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Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust calories: 409 per 1 piece, NFS (158 g)

This exact USDA record reports 409 calories for 1 piece, NFS (158 g). That answer belongs to this description and weight; it is not a universal value for every meal that shares the name.

Quick facts

1 piece, NFS · 158 g

Calories
409 kcal
Protein
22.8 g
Carbohydrate
44.7 g
Total fat
15.5 g
Fiber
6.8 g
Sodium
749 mg

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Preparation and portion

Named measures come from this exact source record.

Estimated for 1 piece, NFS · 158 g

409calories

Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust

Protein
22.8 g
Carbs
44.7 g
Fat
15.5 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 2708645

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 409 calories for 1 piece, NFS at 158 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 259 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.

Composition: that source amount also reports 22.8 g protein, 6.8 g fiber, and 749 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.

Identity: the largest listed formulation input is school lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked, representing 100% of the record’s listed input weight. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.

The source calls its underlying survey portion “Quantity not specified,” but it separately lists 1 piece, NFS at the identical weight. We use the familiar household label here without changing the source calculation.

The household measures attached to this record span roughly 16–461 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 2708645: “Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust.” 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 2708645, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 surface inch” through “1 personal size pizza (5-7" diameter)” 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 surface inchUSDA-listed household measure 6.3 g 16 kcal 0.9 g 0.3 g 30 mg
1 piece, NFSUSDA-listed household measure 158 g 409 kcal 22.8 g 6.8 g 749 mg
1 personal size pizza (5-7" diameter)USDA-listed household measure 178 g 461 kcal 25.6 g 7.7 g 844 mg

02 · Fixed-weight context

Where 100 grams sits inside Pizza

The comparison set contains 86 exact records in the Pizza USDA category. Here, “middle half” describes FDC 2708645’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.

Energy

middle half

259 kcalthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
266 kcal
Middle 50%
243–277 kcal

Based on 86 records reporting energy.

Protein

upper quarter

14.4 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
11.4 g
Middle 50%
10–12.5 g

Based on 86 records reporting protein.

Dietary fiber

upper quarter

4.3 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
2.2 g
Middle 50%
1.9–2.7 g

Based on 86 records reporting dietary fiber.

Sodium

middle half

474 mgthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
510 mg
Middle 50%
470–570 mg

Based on 86 records reporting sodium.

03 · FDA label lens

The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals

At FDC 2708645’s 158 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Dietary fiber; 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

Dietary fiber6.8 g

≈ 24% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Iron4 mg

≈ 22% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Tradeoff-side signals

Saturated fat6.7 g

≈ 33% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Sodium749 mg

≈ 33% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

04 · Highest-impact checks

The three levers most worth resolving first

For “Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2708644 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.

  1. 01

    Listed portion span: 1 surface inch to 1 personal size pizza (5-7" diameter)

    USDA assigns those measures 6.3 g and 178 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 16 kcal to 461 kcal.

  2. 02

    Record choice: compare with FDC 2708644

    At an equal 100 g, this record has 0.6 g more total fat than “Pizza, with pepperoni, from school lunch, medium crust.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.

  3. 03

    Single listed source: School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked

    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

Select by literal evidence, not the shortest name

Keep this record when “from school lunch; thick crust” fits. Inspect FDC 2708644 when “with pepperoni; from school lunch; medium crust” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.

Keep this profile when these fields fit

Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust

Exact source wording
“Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2708645 · FNDDS 58106580
Named qualifiers
from school lunch · thick crust

Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better

Pizza, with pepperoni, from school lunch, medium crust

Exact source wording
“Pizza, with pepperoni, from school lunch, medium crust”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2708644 · FNDDS 58106578
Named qualifiers
with pepperoni · from school lunch · medium crust
Source inputs unique in this pair
School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thin crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked

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 “from school lunch” and “thick crust”. Match those details first; then compare the database weight with the amount you mean.

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Nearby USDA records compared with this exact food description
Exact recordSource servingCalories / 100 gProtein / 100 gFat / 100 gFiber / 100 gSodium / 100 g
This recordPizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust 158 g409 kcal 259 kcal 14.4 g 9.8 g 4.3 g 474 mg
Pizza, with pepperoni, from school lunch, medium crust 147 g376 kcal 256 kcal 13.6 g 9.2 g 4.3 g 484 mg
Pizza, cheese, from school lunch, thick crust 158 g401 kcal 254 kcal 14.6 g 9.3 g 2.9 g 421 mg
Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thin crust 142 g361 kcal 254 kcal 12.8 g 8.6 g 4.3 g 495 mg
Pizza, with meat other than pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust 158 g406 kcal 257 kcal 13.3 g 9.1 g 4 g 433 mg
Pizza with pepperoni, from frozen, thick crust 288 g795 kcal 276 kcal 10.7 g 13.4 g 2.1 g 485 mg
Pizza, with meat other than pepperoni, from school lunch, medium crust 147 g373 kcal 254 kcal 12.9 g 8.5 g 4 g 445 mg

How to compare FDC 2708645: its source amount is 158 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 2708645, the 6 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.

