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Sugar, cinnamon: calories and nutrition

Sugar, cinnamon has about 31 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 8 grams has about 31 calories in the cited source record.

The reference amount and 1 teaspoon answer different portion questions. Their values are scaled independently from the same per-100-gram source record.

The listed household measures span roughly 16–780 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.

Portion explorer

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Move the slider to scale the source values. This is a mathematical comparison, not an analysis of your exact plate.

Calories
31 kcal
Protein
0.02 g
Carbohydrate
7.9 g
Total fat
0.03 g

Household measures

Compare listed portions

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

1 cup

780 kcal

200 g

1 teaspoon

16 kcal

4 g

At a glance

Nutrient highlights per source serving

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

Carbohydrate

7.9 g≈ 3% Daily Value

Dietary fiber

0.3 g≈ 1% Daily Value

Calcium

5.7 mg≈ 0% Daily Value

Nutrition facts

Compare the source serving with 100 grams

Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 8 g.

NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 31 kcal
Protein 0 g
Carbohydrate 7.9 g 3%
Total fat 0 g
Dietary fiber 0.3 g 1%
Sugars 7.4 g
Sodium 0.2 mg
Saturated fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Potassium 2.6 mg
Calcium 5.7 mg 0%
Iron 0.1 mg
Magnesium 0.3 mg
Vitamin C 0 mg
Vitamin D 0 µg
Vitamin A 0.1 µg
Caffeine 0 mg
Alcohol 0 g
Water 0.1 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 Sugars, granulated, Spices, cinnamon, ground. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

215 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 · encyclopedia page available 200 GM 200 g 93%
2 Spices, cinnamon, groundUSDA ingredient 2010 · encyclopedia page available 15 GM 15 g 7%

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.

Exact-record context

What makes this USDA record distinct?

FoodData Central can publish several records with similar names but different source identities, formulations, portions, or nutrient values. This check uses exact records from the same USDA survey-food category and compares nutrients per 100 grams so serving size does not create the difference.

Exact nutrient values per 100 grams
NutrientThis recordComparison recordDifference
Calories390 kcal401 kcal−11 kcal
Protein0.3 g0 g+0.3 g
Carbohydrate98.3 g99.6 g−1.3 g
Total fat0.4 g0.3 g+0.1 g
Dietary fiber3.7 g0 g+3.7 g
Sodium2 mg1 mg+1 mg

1 of the six displayed differences clear a conservative materiality screen. The screen is only a reading aid; it is 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: Spices, cinnamon, ground.

Portion evidence

The listed portion sets differ

This record’s reference amount is 8 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 teaspoon (4 g).

The comparison record’s reference amount is 8 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 teaspoon (4 g).

Use the 100-gram table for composition. Use the household measures to judge which source portion better resembles the amount you mean.

Evidence boundary: this is a comparison between two standardized USDA records. It does not measure your meal, prove that either recipe matches it, rank overall food quality, or show that a particular ingredient caused a nutrient difference.

Read the calculation and selection methodology →

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 used, recipe or brand, concentration, oil, sugar, and salt formulation.

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

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    amount used

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    recipe or brand

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    concentration

  4. 04

    oil, sugar, and salt formulation

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 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 2024-10-31

FoodData Central ID: 2710261

FNDDS food code: 91104100

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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