Home Chef · Pasta Dinners
Creamy Macaroni & Cheese
A 250g serving of Creamy Macaroni & Cheese by Home Chef has 350 calories, 8g of sugars and 1150mg of sodium, as submitted by Relish Labs LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2452176, record updated Dec 9, 2022).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2452176, available Jan 26, 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 Relish Labs LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 250g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 840134308043
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other pasta dinners
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 21% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 10% of them.
Where it sits among pasta dinners: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3.2 g | 5.6 g | 21% |
| Sodium | 460 mg | 824 mg | 10% |
| Protein | 6.4 g | 11.6 g | 6% |
| Calories | 140 | 356 | 3% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
1,028 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 814 mg of sodium and 11.7 g of protein; 67 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Baked Ziti Pasta with Meat Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese HYVEE | 364 mg | 178 |
| Creamy Tomato Shells Sauce with Pasta and Parmesan Cheese KRAFT | 353 mg | 235 |
| Organic Cavatappi Pasta in a Rich Cheese Sauce, Mac and Cheese O ORGANICS | 352 mg | 163 |
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): COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT ENRICHED WITH FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, MILK, CHEDDAR AND COLBY AND SWISS AND ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESES (PART SKIM AND WHOLE MILK, PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [FOR COLOR]), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, MILK FAT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, CAROTENAL (FOR COLOR).
The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cooked Enriched Macaroni (water, Semolina Wheat Enriched with Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin. 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 Dec 9, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Relish Labs LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2452176).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Home Chef Creamy Macaroni & Cheese?
350 per 250g serving, and 140 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Home Chef Creamy Macaroni & Cheese?
1150mg per serving (50% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Relish Labs LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Dec 9, 2022. 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