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Green beans, cooked, restaurant calories: 57 per 73 g

This exact USDA record reports 57 calories for 73 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: Green beans, cooked, from restaurant

Quick facts

USDA reference amount · 73 g

Calories
57 kcal
Protein
1.4 g
Carbohydrate
5.3 g
Total fat
3.4 g
Fiber
2.2 g
Sodium
150 mg

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Preparation and portion

Named measures come from this exact source record.

Estimated for 73 g

57calories

Green beans, cooked, from restaurant

Protein
1.4 g
Carbs
5.3 g
Fat
3.4 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS) · FDC 2709851

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 57 calories for USDA reference amount at 73 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 78 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.

Composition: that source amount also reports 1.4 g protein, 2.2 g fiber, and 150 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.

Identity: the largest listed formulation input is beans, snap, green, raw, representing 94.8% 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 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 2–113 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 2709851: “Green beans, cooked, 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 2709851, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 cut piece” through “1 cup” 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
1 cut pieceUSDA-listed household measure 2 g 2 kcal 0 g 0.1 g 4 mg
1 beanUSDA-listed household measure 6 g 5 kcal 0.1 g 0.2 g 12 mg
1 cupUSDA-listed household measure 145 g 113 kcal 2.8 g 4.4 g 299 mg

02 · Fixed-weight context

Where 100 grams sits inside String beans

The comparison set contains 15 exact records in the String beans USDA category. Here, “upper quarter” describes FDC 2709851’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.

Energy

upper quarter

78 kcalthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
47 kcal
Middle 50%
41–52 kcal

Based on 15 records reporting energy.

Protein

middle half

2 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
1.5 g
Middle 50%
1.1–2 g

Based on 15 records reporting protein.

Dietary fiber

middle half

3 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
2.9 g
Middle 50%
1.9–3 g

Based on 15 records reporting dietary fiber.

Sodium

upper quarter

206 mgthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
121 mg
Middle 50%
66–171 mg

Based on 15 records reporting sodium.

03 · FDA label lens

The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals

At FDC 2709851’s 73 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Vitamin C; 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

Vitamin C7 mg

≈ 8% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Dietary fiber2.2 g

≈ 8% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Tradeoff-side signals

Sodium150 mg

≈ 7% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Saturated fat0.9 g

≈ 4% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

04 · Highest-impact checks

The three levers most worth resolving first

For “Green beans, cooked, from restaurant,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2709852 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.

  1. 01

    Listed portion span: 1 cut piece to 1 cup

    USDA assigns those measures 2 g and 145 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 2 kcal to 113 kcal.

  2. 02

    Record choice: compare with FDC 2709852

    At an equal 100 g, this record has 4.3 g more total fat than “Green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.

  3. 03

    Formulation anchor: Beans, snap, green, raw

    The source formulation has 3 input rows; Beans, snap, green, raw supplies 94.8% 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 “cooked; from restaurant” fits. Inspect FDC 2709852 when “fresh; cooked; no added fat” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.

Keep this profile when these fields fit

Green beans, cooked, from restaurant

Exact source wording
“Green beans, cooked, from restaurant”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2709851 · FNDDS 75205005
Named qualifiers
cooked · from restaurant
Source inputs unique in this pair
Oil or table fat, NFS

Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better

Green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat

Exact source wording
“Green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2709852 · FNDDS 75205021
Named qualifiers
fresh · cooked · no added fat

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 “cooked” and “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 recordGreen beans, cooked, from restaurant 73 g57 kcal 78 kcal 2 g 4.6 g 3 g 206 mg
Green beans, raw 55 g22 kcal 40 kcal 2 g 0.3 g 3 g 0 mg
Green beans, fresh, cooked with oil 73 g50 kcal 68 kcal 2 g 3.3 g 3 g 117 mg
Green beans, frozen, cooked with oil 73 g39 kcal 53 kcal 1.4 g 3.1 g 2.9 g 113 mg
Green beans, canned, cooked with oil 73 g37 kcal 50 kcal 1 g 3.3 g 1.8 g 274 mg
Green beans, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine 73 g45 kcal 61 kcal 2 g 2.6 g 3 g 135 mg
Green beans, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine 73 g34 kcal 47 kcal 1.5 g 2.4 g 2.9 g 131 mg

How to compare FDC 2709851: its source amount is 73 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 2709851, the 3 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.

