USDA ingredient referenceUpdated August 22, 2026

Oil, corn in 29 Feast-indexed USDA foods

Within Feast’s 3,850-record USDA FNDDS reference corpus, “Oil, corn” appears as a formulation input in 29 finished-food records. Their calories and nutrients describe those complete foods, not the input label by itself. Use the catalog to choose the closest finished food and open its exact FoodData Central citation.

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Exact nutrition reference, complete food catalog and source methodology

This page helps you find complete foods that include Oil, corn in USDA’s nutrition data. Choose the record that most closely matches what you ate; Feast does not turn a collection average into a standalone ingredient estimate.

What the code means

One exact source label across 29 complete records.

Every occurrence collected here uses ingredient code 4518 and the source description “Oil, corn.” 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 Popcorn (7), Tortilla, corn, other chips (7), Meat mixed dishes (5). 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.

Collection-level interpretation

Grounded ways to understand this source label

These summaries describe the linked FNDDS records in this exact corpus. They do not estimate consumer frequency, market share, or the composition of a meal.

Typical listed-weight range

2.4%–15%

The middle half of linked records spans 12.6 percentage points from the 25th to the 75th percentile. This is more resistant to a single extreme record than the full minimum-to-maximum range.

Largest linked category

Popcorn

7 of 29 linked records (24%) sit in this USDA category. The remainder span 10 other categories.

Most populated share band

5% to under 15%

9 records (31%) fall in this band after repeated rows for code 4518 are combined within each food.

Most frequent eligible co-input

Salt, table

It appears alongside code 4518 in 21 linked records (72%). Co-occurrence describes database structure, not a required recipe.

Where USDA uses this input

Linked records by source-food category

Each record is counted once even if ingredient code 4518 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

Source-formulation evidence

How the share of listed input weight changes

Repeated rows for code 4518 inside one food are combined before the percentage is calculated. The denominator is the sum of all positive-weight inputs listed for that USDA formulation.

All linked records, not just the extremes

Where the listed-weight shares fall

Each bar counts complete food records after repeated rows for ingredient code 4518 have been combined.

Under 1%5 records
5 of 29
1% to under 5%7 records
7 of 29
5% to under 15%9 records
9 of 29
15% to under 30%7 records
7 of 29
30% to under 60%0 records
0 of 29
60% to 100%1 record
1 of 29

The role changes by food type

Median listed share in the largest USDA categories

Category medians summarize source-formulation shares, not nutrient content or consumption frequency.

Listed-weight share distribution across the largest complete-food categories
Complete-food category	Records	Median	Middle 50%	Observed span
Popcorn	7	19.7%	15.3%–24%	10.9%–29.4%
Tortilla, corn, other chips	7	8.9%	5.9%–14%	1%–20.4%
Meat mixed dishes	5	3.2%	2.4%–7.9%	0.7%–9.6%
Poultry mixed dishes	3	0.4%	0.2%–1.1%	0.1%–1.8%

What the spread can tell you

In this collection, “Oil, corn” ranges from 0.1% to 100% of listed source-input weight, with a median of 7.9%. That variation can help distinguish a food where the input is a small supporting component from a record where it makes up much more of the standardized source formulation.

The spread remains descriptive. It does not show uncertainty around a single recipe, and a high source-weight share does not automatically mean the food supplies more of any particular nutrient. To compare nutrients, use the complete linked records below.

Important nutrition boundary

This collection does not support a verified standalone nutrition answer for “Oil, corn.”

No unique exact food-code match or reviewed sole-source bridge qualifies for a direct consumer answer. Feast therefore does not treat the collection median, minimum, maximum, or an arbitrary similar record as the nutrition of this input.

The table below describes the complete linked foods per 100 grams. Use it to find a closer finished-food record, not to infer what this formulation input supplies on its own.

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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 4518, and differences cannot be attributed to this one input.

