USDA Standard Reference · Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared

According to USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 170047, data refreshed July 2026), nutrition facts per 100g, sourced verbatim.

178
Caloriesmoderate density
1.9g
Proteinlow · 4% DV
24.8g
Carbsmoderate · 9% DV
8.7g
Fatgood source · 11% DV
178 calories per 100g

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared contains 178 calories per 100g according to USDA FoodData Central. It has 1.9g of protein, 8.7g of fat, and 24.8g of carbohydrates per 100g. Data is sourced verbatim from the USDA Standard Reference database, refreshed July 2026.

  • More protein than 20% of USDA whole foods

The verdict

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared carries 1.9g of protein per 100g, more than 20% of USDA whole foods.

1.9g
protein per 100g
Top 80%
protein vs USDA whole foods
178
calories per 100g
2.3g
fiber per 100g

Percentile computed against the 7,880 USDA SR Legacy and Foundation whole foods with a protein value, not branded or processed items.

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared contains 178 calories per 100g, according to the USDA FoodData Central database. It provides 1.9g of protein, 8.7g of fat, and 24.8g of carbohydrates per 100g. Dietary fiber: 2.3g. Below you will find a complete nutrient breakdown including vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Values are normalized to a 100g serving per the USDA FoodData Central standardization. Source: USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-reported label data for food products sold in the United States.

Sugar Free

Where this data comes from

USDA FoodData Central is the United States government's authoritative reference for food composition, maintained by the Agricultural Research Service and updated as new laboratory analyses and manufacturer submissions are processed. Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared is catalogued there as FDC ID 170047, a usda standard reference entry, in the "Vegetables and Vegetable Products" food group. Every figure on this page comes from USDA laboratory analysis under the FDC USDA Standard Reference program, standardized to 100 g so it can be compared fairly against any other food in the database. Values are shown on the USDA per-100 g basis.

By the per-100g standardization, Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared reads as sugar free within common dietary frameworks. Compare it against 6 nutritionally similar items in Nearby Foods below, or browse the whole Vegetables and Vegetable Products group for context.

Nutritional Value at a Glance

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared balances protein, fat, and carbohydrates without any single macro dominating.

At 8% of the Daily Value for fiber, it contributes moderately to daily fiber intake.

Allergen indicators

No FDA Big 9 major-allergen indicator was detected in the product name and brand text scan (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame). Absence-of-flag does NOT mean allergen-free. The USDA FoodData Central release does not always include a full ingredient list, always verify with the FDA-mandated ingredient and allergen statement printed on the physical package before consumption.

Nutrition Facts Serving size 100g Amount per serving Calories 178 % Daily Value* Total Fat 9g 11% Saturated Fat 1g 7% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 428mg 19% Total Carbohydrate 25g 9% Dietary Fiber 2g 8% Total Sugars 0g Includes 0g Added Sugars 0% Protein 2g Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 13mg 1% Iron 0mg 3% Potassium 247mg 5% * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Values per 100g

Macro Breakdown

178
Calories per 100g

178 kcal = 9% of FDA 2,000 kcal Daily Value

0%100%9of 2,000 kcal
178 kcal = 9% of FDA 2,000 kcal Daily Value
P: 1.9gF: 8.7gC: 24.8g
1.9g
Protein
4% DV
8.7g
Total Fat
11% DV
24.8g
Carbs
9% DV
2.3g
Fiber
8% DV
0.3g
Sugar
no FDA DV
428mg
Sodium
19% DV

Values shown per 100g, the USDA FoodData Central standardization. Serving size for this entry is not declared in the USDA release.

How Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared compares to Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Per 100 g, against the average across all vegetables and vegetable products foods in USDA FoodData Central.

49% Higher in protein than 49% of vegetables and vegetable products on record.

