Mac and cheese: least sodium
695 products ranked
Of the 763 products in the mac and cheese aisle of USDA's branded food database, Chickpea Mac & Cheese Chickpea Pasta in a Creamy Cheese Sauce Mealz by Sprout has the least sodium: 171 mg per 100 g (291 mg per 170 g serving); the aisle's median is 810 mg. 2% of those with a declared serving (14) are at or under FDA's "low sodium" line per labeled serving: 140 mg or less, also per 50 g for servings of 30 g or less, per 100 g for meal and main-dish products (21 CFR 101.61(b)(4) and (b)(5); FDA tests per reference amount).
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Which mac and cheese has the least sodium per 100 g?
- 1Sprout · 170 g serving171mgper 100 g · 291 mg per serving
- 2Kidfresh · 180 g serving200mgper 100 g · 360 mg per serving
- 3Upton's Naturals · 143 g serving210mgper 100 g · 300 mg per serving
- 4First Street · 140 g serving236mgper 100 g · 330 mg per serving
- 5Raley's · 151 g serving238mgper 100 g · 359 mg per serving
- 6365 Whole Foods Market · 200 g serving260mgper 100 g · 520 mg per serving
- 7Maplegrove Foods · 56 g serving271mgper 100 g · 152 mg per serving
- 8Freak Flag · 70 g serving271mgper 100 g · 190 mg per serving
- 9Freak Flag · 70 g serving300mgper 100 g · 210 mg per serving
- 10Alfredo · 190 g serving305mgper 100 g · 580 mg per serving
- 11Ahold · 140 g serving321mgper 100 g · 449 mg per serving
- 12Road's End Organics · 85 g serving365mgper 100 g · 310 mg per serving
- 13Freak Flag · 70 g serving371mgper 100 g · 260 mg per serving
- 14Mealtime · 120 g serving383mgper 100 g · 460 mg per serving
- 15Mealtime · 120 g serving383mgper 100 g · 460 mg per serving
- 16Holiday · 170 g serving406mgper 100 g · 690 mg per serving
- 17Pamela's · 127 g serving409mgper 100 g · 519 mg per serving
- 18Charcutnuvo · 71 g serving423mgper 100 g · 300 mg per serving
- 19Freak Flag Organics · 71 g serving423mgper 100 g · 300 mg per serving
- 20Road's End Organics · 92 g serving424mgper 100 g · 390 mg per serving
- 21Freak Flag Organics · 70 g serving429mgper 100 g · 300 mg per serving
- 22Reser's Fine Foods · 140 g serving443mgper 100 g · 620 mg per serving
- 23Ancient Harvest · 71 g serving451mgper 100 g · 320 mg per serving
- 24Wegmans · 204 g serving461mgper 100 g · 940 mg per serving
- 25Wegmans · 66 g serving470mgper 100 g · 310 mg per serving
- 26Reser's Fine Foods · 206 g serving471mgper 100 g · 970 mg per serving
- 27Meijer · 90 g serving489mgper 100 g · 440 mg per serving
- 28Muscle Mac · 96 g serving510mgper 100 g · 490 mg per serving
- 29Earth Balance · 70 g serving514mgper 100 g · 360 mg per serving
- 30Archer Farms · 70 g serving529mgper 100 g · 370 mg per serving
- 31Pastabilities · 81 g serving531mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 32Gf Maplegrove Foods · 56 g serving532mgper 100 g · 298 mg per serving
- 33Pastariso · 56 g serving532mgper 100 g · 298 mg per serving
- 34Gold Emblem · 57 g serving544mgper 100 g · 310 mg per serving
- 35Annie's Homegrown · 57 g serving561mgper 100 g · 320 mg per serving
- 36Annie's Homegrown · 57 g serving561mgper 100 g · 320 mg per serving
- 37Annie's Homegrown · 71 g serving563mgper 100 g · 400 mg per serving
- 38Simply Balanced · 71 g serving563mgper 100 g · 400 mg per serving
- 39Banza · 94 g serving564mgper 100 g · 530 mg per serving
- 40Ancient Harvest · 74 g serving568mgper 100 g · 420 mg per serving
- 41Daiya · 100 g serving570mgper 100 g · 570 mg per serving
- 42Daiya · 100 g serving580mgper 100 g · 580 mg per serving
- 43Ancient Harvest · 74 g serving581mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 44Modern Table · 93 g serving581mgper 100 g · 540 mg per serving
- 45Ancient Harvest · 74 g serving581mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 46Ancient Harvest · 74 g serving581mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 47Pastabilities · 85 g serving588mgper 100 g · 500 mg per serving
- 48Daiya · 100 g serving590mgper 100 g · 590 mg per serving
- 49Modern Table · 93 g serving591mgper 100 g · 550 mg per serving
- 50H-e-b · 70 g serving600mgper 100 g · 420 mg per serving
