g | 3.4 g | 138 mg |
| Cookie, butter or sugar | 60 g278 kcal | 464 kcal | 5.4 g | 19.6 g | 1.3 g | 385 mg |
| Cookie, vanilla wafer | 16 g73 kcal | 455 kcal | 4.9 g | 16.4 g | 1.6 g | 325 mg |
| Cookie, chocolate wafer | 18 g78 kcal | 433 kcal | 6.6 g | 14.2 g | 3.4 g | 580 mg |
| Cookie, sugar or plain, sugar free | 60 g314 kcal | 523 kcal | 10.3 g | 31 g | 3.4 g | 448 mg |
How to compare FDC 2707973: its source amount is 24 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 2707973, the 3 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
20 kcal
4 g
40 kcal
8 g
45 kcal
9 g
At a glance
For FDC 2707973, Saturated fat is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Saturated fat
2.9 g≈ 14% Daily ValueTotal fat
5.6 g≈ 7% Daily ValueCarbohydrate
16.9 g≈ 6% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2707973’s 24 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 24 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 120 kcal 502 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 0.9 g 3.8 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 16.9 g 70.6 g | 6% 26% |
| Total fat | 5.6 g 23.2 g | 7% 30% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.4 g 1.6 g | 1% 6% |
| Sugars | 10.3 g 43 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 24.7 mg 103 mg | 1% 4% |
| Saturated fat | 2.9 g 11.9 g | 14% 60% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.8 g 7.7 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.6 g 2.7 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg 0 mg | 0% 0% |
| Potassium | 28.1 mg 117 mg | 1% 2% |
| Calcium | 6.5 mg 27 mg | 0% 2% |
| Iron | 0.9 mg 3.7 mg | 5% 21% |
| Magnesium | 3.8 mg 16 mg | 1% 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg 0 µg | 0% 0% |
| Caffeine | 2.2 mg 9 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 0.4 g 1.7 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2707973, approximate percentages divide the displayed 24 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 2707973 to one source input totaling 100 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Cookie, sugar wafer” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
Cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular is the only listed source input for this record. That does not mean every real-world version is identical; brands, preparation, water content, and portion weight can still differ.
100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regularUSDA ingredient 18209 | 100 GM | 100 g | 100% |
Exact-record context
For FDC 2707973, 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 | 502 kcal | 531 kcal | −29 kcal |
| Protein | 3.8 g | 3.6 g | +0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 70.6 g | 66.3 g | +4.3 g |
| Total fat | 23.2 g | 28.6 g | −5.4 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.6 g | 14.3 g | −12.7 g |
| Sodium | 103 mg | 71 mg | +32 mg |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 29 less calories, 5.4 g less total fat, and 12.7 g less dietary fiber than “Cookie, sugar wafer, sugar free.”
Only this record lists Cookies, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular. Only the comparison record lists Cookies, sugar wafer, with creme filling, sugar free. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.
3 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, sugar wafers with creme filling, regular.
Listed only in the comparison: Cookies, sugar wafer, with creme filling, sugar free.
Portion evidence
This record’s reference amount is 24 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 large (9 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 24 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 large (9 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2707973 with FDC 2707989 at equal mass; use their 24 g and 24 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2707973 versus FDC 2707989 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, sugar wafer” beside explicitly linked source records; use them to compare preparations without turning FDC 2707973 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, sugar wafer,” 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 2707973 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 502 kcal per 100 g becomes 120 kcal at 24 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: 2707973
FNDDS food code: 53242000
The scaling for FDC 2707973 can be exact while the match to “Cookie, sugar wafer” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 24 g weight, 1-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.