Energy
middle half221 kcalthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 220 kcal
- Middle 50%
- 187–243 kcal
Based on 36 records reporting energy.
Vegetablesmoderate variability
French fries, with chili and cheese, fast food/restaurant calories: 502 per 1 small fast food order (227 g)
This exact USDA record reports 502 calories for 1 small fast food order (227 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: Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant
Quick facts
1 small fast food order · 227 g
- Calories
- 502 kcal
- Protein
- 10.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 56.5 g
- Total fat
- 25.9 g
- Fiber
- 6.1 g
- Sodium
- 824 mg
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Estimated for 1 small fast food order · 227 g
502calories
Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant
- Protein
- 10.6 g
- Carbs
- 56.5 g
- Fat
- 25.9 g
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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 502 calories for 1 small fast food order at 227 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 221 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 10.6 g protein, 6.1 g fiber, and 824 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil, representing 48.4% 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 source calls its underlying survey portion “Quantity not specified,” but it separately lists 1 small fast food order 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 22–822 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 2709468: “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / 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 2709468, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 fry, any cut” through “1 large fast food order” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 fry, any cutUSDA-listed household measure | 10 g | 22 kcal | 0.5 g | 0.3 g | 36 mg |
| 1 small fast food orderUSDA-listed household measure | 227 g | 502 kcal | 10.6 g | 6.1 g | 824 mg |
| 1 large fast food orderUSDA-listed household measure | 372 g | 822 kcal | 17.3 g | 10 g | 1,350 mg |
02 · Fixed-weight context
Where 100 grams sits inside French fries and other fried white potatoes
The comparison set contains 36 exact records in the French fries and other fried white potatoes USDA category. Here, “middle half” describes FDC 2709468’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Protein
middle half4.7 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 2.6 g
- Middle 50%
- 2–4.7 g
Based on 36 records reporting protein.
Dietary fiber
middle half2.7 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 2.2 g
- Middle 50%
- 1.6–2.7 g
Based on 36 records reporting dietary fiber.
Sodium
middle half363 mgthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 363 mg
- Middle 50%
- 261–421 mg
Based on 36 records reporting sodium.
03 · FDA label lens
The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals
At FDC 2709468’s 227 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Dietary fiber; 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
Dietary fiber6.1 g
≈ 22% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Potassium813 mg
≈ 17% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Tradeoff-side signals
Sodium824 mg
≈ 36% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Saturated fat5.1 g
≈ 26% DV. This crosses the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
The three levers most worth resolving first
For “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2709465 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
- 01
Listed portion span: 1 fry, any cut to 1 large fast food order
USDA assigns those measures 10 g and 372 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 22 kcal to 822 kcal.
- 02
Record choice: compare with FDC 2709465
At an equal 100 g, this record has 1.3 g more protein than “Potato, french fries, with cheese, fast food / restaurant.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
- 03
Formulation anchor: Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil
The source formulation has 3 input rows; Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil supplies 48.4% 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 “french fries; with chili and cheese; fast food / restaurant” fits. Inspect FDC 2709465 when “french fries; with cheese; fast food / restaurant” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant
- Exact source wording
- “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2709468 · FNDDS 71401050
- Named qualifiers
- french fries · with chili and cheese · fast food / restaurant
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Chili with meat, canned
Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better
Potato, french fries, with cheese, fast food / restaurant
- Exact source wording
- “Potato, french fries, with cheese, fast food / restaurant”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2709465 · FNDDS 71401039
- Named qualifiers
- french fries · with cheese · fast food / restaurant
Choose the closest description
Which USDA record fits your meal?
Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “french fries”, “with chili and cheese”, and “fast food / restaurant”. 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 recordPotato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant | 227 g502 kcal | 221 kcal | 4.7 g | 11.4 g | 2.7 g | 363 mg |
| Potato, french fries, with chili, fast food / restaurant | 130 g313 kcal | 241 kcal | 5.2 g | 10.8 g | 3.6 g | 261 mg |
| Potato, french fries, with cheese, fast food / restaurant | 130 g338 kcal | 260 kcal | 3.3 g | 14.2 g | 2.6 g | 365 mg |
| Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese | 227 g502 kcal | 221 kcal | 4.7 g | 11.4 g | 2.7 g | 363 mg |
| Potato, home fries, from restaurant / fast food | 100 g213 kcal | 213 kcal | 1.9 g | 15.2 g | 1.6 g | 396 mg |
| Potato, french fries, fast food | 110 g343 kcal | 312 kcal | 3.4 g | 14.7 g | 3.8 g | 210 mg |
| Potato, french fries, with chili | 130 g313 kcal | 241 kcal | 5.2 g | 10.8 g | 3.6 g | 261 mg |
How to compare FDC 2709468: its source amount is 227 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 2709468, the 6 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
1 fry, any cut
22 kcal
10 g
1 kids meal order
320 kcal
145 g
1 value/dollar menu order
387 kcal
175 g
1 small fast food order
502 kcal
227 g
1 medium fast food order
663 kcal
300 g
1 large fast food order
822 kcal
372 g
At a glance
Nutrient signals in the source amount
For FDC 2709468, Sodium is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Sodium
824 mg≈ 36% Daily ValueTotal fat
25.9 g≈ 33% Daily ValueSaturated fat
5.1 g≈ 26% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2709468’s 227 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗
Source-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These 2 calculated observations describe FDC 2709468 at 227 g—not a measured or recommended plate.
