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Stuffed shells, cheese-filled, with tomato sauce, meatless: calories and nutrition

Stuffed shells, cheese-filled, with tomato sauce, meatless has about 248 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 170 grams has about 248 calories in the cited source record.

The listed household measures span roughly 124–248 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
248 kcal
Protein
11.9 g
Carbohydrate
28.7 g
Total fat
9.8 g

Household measures

Compare listed portions

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

1 shell (jumbo)

124 kcal

85 g

At a glance

Nutrient highlights per source serving

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

Cholesterol

95.2 mg≈ 32% Daily Value

Sodium

717.4 mg≈ 31% Daily Value

Saturated fat

5.1 g≈ 25% 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 11.9 g protein, about 24% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 717 mg sodium, about 31% 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 170 g.

NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 248 kcal
Protein 11.9 g
Carbohydrate 28.7 g
Total fat 9.8 g
Dietary fiber 1.5 g
Sugars 3 g
Sodium 717.4 mg 31%
Saturated fat 5.1 g 25%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8 g
Cholesterol 95.2 mg 32%
Potassium 326.4 mg
Calcium 207.4 mg
Iron 2.4 mg
Magnesium 28.9 mg
Vitamin C 3.6 mg
Vitamin D 0.7 µg
Vitamin A 120.7 µg
Caffeine 0 mg
Alcohol 0 g
Water 116.5 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 13 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

13 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Tomato products, canned, sauce, Cheese, ricotta, whole milk, Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleached. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

1,579.4 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Cheese, parmesan, gratedUSDA ingredient 1032 63.9 GM 63.9 g 4%
2 Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skimUSDA ingredient 1029 44.7 GM 44.7 g 2.8%
3 Cheese, ricotta, whole milkUSDA ingredient 1036 343 GM 343.4 g 21.7%
4 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg wholeUSDA ingredient 1123 150 GM 150 g 9.5%
5 White sauce or gravyUSDA ingredient 13411000 0.25 C 60 g 3.8%
6 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleachedUSDA ingredient 20081 2 C 250 g 15.8%
7 Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 1 TS 6 g 0.4%
8 Beverages, water, tap, municipalUSDA ingredient 14429 3 TB 44.4 g 2.8%
9 Onions, cooked, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 99997510 40 GM 40 g 2.5%
10 Tomato products, canned, sauceUSDA ingredient 11549 16 WO 453.6 g 28.7%
11 Beverages, water, tap, municipalUSDA ingredient 14429 0.5 C 118.5 g 7.5%
12 Spices, basil, driedUSDA ingredient 2003 1 TS 0.7 g 0%
13 Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 1 TS 4.2 g 0.3%

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, cooked-to-dry ratio, sauce or mix-ins, added fat.

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

    cooked-to-dry ratio

  3. 03

    sauce or mix-ins

  4. 04

    added fat

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: 2708780

FNDDS food code: 58134120

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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