Genesis R&D Manual
Calories from Food
Main Sources of CaloriesÂ
Atwater Factors1
Food Item | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Alcohol |
Baked Beans: | ||||
    with tomato sauce | 3.40 | 4.00 | 8.40 | … |
    w/ pork & tomato sauce | 3.50 | 4.00 | 8.80 | … |
Peas & beans, mature dry legumes | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
Beans, refried | 3.50 | 4.10 | 8.90 | … |
Beef | 4.27 | ... | 9.02 | … |
Beef, processed meat | 4.27 | 3.68-3.87 | 9.02 | … |
Beef tongue | 4.27 | 4.11 | 9.02 | … |
Beverages: | ||||
    Beer | 3.87 | 4.12 | 8.37 | 6.93 |
    Carbonated soda | 3.36 | 3.87 | 8.37 | … |
    Coffee | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
    Distilled spirits | … | 4.12 | … | 6.93 |
    Fruit flavored drinks | 3.36 | 3.90 | 8.37 | … |
    Lemonade/Limeade | 3.36 | 3.80 | 8.37 | … |
    Tea, unsweetened (all) | 2.44 | 3.57-3.80 | 8.37 | … |
    Wine | 3.36 | 3.92 | 8.37 | 6.93 |
Bran (corn, rice, wheat, oat) | 1.82 | 2.35 | 8.30-8.37 | … |
Breakfast cereals | 1.82-3.82 | 2.80-4.16 | 8.37-8.80 | … |
Corn grits | 2.73 | 4.03 | 8.37 | … |
Chili w/beans | 3.50 | 4.00 | 8.70 | … |
Chocolate/cocoa | 1.83 | 1.33 | 8.37 | … |
Eggs | 4.36 | 3.68 | 9.02 | … |
Fish | 4.27 | … | 9.02 | … |
Flours (average of corn, rice, wheat) | 2.96-4.04 | 3.78-4.12 | 8.37 | … |
    Corn | 2.73 | 3.95 | 8.37 | … |
    Rice (brown-white) | 3.41-3.82 | 4.12-4.16 | 8.37 | … |
    Rye, medium | 3.23 | 3.99 | 8.37 | … |
    Wheat (all except whole) | 4.05 | 4.12 | 8.37 | … |
    Whole wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | … |
Fruits, raw | 3.36 | 2.48-3.60 | 8.37 | … |
Fruits, canned | 3.36 | 3.60-3.78 | 8.37 | … |
Grains & grain products: | ||||
    Barley | 3.55 | 3.95 | 8.37 | … |
    Bulgar wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | … |
    Buckwheat | 3.37 | 3.78 | 8.37 | … |
    Cornmeal, degermed | 3.46 | 4.16 | 8.37 | … |
   Couscous/Farina/Semolina | 4.05 | 4.12 | 8.37 | … |
    Millet | 3.87 | 4.12 | 8.37 | … |
    Quinoa | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
   Sorghum | 0.91 | 4.03 | 8.37 | … |
    Triticale | 3.32 | 3.82 | 8.37 | … |
Milk, milk products, butter | 4.27 | 3.87 | 8.79 | … |
Nuts | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
Pastas & Noodles: | ||||
    Chinese Noodles: | ||||
   Cellophane/long rice, dehyd | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
    Chow Mein | 3.93 | 4.12 | 8.93 | … |
    Egg Noodles | 3.93 | 4.09 | 8.41 | … |
    Egg Noodles, spinach | 3.88 | 4.08 | 8.41 | … |
   Japanese Noodles: | ||||
         Soba | 3.37 | 3.78 | 8.37 | … |
         Somen | 3.91 | 4.12 | 8.37 | … |
Macaroni or spaghetti: | ||||
    Regular | 3.91 | 4.12 | 8.37 | … |
    Vegetable | 3.86 | 4.11 | 8.37 | … |
    Whole wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | … |
Pork and processed meats | 4.27 | 3.68-3.87 | 9.02 | … |
Poultry and processed meats | 4.27 | 3.87 | 9.02 | … |
Rice, brown | 3.41 | 4.12 | 8.37 | … |
Rice, white | 3.82 | 4.16 | 8.37 | … |
Rice & Pasta w/seasonings | 3.87 | 4.14 | 8.37 | … |
Shellfish | 4.27 | 4.11 | 9.02 | … |
Soy beans, flours & products | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
Sugar (beet or cane) | … | 3.87 | … | … |
Vegetables: | ||||
    Beans, immature, & peas | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | … |
    Mushrooms | 2.62 | 3.48 | 8.37 | … |
    Potatoes | 2.78 | 3.48 | 8.37 | … |
         Potato Salad | 3.60 | 4.00 | 8.90 | … |
         French fried | 2.80 | 4.00 | 8.80 | … |
Other vegetables, average all | 2.44 | 3.57 | 8.37 | … |
Tomato Sauce | 2.60 | 3.70 | 8.40 | … |
Zucchini | 2.00 | 3.70 | 8.40 | … |
Wheat (germ, sprouted, whole, etc.) | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | … |
Wild Rice | 3.55 | 3.95 | 8.37 | … |
1. Composition of Foods: Raw, Processed, Prepared. Agriculture Handbook 8. Retrieved from https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=CAT10527663&content=PDF