1 cup
418 kcal
246 g
Swedish meatballs with cream or white sauce has about 316 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 USDA reference amount weighing 186 grams has about 316 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 77–418 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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Household measures
These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
418 kcal
246 g
77 kcal
45 g
At a glance
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Protein
23.3 g≈ 47% Daily ValueSodium
998.8 mg≈ 43% Daily ValueSaturated fat
8.4 g≈ 42% Daily ValueSource-serving signals
These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.
Nutrition facts
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 186 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 316 kcal 170 kcal | — |
| Protein | 23.3 g 12.5 g | 47% |
| Carbohydrate | 11.7 g 6.3 g | — |
| Total fat | 19.2 g 10.3 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 0.4 g 0.2 g | — |
| Sugars | 4.6 g 2.5 g | — |
| Sodium | 998.8 mg 537 mg | 43% |
| Saturated fat | 8.4 g 4.5 g | 42% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7.4 g 4 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.9 g 0.5 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 119 mg 64 mg | — |
| Potassium | 379.4 mg 204 mg | — |
| Calcium | 102.3 mg 55 mg | — |
| Iron | 2.6 mg 1.4 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 27.9 mg 15 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 0.4 mg 0.2 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0.4 µg 0.2 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 70.7 µg 38 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 128.3 g 69 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source record
USDA links this survey-food entry to 12 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
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned, Cream, fluid, half and half, Beverages, water, tap, drinking. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
965.8 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cream, fluid, half and halfUSDA ingredient 1049 | 242 GM | 242 g | 25.1% |
| 2 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg wholeUSDA ingredient 1123 | 50 GM | 50 g | 5.2% |
| 3 | Milk, NFSUSDA ingredient 11100000 | 0.25 C | 61 g | 6.3% |
| 4 | Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, plainUSDA ingredient 18079 | 0.25 C | 27 g | 2.8% |
| 5 | Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 | 1.5 TS | 9 g | 0.9% |
| 6 | Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 | 2 TS | 8.3 g | 0.9% |
| 7 | Spices, nutmeg, groundUSDA ingredient 2025 | 0.25 TS | 0.6 g | 0.1% |
| 8 | Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-brownedUSDA ingredient 23575 | 0.8 LB | 362.9 g | 37.6% |
| 9 | Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleachedUSDA ingredient 20081 | 3 TB | 23.4 g | 2.4% |
| 10 | Soup, beef broth or bouillon, powder, dryUSDA ingredient 6075 | 1 | 3.6 g | 0.4% |
| 11 | Beverages, water, tap, drinkingUSDA ingredient 14411 | 0.75 C | 177.8 g | 18.4% |
| 12 | Spices, pepper, blackUSDA ingredient 2030 | 0.13 TS | 0.3 g | 0% |
What changes the estimate most?
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
amount served
recipe and ingredient ratios
added cooking fat
sauces and toppings
How we estimated this
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: 2706384
FNDDS food code: 27113300
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.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.