USDA ingredient referenceUpdated August 22, 2026

Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein in 10 Feast-indexed USDA foods

Within Feast’s 3,850-record USDA FNDDS reference corpus, “Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein” appears as a formulation input in 10 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 Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein 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 10 complete records.

Every occurrence collected here uses ingredient code 36624 and the source description “Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles.” 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 Fried rice and lo/chow mein (10). 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

58.8%–66.4%

The middle half of linked records spans 7.7 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

Fried rice and lo/chow mein

10 of 10 linked records (100%) sit in this USDA category. The remainder span 0 other categories.

Most populated share band

30% to under 60%

6 records (60%) fall in this band after repeated rows for code 36624 are combined within each food.

Most frequent eligible co-input

Noodles, chinese, chow mein

It appears alongside code 36624 in 6 linked records (60%). 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 36624 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 36624 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 36624 have been combined.

Under 1%0 records
0 of 10
1% to under 5%0 records
0 of 10
5% to under 15%0 records
0 of 10
15% to under 30%0 records
0 of 10
30% to under 60%6 records
6 of 10
60% to 100%4 records
4 of 10

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
Fried rice and lo/chow mein	10	58.8%	58.8%–66.4%	57.4%–67%

What the spread can tell you

In this collection, “Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles” ranges from 57.4% to 67% of listed source-input weight, with a median of 58.8%. 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 “Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles.”

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 36624, 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	69 kcal	87–133 kcal	123 kcal	143 kcal	10
Proteinper 100 g of the complete food	8.8 g	9.8–10.4 g	10.4 g	10.8 g	10
Carbohydrateper 100 g of the complete food	3.8 g	4–11.2 g	11.2 g	11.4 g	10
Total fatper 100 g of the complete food	1.7 g	3.4–5.5 g	4.6 g	6.4 g	10
Dietary fiberper 100 g of the complete food	0.8 g	0.8–1.5 g	1.5 g	1.5 g	10
Sodiumper 100 g of the complete food	250 mg	279–352 mg	332 mg	408 mg	10

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 10 Feast-indexed food records that list code 36624

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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10 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
Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	3 input rows	680.4 g	58.8%	129 kcal	10.8 g	328 mg	FDC 2706607 ↗
Beef chow mein or chop suey, no noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	2 input rows	680.4 g	67%	82 kcal	10.8 g	253 mg	FDC 2706742 ↗
Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey with noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	3 input rows	680.4 g	58.7%	131 kcal	9.9 g	408 mg	FDC 2706687 ↗
Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey, no noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	2 input rows	680.4 g	66.8%	83 kcal	9.8 g	344 mg	FDC 2706798 ↗
Chow mein or chop suey, various types of meat, with noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	5 input rows	680.4 g	58.8%	134 kcal	10.4 g	354 mg	FDC 2706724 ↗
Pork chow mein or chop suey with noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	3 input rows	680.4 g	58.8%	143 kcal	10.4 g	325 mg	FDC 2706648 ↗
Pork chow mein or chop suey, no noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	2 input rows	680.4 g	67%	98 kcal	10.3 g	250 mg	FDC 2706771 ↗
Shrimp chow mein or chop suey with noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	3 input rows	680.4 g	57.4%	117 kcal	9.1 g	335 mg	FDC 2706712 ↗
Shrimp chow mein or chop suey, no noodles	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	2 input rows	680.4 g	65.2%	69 kcal	8.8 g	263 mg	FDC 2706827 ↗
Yat Ga Mein with meat, fish, or poultry	Fried rice and lo/chow mein	5 input rows	680.4 g	58.8%	134 kcal	10.4 g	354 mg	FDC 2708931 ↗

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 8 exact records behind Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles (USDA input 36624). Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles is higher in iron per 100 g

Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles reports 1.9 mg versus 0.5 mg for Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey, no noodles: a 1.4 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

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The denominator changes the answer

Beef chow mein or chop suey, no noodles is denser; Chow mein or chop suey, various types of meat, with noodles is higher in its source amount

Beef chow mein or chop suey, no noodles reports 10.8 g per 100 g and 17.8 g in USDA source amount (165 g). Chow mein or chop suey, various types of meat, with noodles reports a lower 10.4 g per 100 g but a higher 22.9 g in USDA source amount (220 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey with noodles and Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey, no noodles are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes the exact source description the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles (USDA input 36624), each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Compare two records on this page Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles vs Beef chow mein or chop suey, no noodles

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Calories: 129 versus 82 kcal per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey with noodles vs Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey, no noodles

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Calories: 131 versus 83 kcal per 100 g; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 8 context records in this source topic Fried rice and lo/chow mein

Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles and Beef chow mein or chop suey, no noodles belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted

USDA input 23348 appears in 3 of 8 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 111.7–335 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 Chicken, NS as to part, rotisserie, skin not eaten

USDA input 24102070 appears in 3 of 8 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 112.5–337.5 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 Iron: density and serving context

In this page’s records, iron runs from 0.5 mg in Chicken or turkey chow mein or chop suey, no noodles to 1.9 mg in Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 19 mg in Beef chow mein or chop suey with noodles to 42 mg in Shrimp chow mein or chop suey with noodles, all per 100 g.

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 36624; 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.