- The representative USDA portion supplies 6.1 g dietary fiber, about 22% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
- The representative USDA portion contains 824 mg sodium, about 36% 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 227 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 502 kcal 221 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 10.6 g 4.7 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 56.5 g 24.9 g | 21% 9% |
| Total fat | 25.9 g 11.4 g | 33% 15% |
| Dietary fiber | 6.1 g 2.7 g | 22% 10% |
| Sugars | 1.3 g 0.6 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 824 mg 363 mg | 36% 16% |
| Saturated fat | 5.1 g 2.3 g | 26% 11% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10.3 g 4.5 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8.4 g 3.7 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 15.9 mg 7 mg | 5% 2% |
| Potassium | 812.7 mg 358 mg | 17% 8% |
| Calcium | 72.6 mg 32 mg | 6% 2% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg 1 mg | 13% 6% |
| Magnesium | 56.8 mg 25 mg | 14% 6% |
| Vitamin C | 8.6 mg 3.8 mg | 10% 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin A | 18.2 µg 8 µg | 2% 1% |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 129.8 g 57.2 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2709468, approximate percentages divide the displayed 227 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 2709468 to 3 source inputs totaling 248 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
3 listed components
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil, Cheese sauce, Chili with meat, canned. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
248 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oilUSDA ingredient 21138 · encyclopedia page available | 120 GM | 120 g | 48.4% |
| 2 | Cheese sauceUSDA ingredient 14650100 · encyclopedia page available | 64 GM | 64 g | 25.8% |
| 3 | Chili with meat, cannedUSDA ingredient 27111407 · encyclopedia page available | 64 GM | 64 g | 25.8% |
Exact-record context
What makes this USDA record distinct?
For FDC 2709468, the close-record rule searches the USDA “French fries and other fried white potatoes” 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
Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant
- USDA category
- French fries and other fried white potatoes
- FDC ID
- 2709468
- FNDDS code
- 71401050
Closest inspectable record
Potato, french fries, with cheese, fast food / restaurant
- USDA category
- French fries and other fried white potatoes
- FDC ID
- 2709465
- FNDDS code
- 71401039
| Nutrient | This record | Comparison record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 221 kcal | 260 kcal | −39 kcal |
| Protein | 4.7 g | 3.3 g | +1.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 24.9 g | 29.8 g | −4.9 g |
| Total fat | 11.4 g | 14.2 g | −2.8 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.7 g | 2.6 g | +0.1 g |
| Sodium | 363 mg | 365 mg | −2 mg |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 39 less calories, 1.3 g more protein, and 4.9 g less carbohydrate than “Potato, french fries, with cheese, fast food / restaurant.”
Only this record lists Chili with meat, canned. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.
4 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: Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil; Cheese sauce.
Listed only in this record: Chili with meat, canned.
Portion evidence
The listed portion sets differ
This record’s reference amount is 227 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 small fast food order (227 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 130 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 value/dollar menu order (130 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2709468 with FDC 2709465 at equal mass; use their 227 g and 130 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2709468 versus FDC 2709465 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 french fries and other fried white potatoes source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →
Deep comparisons
Controlled comparisons that include this exact record
FDC 2709468 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.
2 material nutrient differencesPotato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast… vs Potato, french fries, with chiliInspect descriptions, portions, formulations, and both sources →2 material nutrient differencesPotato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast… vs Potato, french fries, with cheeseInspect descriptions, portions, formulations, and both sources →
From record to familiar meal
Guides that use this exact USDA record
These 2 guides place “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant” beside explicitly linked source records; use them to compare preparations without turning FDC 2709468 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 restaurant formulation and serving size, portion size, raw versus cooked weight, cooking method.
For “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 2709468 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 221 kcal per 100 g becomes 502 kcal at 227 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 small fast food order 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: 2709468
FNDDS food code: 71401050
The scaling for FDC 2709468 can be exact while the match to “Potato, french fries, with chili and cheese, fast food / restaurant” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 227 g weight, 3-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.