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Topping, nuts and syrup calories: 179 per 40 g

This exact USDA record reports 179 calories for 40 g. That answer belongs to this description and weight; it is not a universal value for every meal that shares the name.

Quick facts

USDA reference amount · 40 g

Calories
179 kcal
Protein
1.8 g
Carbohydrate
23.2 g
Total fat
8.8 g
Fiber
0.9 g
Sodium
17 mg

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Preparation and portion

Named measures come from this exact source record.

Estimated for 40 g

179calories

Topping, nuts and syrup

Protein
1.8 g
Carbs
23.2 g
Fat
8.8 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS) · FDC 2710288

Nutrition facts, household measures, preparation notes and USDA sources

The editorial read

The useful answer has a weight, a composition, and an identity

Portion: the cited record reports about 179 calories for USDA reference amount at 40 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 448 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.

Composition: that source amount also reports 1.8 g protein, 0.9 g fiber, and 17 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.

Identity: the largest listed formulation input is toppings, nuts in syrup, representing 100% of the record’s listed input weight. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.

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

The household measures attached to this record span roughly 90–1,434 calories across the listed portions. That is a set of scaled examples—not a confidence interval, a recommendation, or a claim about the full universe of recipes.

Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.

Record-specific decision brief

What the numbers say—and what choice still belongs to you

This analysis belongs to USDA FDC 2710288: “Topping, nuts and syrup.” It separates gram-weight arithmetic, corpus context, label signals, and record selection so one number does not have to answer four different questions.

01 · Portion arithmetic

Three weights, one fixed composition

For FDC 2710288, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 tablespoon” through “1 cup” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.

Three gram-weight scenarios calculated from this exact USDA nutrient record
ScenarioWeightEnergyProteinFiberSodium
1 tablespoonUSDA-listed household measure 20 g 90 kcal 0.9 g 0.5 g 8 mg
USDA reference amountExact record reference weight 40 g 179 kcal 1.8 g 0.9 g 17 mg
1 cupUSDA-listed household measure 320 g 1,434 kcal 14.4 g 7.4 g 134 mg

02 · Fixed-weight context

Where 100 grams sits inside Jams, syrups, toppings

The comparison set contains 20 exact records in the Jams, syrups, toppings USDA category. Here, “upper quarter” describes FDC 2710288’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.

Energy

upper quarter

448 kcalthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
267 kcal
Middle 50%
208–343 kcal

Based on 20 records reporting energy.

Protein

upper quarter

4.5 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
0.5 g
Middle 50%
0–1.3 g

Based on 20 records reporting protein.

Dietary fiber

upper quarter

2.3 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
0.1 g
Middle 50%
0–0.9 g

Based on 20 records reporting dietary fiber.

Sodium

middle half

42 mgthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
68 mg
Middle 50%
19–157 mg

Based on 20 records reporting sodium.

03 · FDA label lens

The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals

At FDC 2710288’s 40 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Magnesium; the larger tradeoff-side percentage is Saturated fat. Percentages use FDA label Daily Values, whose general “high” guide begins at 20% Daily Value. This is not an overall score or a personalized target.

Strength-side signals

Magnesium22 mg

≈ 5% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Tradeoff-side signals

Saturated fat0.8 g

≈ 4% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Sodium17 mg

≈ 1% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

04 · Highest-impact checks

The three levers most worth resolving first

For “Topping, nuts and syrup,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2710273 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.

  1. 01

    Listed portion span: 1 tablespoon to 1 cup

    USDA assigns those measures 20 g and 320 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 90 kcal to 1,434 kcal.

  2. 02

    Record choice: compare with FDC 2710273

    At an equal 100 g, this record has 2.3 g more dietary fiber than “Pancake syrup.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.

  3. 03

    Single listed source: Toppings, nuts in syrup

    USDA derives this record from one listed source-input row at 100 g. Real preparations can still differ in water, cooking state, brand, and served weight.

05 · Exact-record choice

Select by literal evidence, not the shortest name

Keep this record when “nuts and syrup” fits. Inspect FDC 2710273 when the exact wording “Pancake syrup” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.

Keep this profile when these fields fit

Topping, nuts and syrup

Exact source wording
“Topping, nuts and syrup”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2710288 · FNDDS 91304060
Named qualifiers
nuts and syrup
Source inputs unique in this pair
Toppings, nuts in syrup

Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better

Pancake syrup

Exact source wording
“Pancake syrup”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2710273 · FNDDS 91300100
Source inputs unique in this pair
Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple

06 · Continue with purpose

The next pages answer different follow-up questions

Choose the closest description

Which USDA record fits your meal?

Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “nuts and syrup”. Match those details first; then compare the database weight with the amount you mean.

On smaller screens, focus a nutrition table and scroll horizontally to read every column.

Nearby USDA records compared with this exact food description
Exact recordSource servingCalories / 100 gProtein / 100 gFat / 100 gFiber / 100 gSodium / 100 g
This recordTopping, nuts and syrup 40 g179 kcal 448 kcal 4.5 g 22 g 2.3 g 42 mg
Topping, chocolate 40 g140 kcal 350 kcal 4.6 g 8.9 g 2.8 g 346 mg
Blueberry syrup 40 g136 kcal 341 kcal 0 g 0 g 0.1 g 0 mg
Topping, marshmallow 12 g39 kcal 322 kcal 0.8 g 0.3 g 0.1 g 80 mg
Corn syrup 40 g113 kcal 283 kcal 0 g 0.2 g 0 g 62 mg
Chocolate syrup 40 g108 kcal 269 kcal 0 g 0 g 0 g 150 mg
Pancake syrup 40 g106 kcal 265 kcal 0 g 0.1 g 0 g 61 mg

How to compare FDC 2710288: its source amount is 40 g; every 100-gram column removes portion size from the record-to-record comparison. Neither denominator determines your plate’s weight or recipe.

Household measures

Compare listed portions

For FDC 2710288, the 2 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.

1 cup

1,434 kcal

320 g

1 tablespoon

90 kcal

20 g

At a glance

Nutrient signals in the source amount

For FDC 2710288, Total fat is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.

Total fat

8.8 g≈ 11% Daily Value

Carbohydrate

23.2 g≈ 9% Daily Value

Magnesium

21.6 mg≈ 5% Daily Value

The percentages above apply to FDC 2710288’s 40 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗

Nutrition facts

Compare the source serving with 100 grams

Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 40 g.

Nutrient amounts for the selected source serving or 100 grams
NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 179 kcal Not established
Protein 1.8 g Not shown
Carbohydrate 23.2 g 8%
Total fat 8.8 g 11%
Dietary fiber 0.9 g 3%
Sugars 14.7 g Not established
Sodium 16.8 mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.8 g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 2 g Not established
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.5 g Not established
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Potassium 60.4 mg 1%
Calcium 14 mg 1%
Iron 0.4 mg 2%
Magnesium 21.6 mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.1 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
Vitamin A 0 µg 0%
Caffeine 0 mg Not established
Alcohol 0 g Not established
Water 5.9 g Not established

For FDC 2710288, approximate percentages divide the displayed 40 g amount by FDA label Daily Values; they are not personalized targets. “Not established” means FDA sets no Daily Value for that row. Protein %DV remains unshown because adult-label use depends on regulatory context.

Inside the source record

Source formulation behind this USDA record

USDA links FDC 2710288 to one source input totaling 100 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Topping, nuts and syrup” inspectable beside similarly named records.

How to read this

A single-source formulation

Toppings, nuts in syrup is the only listed source input for this record. That does not mean every real-world version is identical; brands, preparation, water content, and portion weight can still differ.

100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

USDA source inputs listed for this exact survey-food record
#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Toppings, nuts in syrupUSDA ingredient 19367 100 GM 100 g 100%

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?

For FDC 2710288, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Jams, syrups, toppings” category for shared description terms or source inputs. Any surviving pair is compared per 100 grams, so unlike source-serving sizes cannot manufacture the nutrient difference.

Exact nutrient values per 100 grams
NutrientThis recordComparison recordDifference
Calories448 kcal265 kcal+183 kcal
Protein4.5 g0 g+4.5 g
Carbohydrate58.1 g69.6 g−11.5 g
Total fat22 g0.1 g+21.9 g
Dietary fiber2.3 g0 g+2.3 g
Sodium42 mg61 mg−19 mg

Plain-English read

At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 183 more calories, 4.5 g more protein, and 11.5 g less carbohydrate than “Pancake syrup.”

Only this record lists Toppings, nuts in syrup. Only the comparison record lists Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.

5 of the six displayed differences clear the documented materiality screen. It is a reading aid, 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.

Listed only in this record: Toppings, nuts in syrup.

Listed only in the comparison: Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple.

Portion evidence

The listed portion sets differ

This record’s reference amount is 40 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 tablespoon (20 g).

The comparison record’s reference amount is 40 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 tablespoon (20 g).

Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2710288 with FDC 2710273 at equal mass; use their 40 g and 40 g source amounts only for portion matching.

Evidence boundary: FDC 2710288 versus FDC 2710273 is a comparison of standardized source records—not a measurement of your meal, an overall food-quality rank, or proof that one input caused a difference.

Review the full jams, syrups, toppings source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →

Uncertainty, made actionable

What can change this estimate?

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.

For “Topping, nuts and syrup,” resolve amount used first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.

  1. 01

    amount used

    When composition is held constant, nutrient totals scale directly with grams. A 20% weight correction produces the same 20% correction to the scaled totals.

  2. 02

    recipe or brand

    Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.

  3. 03

    concentration

    Estimate what was actually consumed, including liquid left behind. The same bowl volume can contain a different mass and solid-to-liquid balance.

  4. 04

    oil, sugar, and salt formulation

    Match the named cooking-fat state when possible. Fat used, retained, or left behind is preparation information that a dish name alone cannot recover.

How we estimated this

The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point

FDC 2710288 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 448 kcal per 100 g becomes 179 kcal at 40 g through nutrient per portion = nutrient per 100 g × portion grams ÷ 100; this page adds no second nutrition estimate.

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 October 31, 2024

FoodData Central ID: 2710288

FNDDS food code: 91304060

The scaling for FDC 2710288 can be exact while the match to “Topping, nuts and syrup” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 40 g weight, 1-row source formulation, and selection uncertainty beside the arithmetic.

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Source release October 31, 2024. Review USDA’s data-type documentation ↗ · Read Feast’s full nutrition methodology.