Calories 180% above average
This food178 kcal
Category avg63 kcal
Protein 31% below average
This food1.9g
Category avg2.8g
Carbs 100% above average
This food24.8g
Category avg12.4g
Fat 757% above average
This food8.7g
Category avg1.0g

Category averages computed live across the USDA Vegetables and Vegetable Products group. Compare against a specific food →

Where Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared ranks on protein

Its 1.9g of protein per 100g placed against every USDA reference (whole) food, the 7,880 SR Legacy and Foundation items with a protein value.

Protein per 100g - Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared vs every USDA reference food

USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value

2 20th percentile higher than 20% of 7,880 USDA reference foods

0–5: 2,829 USDA reference foods (36%). This entry sits in this band. 5–10: 1,170 USDA reference foods (15%). Above this entry. 10–15: 863 USDA reference foods (11%). Above this entry. 15–20: 783 USDA reference foods (10%). Above this entry. 20–25: 1,085 USDA reference foods (14%). Above this entry. 25–30: 826 USDA reference foods (10%). Above this entry. 30–35: 230 USDA reference foods (3%). Above this entry. 35–40: 32 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 40–45: 9 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 45–50: 11 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 50–55: 9 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 55–60: 33 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. This food 0 60 every USDA reference food, bucketed by value

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Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · July 2026

Where Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared sits among Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Plotted by protein and calorie percentile among the 832 Vegetables and Vegetable Products foods with both values, not raw amounts, so foods of very different sizes compare fairly.

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared: 48th protein percentile, 94th calorie percentile among Vegetables and Vegetable Products foods

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Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared: 48th protein percentile, 94th calorie percentile among Vegetables and Vegetable Products foods
Read the chart

Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared ranks at the 48th percentile for protein and the 94th percentile for calories among Vegetables and Vegetable Products foods (n=832). That places it in the "high-cal, low-protein" quadrant relative to its category peers.

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Full Nutrient Breakdown

Every nutrient USDA reports for this food, per 100 g, with each value's share of the FDA Daily Value shown as a bar.

Macronutrients

Nutrient Amount % DV
Carbohydrate, by difference 24.8 G
9%
Energy 178 KCAL
Fiber, total dietary 2.3 G
8%
Protein 1.9 G
4%
Total Sugars 0.28 G
Total lipid (fat) 8.7 G
11%
Alcohol, ethyl 0.00 G
Ash 1.8 G
Caffeine 0 MG
Energy 746.0 kJ
Fructose 0.00 G
Galactose 0.00 G
Glucose 0.16 G
Lactose 0.00 G
Maltose 0.00 G
Starch 21.6 G
Sucrose 0.13 G
Theobromine 0 MG
Water 62.8 G

Vitamins

Nutrient Amount % DV
Choline, total 25 MG
Folate, DFE 17.0 UG
Folate, food 17.0 UG
Folate, total 17.0 UG
Folic acid 0.0 UG
Niacin 2 MG
Pantothenic acid 1 MG
Riboflavin 0 MG
Thiamin 0 MG
Vitamin B-12 0.0 UG
Vitamin B-12, added 0.0 UG
Vitamin B-6 0 MG
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 7 MG
Vitamin E, added 0 MG
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 2.5 UG

Minerals

Nutrient Amount % DV
Calcium, Ca 13 MG
1%
Iron, Fe 0 MG
3%
Potassium, K 247 MG
5%
Sodium, Na 428 MG
19%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units 0 IU
0%
Carotene, alpha 0.0 UG
Carotene, beta 3.0 UG
Copper, Cu 0 MG
Cryptoxanthin, beta 0.0 UG
Lycopene 0.0 UG
Magnesium, Mg 16 MG
Manganese, Mn 0 MG
Phosphorus, P 64 MG
Retinol 0.0 UG
Selenium, Se 0.3 UG
Vitamin A, IU 4 IU
Vitamin A, RAE 0.0 UG
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0.0 UG
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0 MG
Zinc, Zn 0 MG