1 piece, NFS

409 kcal

158 g

1 personal size pizza (5-7" diameter)

461 kcal

178 g

1/2 bagel

386 kcal

149 g

1/2 English muffin

140 kcal

54 g

1 French bread

370 kcal

143 g

1 surface inch

16 kcal

6 g

A source measure below uses USDA shorthand; the full glossary appears with the source formulation.

At a glance

Nutrient signals in the source amount

For FDC 2708645, Saturated fat is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.

Saturated fat

6.7 g≈ 33% Daily Value

Sodium

748.9 mg≈ 33% Daily Value

The percentages above apply to FDC 2708645’s 158 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗

Why FDC 2708645 has no protein percentage here: Feast reports 22.8 g, but does not present grams divided by 50 as FDA protein %DV; applicable label rules account for protein quality and regulatory context.

Source-serving signals

What stands out in this record

These 2 calculated observations describe FDC 2708645 at 158 g—not a measured or recommended plate.

  • The representative USDA portion supplies 6.8 g dietary fiber, about 24% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 749 mg sodium, about 33% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.

Nutrition facts

Compare the source serving with 100 grams

Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 158 g.

Nutrient amounts for the selected source serving or 100 grams
NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 409 kcal Not established
Protein 22.8 g Not shown
Carbohydrate 44.7 g 16%
Total fat 15.5 g 20%
Dietary fiber 6.8 g 24%
Sugars 6.4 g Not established
Sodium 748.9 mg 33%
Saturated fat 6.7 g 33%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.6 g Not established
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9 g Not established
Cholesterol 37.9 mg 13%
Potassium 486.6 mg 10%
Calcium 244.9 mg 19%
Iron 4 mg 22%
Magnesium 64.8 mg 15%
Vitamin C 0.3 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
Vitamin A 67.9 µg 8%
Caffeine 0 mg Not established
Alcohol 0 g Not established
Water 71.6 g Not established

For FDC 2708645, approximate percentages divide the displayed 158 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 2708645 to one source input totaling 100 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust” inspectable beside similarly named records.

How to read this

A single-source formulation

School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked 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 source inputs listed for this exact survey-food record
#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cookedUSDA ingredient 21603 100 GM 100 g 100%

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 2708645, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Pizza” 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
Calories259 kcal256 kcal+3 kcal
Protein14.4 g13.6 g+0.8 g
Carbohydrate28.3 g29.8 g−1.5 g
Total fat9.8 g9.2 g+0.6 g
Dietary fiber4.3 g4.3 gSame listed value
Sodium474 mg484 mg−10 mg

Plain-English read

The six displayed nutrient values are close under a conservative materiality screen. Small differences remain exact source values, not evidence that one food is preferable.

Only the comparison record lists School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thin crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.

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: School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thick crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked.

Listed only in the comparison: School Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thin crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked.

Portion evidence

The listed portion sets differ

This record’s reference amount is 158 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 piece, NFS (158 g).

The comparison record’s reference amount is 147 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 piece, NFS (147 g).

Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2708645 with FDC 2708644 at equal mass; use their 158 g and 147 g source amounts only for portion matching.

Evidence boundary: FDC 2708645 versus FDC 2708644 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 pizza source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →

Deep comparisons

Controlled comparisons that include this exact record

FDC 2708645 appears in 1 pair page 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 amount served, recipe and ingredient ratios, added cooking fat, sauces and toppings.

For “Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust,” resolve amount served first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.

  1. 01

    amount served

    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

    recipe and ingredient ratios

    Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.

  3. 03

    added cooking fat

    Match the named cooking-fat state when possible. Fat used, retained, or left behind is preparation information that a dish name alone cannot recover.

  4. 04

    sauces and toppings

    Check whether the exact source description already includes it. If not, keep the addition separate rather than silently folding it into the base record.

How we estimated this

The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point

FDC 2708645 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 259 kcal per 100 g becomes 409 kcal at 158 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.” The separately listed 1 piece, NFS has the same gram weight, so the familiar label can be shown without changing the calculation.

Data cycle: 2021–2023, published October 31, 2024

FoodData Central ID: 2708645

FNDDS food code: 58106580

The scaling for FDC 2708645 can be exact while the match to “Pizza with pepperoni, from school lunch, thick crust” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 158 g weight, 1-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.