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Cauliflower Penne Pasta with Creamy Pesto Sauce
One cup (140g) serving of Cauliflower Penne Pasta with Creamy Pesto Sauce by Nature's Basket has 240 calories, 2g of sugars and 450mg of sodium, as submitted by Giant Eagle, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2629883, record updated Jul 19, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2629883, 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 Giant Eagle, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 140g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 030034951801
- 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 35% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 58% of them.
Where the calories come from: 43% carbohydrate, 50% fat and 8% 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 | 1.4 g | 1.9 g | 35% |
| Sodium | 321 mg | 296 mg | 58% |
| Protein | 3.6 g | 6.5 g | 9% |
| Calories | 171 | 133 | 74% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
1,633 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 125 calories, 285 mg of sodium and 6.2 g of protein; 1,054 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Alfredo Florentine Creamy Alfredo Sauce with White Chicken & Spinach with Fettuccine MICHELINA'S | 256 mg | 110 |
| Meat Lasagna Seasoned Tomato Beef Sauce with Cottage Cheese, Layered with Lasagna Noodles and Topped with Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese Family-size Entree @EASE | 256 mg | 110 |
| Meat Lasagna Seasoned Tomato Beef Sauce and Cottage Cheese Layered in Lasagna Noodles Topped with Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheeses CRAV'N FLAVOR | 256 mg | 110 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SAUCE (WHITE SAUCE [MILK, WATER, OLIVE OIL, CREAM, CHEESE BLEND {MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL RENNET}, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, VEGETABLE POWDER {SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, CORNSTARCH, DRIED VEGETABLES (ONION, CARROT, LEEK, TOMATO, GARLIC), HERBS, SPICES, OLIVE OIL}, NUTMEG, BLACK PEPPER], WATER, BASIL PUREE [SUNFLOWER OIL, BASIL CONCENTRATED, BASIL, SALT, WHITE VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID], MILK), CAULIFLOWER PASTA (WATER, BROWN RICE FLOUR, CAULIFLOWER, QUINOA), ZUCCHINI, DRIED TOMATO (TOMATO, SALT, LACTIC ACID).
The statement lists 4 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sauce (white Sauce [milk, Water, Olive Oil. 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 19, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Giant Eagle, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2629883).
More Nature's Basket frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cauliflower Plant-based Gnocchi | 169 | 1.47 g | 390 mg |
| Penne Primavera Gluten Free Cauliflower Pasta with Vegetables and Seasoning, Fenne Primavera | 164 | 1.43 g | 236 mg |
| Sweet Potato Gluten Free Gnocchi with Mushrooms | 157 | 3.57 g | 386 mg |
| Cauliflower Gnocchi Pesto | 150 | 0.71 g | 264 mg |
| Penne Arrabbiata Gluten Free Cauliflower Pasta with a Spicy Tomato Sauce | 114 | 2.86 g | 114 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Nature's Basket Cauliflower Penne Pasta with Creamy Pesto Sauce?
240 per 1 cup (140g) serving, and 171 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Nature's Basket Cauliflower Penne Pasta with Creamy Pesto Sauce?
450mg per serving (20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Giant Eagle, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 19, 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