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How many serving sizes does one kind of food have?
In the frozen meals aisle, 4,952 products declare 346 different serving sizes: one in ten is 113 g or less and one in ten 312 g or more. The most common size, 255 g, is on 11% of labels. Comparing two products per serving can mean comparing different amounts of food; per 100 g, it cannot.
Published · By GetFoodFacts · the rules are cited to FDA and USDA, the figures computed from USDA FoodData Central (April 30, 2026 release)
Frozen meals: 346 different serving sizes, the most of any aisle
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; products that meet the site's data contract, one per UPC.
Every aisle
| Aisle | Products | Serving sizes | Low (10th percentile) | Median | High (90th percentile) | Most common |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen meals | 4,952 | 346 | 113 | 232 | 312 | 255 g (11%) |
| Soup | 3,849 | 255 | 222 | 245 | 340 | 245 g (37%) |
| Candy | 19,236 | 252 | 14 | 30 | 42 | 40 g (14%) |
| Snack cakes | 8,593 | 232 | 37 | 71 | 121 | 57 g (7%) |
| Ice cream | 10,919 | 230 | 64 | 87 | 118 | 65 g (6%) |
| Cookies | 10,491 | 203 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 28 g (16%) |
| Frozen pizza | 3,234 | 191 | 110 | 138 | 160 | 147 g (5%) |
| Bread | 9,097 | 180 | 28 | 49 | 85 | 57 g (12%) |
| Pasta | 6,066 | 161 | 56 | 56 | 115 | 56 g (59%) |
| Juice | 5,670 | 153 | 200 | 240 | 355 | 240 ml (58%) |
| Chocolate | 7,838 | 151 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 30 g (10%) |
| Frozen fish | 3,373 | 135 | 85 | 112 | 142 | 113 g (29%) |
| Canned vegetables | 3,939 | 133 | 80 | 122 | 160 | 125 g (23%) |
| Frozen vegetables | 3,708 | 129 | 81 | 85 | 106 | 85 g (45%) |
| Cereal | 7,146 | 124 | 28 | 40 | 60 | 40 g (13%) |
| Noodles | 799 | 123 | 55 | 56 | 136 | 56 g (35%) |
| Cheese | 13,604 | 117 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 28 g (64%) |
| Yogurt | 5,381 | 114 | 113 | 150 | 225 | 150 g (36%) |
| Pasta sauce | 3,330 | 111 | 60 | 124 | 128 | 125 g (33%) |
| Soda | 6,635 | 108 | 240 | 355 | 360 | 355 ml (38%) |
| Sausage | 3,417 | 108 | 55 | 68 | 98 | 56 g (27%) |
| Muffins | 920 | 105 | 47 | 85 | 114 | 99 g (13%) |
| Canned fruit | 2,518 | 98 | 113 | 124 | 140 | 113 g (20%) |
| Chili | 524 | 98 | 34 | 245 | 284 | 247 g (18%) |
| Pudding | 703 | 97 | 22 | 99 | 130 | 92 g (20%) |
| Mac and cheese | 763 | 94 | 58 | 70 | 113 | 70 g (30%) |
| Chips | 7,416 | 90 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 g (84%) |
| Nuts | 8,093 | 90 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 28 g (46%) |
| Crackers | 3,062 | 87 | 15 | 28 | 32 | 30 g (25%) |
| Canned soup | 862 | 86 | 240 | 245 | 405 | 245 g (55%) |
| Popcorn | 2,598 | 81 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 28 g (46%) |
| Deli meat | 3,702 | 81 | 28 | 56 | 57 | 56 g (50%) |
| Bottled tea | 1,824 | 81 | 240 | 355 | 480 | 240 ml (32%) |
| Frozen breakfast sandwiches | 282 | 79 | 90 | 122.5 | 144 | 128 g (8%) |
| Pickles | 1,381 | 77 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 28 g (66%) |
| Salsa | 2,837 | 71 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 30 g (36%) |
| Canned beans | 2,769 | 70 | 124 | 130 | 130 | 130 g (75%) |
| Protein bars | 1,710 | 68 | 40 | 52 | 65.1 | 60 g (18%) |
| Protein shakes | 729 | 67 | 42 | 325 | 360 | 330 ml (25%) |
| Salad dressing | 3,917 | 66 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 ml (53%) |
| Bbq sauce | 1,692 | 64 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 36 g (15%) |
| Syrup | 1,526 | 62 | 28 | 30 | 60 | 30 ml (45%) |
| Rice | 1,469 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 54 | 45 g (58%) |
| Milk | 2,685 | 56 | 236 | 240 | 240 | 240 ml (72%) |
| Jam | 2,676 | 55 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 g (52%) |
| Canned tuna | 840 | 55 | 56 | 71 | 113 | 56 g (40%) |
| Eggs | 778 | 54 | 44 | 50 | 63 | 50 g (37%) |
| Instant noodles | 137 | 53 | 42.5 | 70 | 120 | 64 g (14%) |
| Hot dogs | 870 | 50 | 43 | 56 | 80 | 56 g (21%) |
| Bacon | 1,088 | 49 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 15 g (26%) |
| Flavored water | 2,930 | 47 | 240 | 355 | 474 | 355 ml (36%) |
| Granola bars | 821 | 42 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 24 g (24%) |
| Coffee creamer | 1,069 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 ml (58%) |
| Hummus | 1,098 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 28 g (60%) |
| Trail mix | 1,796 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 30 g (36%) |
| Veggie burgers | 255 | 36 | 70.9 | 77 | 113 | 71 g (37%) |
| Frozen waffles | 561 | 35 | 65 | 70 | 80 | 70 g (67%) |
| Cooking oil | 2,767 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 ml (69%) |
| Peanut butter | 1,115 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 g (74%) |
| Honey | 990 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 g (86%) |
| Jerky | 1,341 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 g (89%) |
| Canned chicken | 301 | 25 | 56 | 56 | 85 | 56 g (66%) |
| Sports drinks | 513 | 24 | 237 | 360 | 500 | 360 ml (29%) |
| Almond milk | 397 | 23 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 240 ml (80%) |
| Butter | 909 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 g (85%) |
| Ketchup | 512 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 g (73%) |
| Oat milk | 126 | 18 | 237 | 240 | 250 | 240 ml (77%) |
| Frozen fries | 270 | 10 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 g (47%) |
Method and limits
Each product's declared serving size in grams or milliliters, as submitted to USDA. Since the 2016 labeling rule (21 CFR 101.9(b), 101.12), serving sizes follow FDA's reference amounts customarily consumed, but a reference amount is a range to label within, the package size decides many servings, and records submitted before the rule keep their old sizes. The spread therefore mixes real differences in portion with differences in labeling.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov