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Pupusa, meat, with beans: calories and nutrition

Pupusa, meat, with beans has about 299 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 portion-aware estimate, not a promise

A USDA reference amount weighing 130 grams has about 299 calories in the cited source record.

The listed household measures span roughly 299–391 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.

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Calories
299 kcal
Protein
11.1 g
Carbohydrate
35.5 g
Total fat
12.6 g

Household measures

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These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.

1 item, any size

299 kcal

130 g

1 cup

391 kcal

170 g

At a glance

Nutrient highlights per source serving

The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.

Protein

11.1 g≈ 22% Daily Value

Sodium

475.8 mg≈ 21% Daily Value

Dietary fiber

5.5 g≈ 20% Daily Value

Source-serving signals

What stands out in this record

These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.

  • The representative USDA portion supplies 11.1 g protein, about 22% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion supplies 5.5 g dietary fiber, about 20% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 476 mg sodium, about 21% 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 130 g.

NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 299 kcal
Protein 11.1 g 22%
Carbohydrate 35.5 g
Total fat 12.6 g
Dietary fiber 5.5 g 20%
Sugars 1.8 g
Sodium 475.8 mg 21%
Saturated fat 3.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.3 g
Cholesterol 37.7 mg
Potassium 364 mg
Calcium 65 mg
Iron 1.6 mg
Magnesium 59.8 mg
Vitamin C 0.1 mg
Vitamin D 0.9 µg
Vitamin A 13 µg
Caffeine 0 mg
Alcohol 0 g
Water 68.5 g

Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.

Inside the source record

Source formulation behind this USDA 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

2 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Restaurant, Latino, pupusas con frijoles (pupusas, bean), Restaurant, Latino, pupusas del cerdo (pupusas, pork). The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Restaurant, Latino, pupusas con frijoles (pupusas, bean)USDA ingredient 36408 50 GM 50 g 50%
2 Restaurant, Latino, pupusas del cerdo (pupusas, pork)USDA ingredient 36410 50 GM 50 g 50%

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.

What changes the estimate most?

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.

Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.

  1. 01

    amount served

  2. 02

    recipe and ingredient ratios

  3. 03

    added cooking fat

  4. 04

    sauces and toppings

How we estimated this

Traceable back to the source record

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: 2708611

FNDDS food code: 58105120

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.

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Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.

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