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Swiss steak: calories and nutrition

Swiss steak has about 215 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 187 grams has about 215 calories in the cited source record.

The listed household measures span roughly 130–286 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
215 kcal
Protein
29 g
Carbohydrate
6.9 g
Total fat
8.3 g

Household measures

Compare listed portions

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

1 cup

286 kcal

249 g

1 small piece with sauce

130 kcal

113 g

1 medium piece with sauce

196 kcal

170 g

1 large piece with sauce

261 kcal

227 g

At a glance

Nutrient highlights per source serving

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

Protein

29 g≈ 58% Daily Value

Cholesterol

71.1 mg≈ 24% Daily Value

Sodium

467.5 mg≈ 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 29 g protein, about 58% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 468 mg sodium, about 20% 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 187 g.

NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 215 kcal
Protein 29 g 58%
Carbohydrate 6.9 g
Total fat 8.3 g
Dietary fiber 1.7 g
Sugars 2.2 g
Sodium 467.5 mg 20%
Saturated fat 2.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8 g
Cholesterol 71.1 mg 24%
Potassium 531.1 mg
Calcium 44.9 mg
Iron 3.3 mg
Magnesium 24.3 mg
Vitamin C 8.2 mg
Vitamin D 0 µg
Vitamin A 80.4 µg
Caffeine 0 mg
Alcohol 0 g
Water 140.4 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 9 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

9 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted, Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, Beverages, water, tap, drinking. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

1,571.3 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roastedUSDA ingredient 23348 1.5 LB 680.4 g 43.3%
2 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleachedUSDA ingredient 20081 0.25 C 31.3 g 2%
3 Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 1 TS 6 g 0.4%
4 Vegetable oil, NFSUSDA ingredient 82101000 2 TB 28 g 1.8%
5 Beverages, water, tap, drinkingUSDA ingredient 14411 1 C 237 g 15.1%
6 Onions, cooked, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 99997510 20 GM 20 g 1.3%
7 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juiceUSDA ingredient 11531 16 WO 453.6 g 28.9%
8 Celery, cooked, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 99997555 60 GM 60 g 3.8%
9 Carrots, cooked, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 99997310 55 GM 55 g 3.5%

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: 2706732

FNDDS food code: 27411120

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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