- 51Daiya · 100 g serving600mgper 100 g · 600 mg per serving
- 52Veggiecraft Farms · 58 g serving603mgper 100 g · 350 mg per serving
- 53Annie's Homegrown · 71 g serving606mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 54brand not named · 71 g serving606mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 55Good & Smart · 71 g serving606mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 56Ahold · 70 g serving614mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 57Market Pantry · 70 g serving614mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 58Market Pantry · 70 g serving614mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 59Natural Directions · 70 g serving614mgper 100 g · 430 mg per serving
- 60Loretta · 113 g serving619mgper 100 g · 699 mg per serving
- 61Wegmans · 51 g serving627mgper 100 g · 320 mg per serving
- 62Wegmans · 51 g serving627mgper 100 g · 320 mg per serving
- 63Ahold USA, Inc. · 70 g serving629mgper 100 g · 440 mg per serving
- 64Food Lion · 70 g serving629mgper 100 g · 440 mg per serving
- 65Modern Table · 84 g serving631mgper 100 g · 530 mg per serving
- 66Daiya · 103 g serving631mgper 100 g · 650 mg per serving
- 67Brandless · 71 g serving634mgper 100 g · 450 mg per serving
- 68Premier Pantry · 69 g serving638mgper 100 g · 440 mg per serving
- 69Mc. Trader · 69 g serving638mgper 100 g · 440 mg per serving
- 70Modern Table · 84 g serving643mgper 100 g · 540 mg per serving
- 71Sprouts Farmers Market · 71 g serving648mgper 100 g · 460 mg per serving
- 72Modern Table · 95 g serving653mgper 100 g · 620 mg per serving
- 73Modern Table · 84 g serving655mgper 100 g · 550 mg per serving
- 74Roland · 61 g serving656mgper 100 g · 400 mg per serving
- 75Roland · 61 g serving656mgper 100 g · 400 mg per serving
- 76Pepperidge Farm · 70 g serving657mgper 100 g · 460 mg per serving
- 77Goldfish · 70 g serving657mgper 100 g · 460 mg per serving
- 78Clover Valley · 99 g serving657mgper 100 g · 650 mg per serving
- 79Wisconsin's Finest · 71 g serving662mgper 100 g · 470 mg per serving
- 80Our Family · 71 g serving662mgper 100 g · 470 mg per serving
- 81Modern Table · 90 g serving667mgper 100 g · 600 mg per serving
- 82Bonavita · 66 g serving667mgper 100 g · 440 mg per serving
- 83Wegmans · 85 g serving671mgper 100 g · 570 mg per serving
- 84Simple Eats · 58 g serving672mgper 100 g · 390 mg per serving
- 85Good & Gather · 98 g serving673mgper 100 g · 660 mg per serving
- 86Good & Gather · 98 g serving673mgper 100 g · 660 mg per serving
- 87Simply Balanced · 98 g serving673mgper 100 g · 660 mg per serving
- 88Simply Balanced · 98 g serving673mgper 100 g · 660 mg per serving
- 89Meijer · 77 g serving675mgper 100 g · 520 mg per serving
- 90Topco Associates, Inc. · 71 g serving676mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 91Simply Balanced · 71 g serving676mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 92Simply Balanced · 71 g serving676mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 93Modern Table · 90 g serving678mgper 100 g · 610 mg per serving
- 94Kraft · 70 g serving686mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 95Kraft · 70 g serving686mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 96Kraft · 70 g serving686mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 97Market Pantry · 70 g serving686mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 98Market Pantry · 70 g serving686mgper 100 g · 480 mg per serving
- 99Wegmans · 85 g serving694mgper 100 g · 590 mg per serving
- 100Pepperidge Farm · 70 g serving700mgper 100 g · 490 mg per serving
How this ranking is made
763 products in the aisle declare sodium; 695 are ranked, leaving out 58 records whose label contradicts itself or that sit outside the aisle's range; 10 that do not declare all seven core label values (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.
Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).
What this ranking does not measure
Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.
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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