1 cup
250 kcal
248 g
Hot chocolate / cocoa, with whipped cream has about 250 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 248 grams has about 250 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 31–250 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
Portion explorer
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Household measures
These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
250 kcal
248 g
31 kcal
31 g
At a glance
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Vitamin A
191 µg≈ 21% Daily ValueSaturated fat
4 g≈ 20% Daily ValueCalcium
250.5 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 248 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 250 kcal 101 kcal | — |
| Protein | 6.7 g 2.7 g | — |
| Carbohydrate | 40.2 g 16.2 g | — |
| Total fat | 6.9 g 2.8 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Sugars | 37 g 14.9 g | — |
| Sodium | 143.8 mg 58 mg | — |
| Saturated fat | 4 g 1.6 g | 20% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.4 g 0.6 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3 g 0.1 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 24.8 mg 10 mg | — |
| Potassium | 372 mg 150 mg | — |
| Calcium | 250.5 mg 101 mg | 19% |
| Iron | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 42.2 mg 17 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 0.5 mg 0.2 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 2.2 µg 0.9 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 191 µg 77 µg | 21% |
| Caffeine | 7.4 mg 3 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 192.2 g 77.5 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 2 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 Hot chocolate / cocoa, made with whole or reduced fat (2%) milk, Cream, whipped. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
254 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot chocolate / cocoa, made with whole or reduced fat (2%) milkUSDA ingredient 11512010 | 244 GM | 244 g | 96.1% |
| 2 | Cream, whippedUSDA ingredient 12140000 | 10 GM | 10 g | 3.9% |
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.
portion size
fat level
brand or formulation
added flavors or sweeteners
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: 2705476
FNDDS food code: 11512100
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.