Nutrient span across complete food records linked to this source ingredient code
Whole-record nutrient	Observed minimum	Middle 50%	Median	Observed maximum	Linked records
Caloriesper 100 g of the complete food	85 kcal	180–489 kcal	437 kcal	900 kcal	29
Proteinper 100 g of the complete food	0 g	6.8–11.3 g	9.4 g	20.9 g	29
Carbohydrateper 100 g of the complete food	0 g	9.8–61.2 g	53.1 g	74.6 g	29
Total fatper 100 g of the complete food	1.7 g	6–24.1 g	14.9 g	100 g	29
Dietary fiberper 100 g of the complete food	0 g	1–6.1 g	4 g	12.7 g	29
Sodiumper 100 g of the complete food	0 mg	295–601 mg	486 mg	1,770 mg	29

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 29 Feast-indexed food records that list code 4518

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, Feast’s 21-nutrient panel, formulation details, and its exact FDC citation.

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29 records shown

Complete USDA food-record catalog linked to this source ingredient code
Linked USDA food record	USDA category	Formulation	Listed input weight	Weight share	Calories	Protein	Sodium	Citation
Bean chips	Tortilla, corn, other chips	6 input rows	35 g	20.4%	448 kcal	14.6 g	410 mg	FDC 2707428 ↗
Beef steak with onions, Puerto Rican style	Meat mixed dishes	7 input rows	74.6 g	7.9%	321 kcal	20.9 g	999 mg	FDC 2706754 ↗
Beef, roast, hash	Meat mixed dishes	7 input rows	28 g	2.4%	140 kcal	13.2 g	486 mg	FDC 2706476 ↗
Chicken and vegetable entree with noodles and cream sauce, frozen meal	Poultry mixed dishes	16 input rows	1 g	0.4%	124 kcal	8.5 g	379 mg	FDC 2707116 ↗
Chicken and vegetable entree with noodles, diet frozen meal	Poultry mixed dishes	16 input rows	0.4 g	0.1%	85 kcal	7.6 g	283 mg	FDC 2707114 ↗
Corn chips, flavored	Tortilla, corn, other chips	2 input rows	1 g	1%	543 kcal	6.1 g	509 mg	FDC 2708197 ↗
Corn chips, reduced sodium	Tortilla, corn, other chips	3 input rows	15 g	13%	549 kcal	6.8 g	295 mg	FDC 2708205 ↗
Corn flour patty or tart, fried	Biscuits, muffins, quick breads	6 input rows	14 g	2.7%	218 kcal	4 g	483 mg	FDC 2707815 ↗
Corn oil	Salad dressings and vegetable oils	Sole source	100 g	100%	900 kcal	0 g	0 mg	FDC 2710183 ↗
Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour	Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries	6 input rows	56 g	3.2%	242 kcal	2.8 g	9 mg	FDC 2708050 ↗
Popcorn chips, other flavors	Tortilla, corn, other chips	3 input rows	6 g	5.9%	438 kcal	10.2 g	586 mg	FDC 2708243 ↗
Popcorn chips, plain	Tortilla, corn, other chips	3 input rows	6 g	5.9%	438 kcal	10.2 g	586 mg	FDC 2708242 ↗
Popcorn chips, sweet flavors	Tortilla, corn, other chips	4 input rows	9 g	8.9%	455 kcal	8.8 g	243 mg	FDC 2708244 ↗
Popcorn, microwave, kettle	Popcorn	3 input rows	20 g	19.6%	504 kcal	9.4 g	601 mg	FDC 2708230 ↗
Popcorn, ready-to-eat, butter flavored	Popcorn	3 input rows	30 g	29.4%	530 kcal	8.9 g	764 mg	FDC 2708235 ↗
Popcorn, ready-to-eat, flavored, light	Popcorn	3 input rows	10 g	10.9%	435 kcal	11.3 g	766 mg	FDC 2708237 ↗
Popcorn, ready-to-eat, kettle	Popcorn	4 input rows	40 g	28.2%	531 kcal	5.5 g	495 mg	FDC 2708238 ↗
Popcorn, ready-to-eat, low sodium	Popcorn	3 input rows	20 g	19.8%	486 kcal	10.3 g	313 mg	FDC 2708234 ↗
Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain	Popcorn	3 input rows	20 g	19.7%	482 kcal	10.2 g	616 mg	FDC 2708232 ↗
Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain, light	Popcorn	3 input rows	10 g	10.9%	437 kcal	11.3 g	600 mg	FDC 2708233 ↗
Pork and vegetables, Hawaiian style	Stir-fry and soy-based sauce mixtures	10 input rows	14 g	1.2%	89 kcal	7.4 g	202 mg	FDC 2706761 ↗
Potato chips, unsalted	Potato chips	2 input rows	12 g	12%	537 kcal	6.3 g	7 mg	FDC 2709438 ↗
Shrimp and vegetables in sauce with noodles, diet frozen meal	Seafood mixed dishes	16 input rows	1.6 g	0.5%	91 kcal	5.3 g	456 mg	FDC 2707120 ↗
Stewed chicken with tomato-based sauce, Mexican style	Poultry mixed dishes	9 input rows	27 g	1.8%	120 kcal	12 g	397 mg	FDC 2706424 ↗
Stewed dried beef, Puerto Rican style	Meat mixed dishes	7 input rows	56 g	9.6%	258 kcal	17.7 g	1,770 mg	FDC 2706397 ↗
Stewed seasoned ground beef, Puerto Rican style	Meat mixed dishes	7 input rows	14 g	3.2%	278 kcal	13.8 g	868 mg	FDC 2706396 ↗
Stewed tripe, with potatoes, Puerto Rican style	Meat mixed dishes	13 input rows	28 g	0.7%	109 kcal	8.6 g	561 mg	FDC 2706725 ↗
Swiss steak, with gravy, meatless	Bean, pea, legume dishes	6 input rows	27.2 g	2.7%	180 kcal	12.7 g	689 mg	FDC 2707474 ↗
Tortilla chips, reduced sodium	Tortilla, corn, other chips	2 input rows	15 g	15%	489 kcal	9.4 g	13 mg	FDC 2708212 ↗