Lipids

Nutrient Amount % DV
Cholesterol 0 MG
0%
Fatty acids, total saturated 1.4 G
7%
Fatty acids, total trans 0.06 G
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 3.4 G
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 3.1 G
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic 0.01 G
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic 0.05 G
MUFA 14:1 0.00 G
MUFA 16:1 0.03 G
MUFA 16:1 c 0.03 G
MUFA 17:1 0.01 G
MUFA 18:1 3.3 G
MUFA 18:1 c 3.3 G
MUFA 20:1 0.06 G
MUFA 22:1 0.00 G
MUFA 22:1 c 0.00 G
MUFA 24:1 c 0.00 G
PUFA 18:2 2.9 G
PUFA 18:2 CLAs 0.01 G
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c 2.8 G
PUFA 18:3 0.23 G
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c 0.01 G
PUFA 18:4 0.00 G
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c 0.00 G
PUFA 20:3 0.00 G
PUFA 20:4 0.00 G
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) 0.00 G
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) 0.00 G
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) 0.00 G
SFA 10:0 0.00 G
SFA 12:0 0.00 G
SFA 14:0 0.04 G
SFA 15:0 0.00 G
SFA 16:0 1.1 G
SFA 17:0 0.01 G
SFA 18:0 0.24 G
SFA 20:0 0.04 G
SFA 22:0 0.02 G
SFA 24:0 0.01 G
SFA 4:0 0.00 G
SFA 6:0 0.00 G
SFA 8:0 0.00 G
TFA 16:1 t 0.00 G
TFA 18:1 t 0.01 G
TFA 18:2 t not further defined 0.05 G
TFA 22:1 t 0.00 G

Amino Acids

Nutrient Amount % DV
Alanine 0.09 G
Arginine 0.12 G
Aspartic acid 0.35 G
Cystine 0.04 G
Glutamic acid 0.30 G
Glycine 0.08 G
Histidine 0.04 G
Isoleucine 0.08 G
Leucine 0.14 G
Lysine 0.13 G
Methionine 0.03 G
Phenylalanine 0.09 G
Proline 0.09 G
Serine 0.10 G
Threonine 0.08 G
Tryptophan 0.02 G
Tyrosine 0.07 G
Valine 0.12 G

Other

Nutrient Amount % DV
Lutein + zeaxanthin 15.0 UG
MUFA 15:1 0.00 G
PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA) 0.22 G
PUFA 20:3 n-3 0.00 G
PUFA 20:3 n-6 0.00 G
PUFA 22:4 0.00 G

Key takeaways

  • Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared delivers 1.9g of protein per 100g, more than 20% of USDA whole foods. See the protein ranking
  • It carries 178 calories per 100g - about at or above the vegetables and vegetable products average of 63. Compare vegetables and vegetable products
  • Based on its per-100g profile, it fits sugar free patterns.

Nearby Foods

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories are in Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared contains 178 calories per 100g. It has 1.9g of protein, 8.7g of fat, and 24.8g of carbohydrates.
What are the macros in Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared?
Per 100g, Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared has 1.9g protein (4% of calories), 8.7g fat, and 24.8g carbs. Fiber: 2.3g. Sugar: 0.3g.
How much sodium is in Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared contains 428mg of sodium per 100g, which is 19% of the recommended daily limit (2,300mg).
Is Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared high in fiber?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared contains 2.3g of dietary fiber per 100g, which is 8% of the daily recommended value (28g).
Is Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared keto-friendly?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared has 24.8g of carbs per 100g (56% of calories), which may be too high for strict keto diets (typically under 5g net carbs per serving).
Is Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared good for a diet?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared has 178 calories per 100g. Fat content: 8.7g.
How does Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared compare to other foods?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared provides 178 calories and 1.9g protein per 100g. That is 92 calories per gram of protein. Use our compare tool to see how it stacks up against similar foods in the Vegetables and Vegetable Products category.
What food group does Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared belong to?
Potato puffs, frozen, unprepared is classified under "Vegetables and Vegetable Products" in the USDA FoodData Central database (FDC ID: 170047).

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Data Sources & Methodology

Data from USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release. See our methodology.

Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 170047) — USDA Standard Reference database. Verify with USDA →

Source: FDA 2,000-calorie Daily Value reference — %DV computed against the USDA per-100g standardization basis.

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