1 cup

113 kcal

145 g

1 cut piece

2 kcal

2 g

1 bean

5 kcal

6 g

At a glance

Nutrient signals in the source amount

For FDC 2709851, Vitamin C is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.

Vitamin C

7.4 mg≈ 8% Daily Value

Dietary fiber

2.2 g≈ 8% Daily Value

Sodium

150.4 mg≈ 7% Daily Value

The percentages above apply to FDC 2709851’s 73 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗

Nutrition facts

Compare the source serving with 100 grams

Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 73 g.

Nutrient amounts for the selected source serving or 100 grams
NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 57 kcal Not established
Protein 1.4 g Not shown
Carbohydrate 5.3 g 2%
Total fat 3.4 g 4%
Dietary fiber 2.2 g 8%
Sugars 1.7 g Not established
Sodium 150.4 mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.9 g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.1 g Not established
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g Not established
Cholesterol 2.2 mg 1%
Potassium 209.5 mg 4%
Calcium 29.2 mg 2%
Iron 0.5 mg 3%
Magnesium 20.4 mg 5%
Vitamin C 7.4 mg 8%
Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
Vitamin A 38 µg 4%
Caffeine 0 mg Not established
Alcohol 0 g Not established
Water 62 g Not established

For FDC 2709851, approximate percentages divide the displayed 73 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 2709851 to 3 source inputs totaling 105.5 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Green beans, cooked, from restaurant” inspectable beside similarly named records.

How to read this

3 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Beans, snap, green, raw, Oil or table fat, NFS, Salt, table. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

105.5 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 Beans, snap, green, rawUSDA ingredient 11052 · encyclopedia page available 100 GM 100 g 94.8%
2 Oil or table fat, NFSUSDA ingredient 81200100 · encyclopedia page available 5 GM 5 g 4.7%
3 Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 · encyclopedia page available 0.5 GM 0.5 g 0.5%

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 2709851, the close-record rule searches the USDA “String beans” 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
Calories78 kcal42 kcal+36 kcal
Protein2 g2.1 g−0.1 g
Carbohydrate7.3 g7.7 g−0.4 g
Total fat4.6 g0.3 g+4.3 g
Dietary fiber3 g3.1 g−0.1 g
Sodium206 mg121 mg+85 mg

Plain-English read

At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 36 more calories, 4.3 g more total fat, and 85 mg more sodium than “Green beans, fresh, cooked, no added fat.”

Only this record lists Oil or table fat, NFS. 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 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: Beans, snap, green, raw; Salt, table.

Listed only in this record: Oil or table fat, NFS.

Portion evidence

The listed portion sets differ

This record’s reference amount is 73 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (145 g).

The comparison record’s reference amount is 70 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (140 g).

Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2709851 with FDC 2709852 at equal mass; use their 73 g and 70 g source amounts only for portion matching.

Evidence boundary: FDC 2709851 versus FDC 2709852 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 string beans source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →

Deep comparisons

Controlled comparisons that include this exact record

FDC 2709851 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, portion size, raw versus cooked weight, cooking method.

For “Green beans, cooked, 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

    portion 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.

  3. 03

    raw versus cooked weight

    Match the food state before matching the number. Cooking, draining, or added liquid can change grams and concentration even when the food name barely changes.

  4. 04

    cooking method

    Match the method named by the source—such as baked, fried, boiled, or grilled—before scaling. Preparation can change both water content and the ingredients retained in the finished food.

How we estimated this

The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point

FDC 2709851 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 78 kcal per 100 g becomes 57 kcal at 73 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: 2709851

FNDDS food code: 75205005

The scaling for FDC 2709851 can be exact while the match to “Green beans, cooked, from restaurant” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 73 g weight, 3-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.