Energy
lower quarter242 kcalthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 376 kcal
- Middle 50%
- 342–430 kcal
Based on 18 records reporting energy.
Snacks & dessertshigher variability
Pastry, Chinese, with rice flour calories: 169 per 70 g
This exact USDA record reports 169 calories for 70 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: Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour
Quick facts
USDA reference amount · 70 g
- Calories
- 169 kcal
- Protein
- 1.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 31.5 g
- Total fat
- 4.2 g
- Fiber
- 0.4 g
- Sodium
- 6 mg
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Estimated for 70 g
169calories
Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour
- Protein
- 1.9 g
- Carbs
- 31.5 g
- Fat
- 4.2 g
— means the source has no value available.
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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 169 calories for USDA reference amount at 70 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 242 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 1.9 g protein, 0.4 g fiber, and 6 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is beverages, water, tap, municipal, representing 53.5% of the record’s listed input weight. The record contains 6 source-input rows in all. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.
The reference amount and 1 oz 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 69–169 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 2708050: “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour.” 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 2708050, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 oz” through “USDA reference amount” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ozUSDA-listed household measure | 28.4 g | 69 kcal | 0.8 g | 0.1 g | 3 mg |
| 75% of the reference weightArithmetic scenario from the reference weight | 52.5 g | 127 kcal | 1.5 g | 0.3 g | 5 mg |
| USDA reference amountExact record reference weight | 70 g | 169 kcal | 1.9 g | 0.4 g | 6 mg |
02 · Fixed-weight context
Where 100 grams sits inside Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries
The comparison set contains 18 exact records in the Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries USDA category. Here, “lower quarter” describes FDC 2708050’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Protein
lower quarter2.8 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 6.1 g
- Middle 50%
- 4.6–7.6 g
Based on 18 records reporting protein.
Dietary fiber
lower quarter0.5 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 1.5 g
- Middle 50%
- 1.2–2.1 g
Based on 18 records reporting dietary fiber.
Sodium
lower quarter9 mgthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 298 mg
- Middle 50%
- 205–418 mg
Based on 18 records reporting sodium.
03 · FDA label lens
The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals
At FDC 2708050’s 70 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.
Strength-side signals
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.
Tradeoff-side signals
Saturated fat0.6 g
≈ 3% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Sodium6 mg
≈ 0% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
The three levers most worth resolving first
For “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2708056 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
- 01
Portion sensitivity around 70 g
A 25% weight move in either direction spans 52.5–87.5 g. When composition is held constant, those endpoints calculate to 127 kcal and 212 kcal.
- 02
Record choice: compare with FDC 2708056
At an equal 100 g, this record has 650 mg less sodium than “Pastry, mainly flour and water, fried.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
- 03
Formulation anchor: Beverages, water, tap, municipal
The source formulation has 6 input rows; Beverages, water, tap, municipal supplies 53.5% 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 “Chinese; made with rice flour” fits. Inspect FDC 2708056 when “mainly flour and water; fried” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour
- Exact source wording
- “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2708050 · FNDDS 53452150
- Named qualifiers
- Chinese · made with rice flour
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Flour, rice, white, unenriched · Sugars, brown · Oil, corn
Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better
Pastry, mainly flour and water, fried
- Exact source wording
- “Pastry, mainly flour and water, fried”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2708056 · FNDDS 53452500
- Named qualifiers
- mainly flour and water · fried
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated · Vegetable oil, NFS · Spices, cinnamon, ground
Choose the closest description
Which USDA record fits your meal?
Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “Chinese” and “made with rice flour”. 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 recordPastry, Chinese, made with rice flour | 70 g169 kcal | 242 kcal | 2.8 g | 6 g | 0.5 g | 9 mg |
| Pastry, mainly flour and water, fried | 70 g304 kcal | 434 kcal | 7.8 g | 18.1 g | 3.7 g | 659 mg |
| Pastry, made with bean or lotus seed paste filling, baked | 70 g238 kcal | 340 kcal | 7 g | 4.5 g | 2.7 g | 87 mg |
| Pastry, made with bean paste and salted egg yolk filling, baked | 70 g237 kcal | 339 kcal | 8.6 g | 8.6 g | 2.2 g | 545 mg |
| Pastry, cookie type, fried | 70 g278 kcal | 397 kcal | 6 g | 25.7 g | 1 g | 67 mg |
| Coffee cake, crumb or quick-bread type, with fruit | 78 g251 kcal | 322 kcal | 4.2 g | 11.8 g | 1.2 g | 203 mg |
How to compare FDC 2708050: its source amount is 70 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 2708050, the 1 displayed measure scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
1 oz
69 kcal
28 g
At a glance
Nutrient signals in the source amount
For FDC 2708050, Carbohydrate is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Carbohydrate
31.5 g≈ 12% Daily ValueTotal fat
4.2 g≈ 5% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2708050’s 70 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗
Why FDC 2708050 has no protein percentage here: Feast reports 1.9 g, but does not present grams divided by 50 as FDA protein %DV; applicable label rules account for protein quality and regulatory context.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 70 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 169 kcal 242 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 1.9 g 2.8 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 31.5 g 45 g | 11% 16% |
| Total fat | 4.2 g 6 g | 5% 8% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.4 g 0.5 g | 1% 2% |
| Sugars | 13.4 g 19.1 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 6.3 mg 9 mg | 0% 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.6 g 0.9 g | 3% 4% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.3 g 1.9 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2 g 2.9 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg 0 mg | 0% 0% |
| Potassium | 38.5 mg 55 mg | 1% 1% |
| Calcium | 13.3 mg 19 mg | 1% 1% |
| Iron | 0.2 mg 0.4 mg | 1% 2% |
| Magnesium | 13.3 mg 19 mg | 3% 5% |
| 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 | 0 mg 0 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 32.1 g 45.8 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2708050, approximate percentages divide the displayed 70 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 2708050 to 6 source inputs totaling 1,771.9 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
6 listed components
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Beverages, water, tap, municipal, Flour, rice, white, unenriched, Sugars, brown. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
1,771.9 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flour, rice, white, unenrichedUSDA ingredient 20061 · encyclopedia page available | 1 LB | 453.6 g | 25.6% |
| 2 | Sugars, brownUSDA ingredient 19334 · encyclopedia page available | 0.5 LB | 226.8 g | 12.8% |
| 3 | Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 · encyclopedia page available | 0.25 C | 50 g | 2.8% |
| 4 | Oil, cornUSDA ingredient 4518 · encyclopedia page available | 0.25 C | 56 g | 3.2% |
| 5 | Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)USDA ingredient 12201 · encyclopedia page available | 0.25 C | 37.5 g | 2.1% |
| 6 | Beverages, water, tap, municipalUSDA ingredient 14429 · encyclopedia page available | 4 C | 948 g | 53.5% |
Exact-record context
What makes this USDA record distinct?
For FDC 2708050, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries” 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
Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour
- USDA category
- Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries
- FDC ID
- 2708050
- FNDDS code
- 53452150
Closest inspectable record
Pastry, mainly flour and water, fried
- USDA category
- Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries
- FDC ID
- 2708056
- FNDDS code
- 53452500
| Nutrient | This record | Comparison record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 242 kcal | 434 kcal | −192 kcal |
| Protein | 2.8 g | 7.8 g | −5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 45 g | 59.2 g | −14.2 g |
| Total fat | 6 g | 18.1 g | −12.1 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0.5 g | 3.7 g | −3.2 g |
| Sodium | 9 mg | 659 mg | −650 mg |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 192 less calories, 5 g less protein, and 14.2 g less carbohydrate than “Pastry, mainly flour and water, fried.”
Only this record lists Flour, rice, white, unenriched; Sugars, brown; Oil, corn; Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated). Only the comparison record lists Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated; Vegetable oil, NFS; Spices, cinnamon, ground. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.
6 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: Sugars, granulated.
Listed only in this record: Flour, rice, white, unenriched; Sugars, brown; Oil, corn; Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated); and 1 more.
Listed only in the comparison: Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, refrigerated; Vegetable oil, NFS; Spices, cinnamon, ground.
Portion evidence
The listed portion sets differ
This record’s reference amount is 70 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 oz (28 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 70 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 Taco Bell order (35 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2708050 with FDC 2708056 at equal mass; use their 70 g and 70 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2708050 versus FDC 2708056 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 doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →
From record to familiar meal
Guides that use this exact USDA record
These 1 guide place “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour” beside explicitly linked source records; use them to compare preparations without turning FDC 2708050 into a universal recipe.
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 piece or portion size, recipe or brand, fillings or frosting, added fats and sugars.
For “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour,” 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.
- 01
piece or 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.
- 02
recipe or brand
Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.
- 03
fillings or frosting
Check whether the exact source description already includes it. If not, keep the addition separate rather than silently folding it into the base record.
- 04
added fats and sugars
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
The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point
FDC 2708050 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 242 kcal per 100 g becomes 169 kcal at 70 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: 2708050
FNDDS food code: 53452150
The scaling for FDC 2708050 can be exact while the match to “Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 70 g weight, 6-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.