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 11 exact records behind Oil, corn (USDA input 4518). Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Beef steak with onions, Puerto Rican style is higher in protein per 100 g

Beef steak with onions, Puerto Rican style reports 20.9 g versus 0 g for Corn oil: a 20.9 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain is denser; Beef steak with onions, Puerto Rican style is higher in its source amount

Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain reports 482 kcal per 100 g and 135 kcal in USDA source amount (28 g). Beef steak with onions, Puerto Rican style reports a lower 321 kcal per 100 g but a higher 430 kcal in USDA source amount (134 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain” from “Corn oil”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Oil, corn (USDA input 4518), each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Best next guide for this exact record Pastry

Pastry, Chinese, made with rice flour is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Best next guide for this exact record Popcorn chips

Popcorn chips, sweet flavors is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, municipal

USDA input 14429 appears in 4 of 11 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 2–948 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Sugars, granulated

USDA input 19335 appears in 4 of 11 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 0.4–50 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 0 g in Corn oil to 11.4 g in Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Potassium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 0 mg in Corn oil to 1,540 mg in Potato chips, unsalted, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Popcorn, ready-to-eat, kettle vs Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain

Popcorn, ready-to-eat, plain is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Protein: 5.5 versus 10.2 g per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path

Method and provenance

How this ingredient-centered page was calculated

Feast begins with its pinned 3,850-record USDA FoodData Central Survey Foods reference 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 4518; 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. The 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile use the sorted one-share-per-food values with linear interpolation between adjacent ranks when a percentile falls between two records.

USDA’s current FNDDS documentation explains that many nutrient profiles are generated with calculation recipes designed to represent multiple variants, and that their input codes are not necessarily the exact ingredients in a retail product or an ingredient declaration. It also documents moisture and nutrient-retention adjustments. Feast therefore treats these rows as transparent source-calculation evidence—not as a reverse-engineered recipe.

The complete-food nutrient table uses each linked record’s available published per-100-gram values so the denominator remains consistent; its middle-50% ranges use the same interpolated percentile method. 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.