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Cheddar Cheese Melt Hamburger Helper
A 1/3 cup as pkgd (28g) serving of Cheddar Cheese Melt Hamburger Helper by Hamburger Helper has 100 calories, 3g of sugars and 590mg of sodium, as submitted by GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. to USDA (FoodData Central 2517177, record updated Oct 16, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2517177, available Apr 27, 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 GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA, for the declared 28g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 016000283411
- Category
- Dough Based Products / Meals
- Records
- 14 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other dough based products / meals
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 96% of the 465 dough based products / meals products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than nearly all of them.
Where the calories come from: 85% carbohydrate, 4% fat and 11% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among dough based products / meals: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 9.6 g | 3.1 g | 96% |
| Sodium | 2,114 mg | 382 mg | 100% |
| Protein | 9.4 g | 7.1 g | 68% |
| Calories | 346 | 178 | 76% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 465 products, one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): Enriched Pasta (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Corn Starch, Modified Whey, Salt. Contains 2% or less of: Sugar, Onion*, Cheddar Cheese* (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Vegetable Oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower oil), Color (annatto extract, caramel color), Garlic*, Lactic Acid, Buttermilk*, Whey*, Calcium Lactate, Monoglycerides, Spice, Yeast Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Silicon Dioxide (anticaking agent). *Dried
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Pasta (wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate. 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 Oct 16, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2517177).
More Hamburger Helper dough based products / meals
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef Pasta Hamburger Helper Twin Pack | 345 | 3.47 g | 1,741 mg |
| Southwest Pasta Hamburger Helper | 349 | 4.61 g | 1,467 mg |
| Cheesy Ranch Burger Hamburger Helper | 349 | 5.91 g | 1,850 mg |
| Bacon Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper | 349 | 14.27 g | 2,011 mg |
| Three Cheese Hamburger Helper Twin Pack | 351 | 12.75 g | 1,476 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hamburger Helper Cheddar Cheese Melt Hamburger Helper?
100 per 1/3 cup as pkgd (28g) serving, and 346 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hamburger Helper Cheddar Cheese Melt Hamburger Helper?
590mg per serving (26% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 16, 2021. 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