Crave · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Buffalo Chicken Macaroni & Cheese
One package (300g) serving of Buffalo Chicken Macaroni & Cheese by Crave has 570 calories, 9g of sugars and 1540mg of sodium, as submitted by Crave to USDA (FoodData Central 2630222, record updated Jul 3, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2630222, available Aug 31, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* 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. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Crave submitted to USDA, for the declared 300g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 057000010799
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 74% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 92% of them.
Where the calories come from: 39% carbohydrate, 44% fat and 17% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among frozen dinners and entrees: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3 g | 1.9 g | 74% |
| Sodium | 513 mg | 296 mg | 92% |
| Protein | 8 g | 6.5 g | 74% |
| Calories | 190 | 133 | 81% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
1,191 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 156 calories, 319 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 1,089 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken & Roasted Street Corn Grain Free Tortilla Filled with Plant Based Chicken, Roasted Corn, Cheddar & Cotija Style Cheeses and a Vegan Chili Lime Crema Plant Based Burrito TATTOOED CHEF | 410 mg | 199 |
| Meatless Lasagna with Sweet Earth Awesome Grounds Plant-based Protein, Herb Seasoned Tomato Sauce and Real Mozzarella Cheese STOUFFER'S | 409 mg | 116 |
| Three Meat & Four Cheese Lasagna with Ricotta, Mozzarella, Parmesan and Romano Cheese in a Hearty Marinara Sauce MARIE CALLENDER'S | 409 mg | 120 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cheese", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURE, MICROBIAL ENZYME], MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, VEGETABLE OIL, VINEGAR, CAYENNE PEPPERS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, ACETIC ACID, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ANNATTO), COOKED PASTA (WHEAT), SEASONED AND BREADED COOKED CHICKEN PIECES (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT, BREADING [WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, LEAVENING {SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE}, DEXTROSE, SPICES, RICE STARCH, SUGAR, DRIED EGG WHITES, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, YEAST, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED YEAST, PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO EXTRACTS, CITRIC ACID, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CARAMEL, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOUR], WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, POTATO STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES), BLUE CHEESE (MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURES, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, CELLULOSE POWDER, NATAMYCIN).
The statement lists 4 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cheese Sauce (water, Cheddar Cheese [milk Ingredients, Salt. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jul 3, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Crave submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2630222).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Crave Buffalo Chicken Macaroni & Cheese?
570 per 1 package (300g) serving, and 190 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Crave Buffalo Chicken Macaroni & Cheese?
1540mg per serving (67% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Crave submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 3, 2023. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov