USDA source ingredient 21500100FNDDS 2021–2023
Beef, ground in USDA source formulations
USDA source ingredient 21500100, “Beef, ground,” appears in 31 distinct survey-food records in Feast’s cited FNDDS corpus. This page shows exactly where it appears and how its listed input weight varies across those standardized formulations.
It is an ingredient-centered index, not a generic nutrition-facts page. The linked foods include Beef and macaroni with cheese sauce; Lasagna with meat and spinach; Taco or tostada salad with meat; Alfredo sauce with meat; Spaghetti sauce with meat. Open a complete profile to inspect that food’s portions, nutrients, source formulation, and direct FoodData Central citation.
What the code means
One exact source label across 31 complete records.
Every occurrence collected here uses ingredient code 21500100 and the source description “Beef, ground.” The code is preserved exactly as it appears in the FNDDS input-food rows. It is not a FoodData Central FDC ID, so this page does not invent a standalone ingredient-record URL.
The strongest concentrations of linked records are currently Meat mixed dishes (10), Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese (10), Burritos and tacos (2). These are category counts within Feast’s selected 3,850-record corpus. They do not estimate how often the ingredient is eaten, how common it is in recipes generally, or its prevalence across every FNDDS release.
Why this page qualifies: 31 distinct USDA survey-food records meet the four-record evidence threshold.
Where USDA uses this input
Linked records by source-food category
Each record is counted once even if ingredient code 21500100 appears on more than one input row inside that formulation. The category grouping describes the complete linked foods, not a culinary rule about the ingredient.
USDA survey-food categories
- Meat mixed dishes10 records
Beef and macaroni with cheese sauce; Beef and noodles, no sauce; Beef and rice with cheese sauce
- Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese10 records
Lasagna with meat and spinach; Lasagna with meat, home recipe; Manicotti, cheese-filled, with meat sauce
- Burritos and tacos2 records
Taco or tostada salad with meat; Taco or tostada salad with meat and sour cream
- Dips, gravies, other sauces2 records
Alfredo sauce with meat; Alfredo sauce with meat and added vegetables
- Pasta sauces, tomato-based2 records
Spaghetti sauce with meat; Spaghetti sauce with meat and added vegetables
- Vegetable dishes2 records
Stuffed pepper, with rice and meat; Stuffed tomato, with rice and meat
- Macaroni and cheese1 record
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and meat
- Meat and BBQ sandwiches1 record
Gyro sandwich
- Rice mixed dishes1 record
Spanish rice with ground beef
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Nutrient span across the linked foods
Every value in this table describes an entire USDA survey-food record per 100 grams. The values are not the nutrient content of ingredient code 21500100, and differences cannot be attributed to this one input.
| Whole-record nutrient | Observed minimum | Median | Observed maximum | Linked records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloriesper 100 g of the complete food | 86 kcal | 157 kcal | 228 kcal | 31 |
| Proteinper 100 g of the complete food | 4.8 g | 8.7 g | 21.9 g | 31 |
| Carbohydrateper 100 g of the complete food | 1.1 g | 13.4 g | 18.8 g | 31 |
| Total fatper 100 g of the complete food | 3.1 g | 7.1 g | 15.3 g | 31 |
| Dietary fiberper 100 g of the complete food | 0 g | 0.8 g | 2.9 g | 31 |
| Sodiumper 100 g of the complete food | 117 mg | 346 mg | 770 mg | 31 |
The minimum and maximum preserve the complete observed span. The median is the middle linked-record value, not a prediction for a meal and not an ingredient-specific nutrient estimate.
Complete linked catalog
All 31 food records that list code 21500100
This is the complete qualifying-corpus catalog, not a hand-picked sample. Search by food name or USDA category, then open a profile for household portions, the full nutrient panel, formulation details, and its exact FDC citation.
31 records shown
| Linked USDA food record | USDA category | Formulation | Listed input weight | Weight share | Calories | Protein | Sodium | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo sauce with meat | Dips, gravies, other sauces | 2 input rows | 60 g | 18.8% | 171 kcal | 6.5 g | 520 mg | FDC 2705811 ↗ |
| Alfredo sauce with meat and added vegetables | Dips, gravies, other sauces | 2 input rows | 60 g | 18.8% | 148 kcal | 6.5 g | 415 mg | FDC 2705812 ↗ |
| Beef and macaroni with cheese sauce | Meat mixed dishes | 14 input rows | 304 g | 22.3% | 137 kcal | 9.1 g | 394 mg | FDC 2706481 ↗ |
| Beef and noodles, no sauce | Meat mixed dishes | 4 input rows | 123 g | 33% | 189 kcal | 11.4 g | 377 mg | FDC 2706480 ↗ |
| Beef and rice with cheese sauce | Meat mixed dishes | 13 input rows | 228 g | 21.7% | 142 kcal | 8.1 g | 298 mg | FDC 2706498 ↗ |
| Beef, ground, with egg and onion | Meat mixed dishes | 4 input rows | 453.6 g | 80.7% | 228 kcal | 21.9 g | 732 mg | FDC 2706748 ↗ |
| Eggplant and meat casserole | Meat mixed dishes | 15 input rows | 453.6 g | 16.6% | 96 kcal | 7.1 g | 176 mg | FDC 2710144 ↗ |
| Gyro sandwich | Meat and BBQ sandwiches | 6 input rows | 15 g | 15% | 184 kcal | 11.2 g | 323 mg | FDC 2706962 ↗ |
| Lasagna with meat and spinach | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 13 input rows | 340.2 g | 8.8% | 207 kcal | 13.3 g | 412 mg | FDC 2708755 ↗ |
| Lasagna with meat, home recipe | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 12 input rows | 340.2 g | 9.2% | 206 kcal | 13.6 g | 416 mg | FDC 2708753 ↗ |
| Macaroni or noodles with cheese and meat | Macaroni and cheese | 2 input rows | 341 g | 33.1% | 210 kcal | 11.8 g | 238 mg | FDC 2708818 ↗ |
| Manicotti, cheese-filled, with meat sauce | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 14 input rows | 123 g | 6.7% | 160 kcal | 8.8 g | 432 mg | FDC 2708777 ↗ |
| Pasta with sauce and meat, from school lunch | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 4 input rows | 30 g | 10% | 117 kcal | 6 g | 117 mg | FDC 2708836 ↗ |
| Pasta with tomato-based sauce, cheese and meat | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 13 input rows | 123 g | 14.8% | 147 kcal | 7.6 g | 325 mg | FDC 2708825 ↗ |
| Porcupine balls with mushroom sauce | Meat mixed dishes | 6 input rows | 340.2 g | 32.1% | 157 kcal | 10.3 g | 601 mg | FDC 2706496 ↗ |
| Porcupine balls with tomato-based sauce | Meat mixed dishes | 6 input rows | 340.2 g | 32.1% | 153 kcal | 10.4 g | 501 mg | FDC 2706492 ↗ |
| Ravioli, cheese-filled, with meat sauce | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 13 input rows | 61.5 g | 8% | 137 kcal | 6.4 g | 598 mg | FDC 2708770 ↗ |
| Ravioli, meat-filled, no sauce | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 8 input rows | 170 g | 38.8% | 190 kcal | 12.6 g | 770 mg | FDC 2708763 ↗ |
| Ravioli, meat-filled, with cream sauce | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 10 input rows | 184.5 g | 25.5% | 176 kcal | 10.2 g | 576 mg | FDC 2708766 ↗ |
| Ravioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 12 input rows | 170 g | 22.3% | 148 kcal | 8.7 g | 593 mg | FDC 2708764 ↗ |
| Sloppy joe, no bun | Meat mixed dishes | 7 input rows | 45 g | 44.9% | 140 kcal | 12.1 g | 296 mg | FDC 2706378 ↗ |
| Spaghetti sauce with meat | Pasta sauces, tomato-based | 2 input rows | 60 g | 18.8% | 90 kcal | 5.9 g | 412 mg | FDC 2706470 ↗ |
| Spaghetti sauce with meat and added vegetables | Pasta sauces, tomato-based | 2 input rows | 60 g | 18.8% | 86 kcal | 6 g | 333 mg | FDC 2706471 ↗ |
| Spanish rice with ground beef | Rice mixed dishes | 11 input rows | 340 g | 24.7% | 163 kcal | 9.7 g | 346 mg | FDC 2709088 ↗ |
| Stewed, seasoned, ground beef and pork, Mexican style | Meat mixed dishes | 11 input rows | 304 g | 25.9% | 139 kcal | 16.7 g | 338 mg | FDC 2706472 ↗ |
| Stuffed cabbage rolls with beef and rice | Meat mixed dishes | 11 input rows | 340.2 g | 24% | 114 kcal | 8.3 g | 338 mg | FDC 2706620 ↗ |
| Stuffed pepper, with rice and meat | Vegetable dishes | 10 input rows | 123 g | 15.2% | 178 kcal | 7.8 g | 320 mg | FDC 2709073 ↗ |
| Stuffed shells, cheese-filled, with meat sauce | Pasta mixed dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese | 14 input rows | 123 g | 7.2% | 158 kcal | 8.5 g | 300 mg | FDC 2708781 ↗ |
| Stuffed tomato, with rice and meat | Vegetable dishes | 8 input rows | 30.8 g | 12.2% | 99 kcal | 4.8 g | 183 mg | FDC 2709075 ↗ |
| Taco or tostada salad with meat | Burritos and tacos | 14 input rows | 307.5 g | 12.2% | 179 kcal | 7.5 g | 319 mg | FDC 2708508 ↗ |
| Taco or tostada salad with meat and sour cream | Burritos and tacos | 15 input rows | 307.5 g | 10.7% | 181 kcal | 6.9 g | 286 mg | FDC 2708511 ↗ |
No linked record matches that filter. Clear the search to restore the complete catalog.
Method and provenance
How this ingredient-centered page was calculated
Feast begins with its pinned USDA FoodData Central Survey Foods corpus for FNDDS 2021–2023. Each exact food profile retains its FDC identifier, source-food description, nutrient values, household measures, and positive-weight input-food rows. This page groups those input rows by the exact ingredient code 21500100; it does not merge similar-looking ingredient names or infer synonyms.
The distinct-record count deduplicates by FDC food record. When the same code is listed more than once inside one source formulation, its input weights are added before the listed-weight share is calculated. Category counts also count each food once. Percentiles use the resulting one-share-per-food values, sorted from lowest to highest.
The complete-food nutrient table uses each linked record’s published per-100-gram values so the denominator remains consistent. It is presented for record selection and comparison only. No nutrient value is reassigned to the ingredient, no causal effect is inferred, and no “healthy” score is manufactured from the collection.
How to apply the evidence to a meal
Use the ingredient as a discovery clue. Compare the linked record names, food categories, preparation wording, source formulation, and portion measures. If a close record exists, its complete profile can provide a defensible reference estimate. If the meal differs materially in cooking fat, sauce, ingredient ratios, or portion size, keep looking or use recipe weights, a package label, or an editable photo estimate instead.
These pages are educational source indexes. They do not provide medical advice, personalized nutrient targets, food-safety guidance, or a recipe. If a clinician has given you individualized dietary instructions, follow that guidance and use the most specific current source available for the food you actually consumed.