Velveeta · Frozen Prepared Sides
Creamy Velveeta Cheese Sauce with Salsa and Crumbled Chorizo
A 2 Tbsp (34g) serving of Creamy Velveeta Cheese Sauce with Salsa and Crumbled Chorizo by Velveeta has 40 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 200mg of sodium, as submitted by Heinz Frozen Food Company to USDA (FoodData Central 1648422, record updated May 8, 2019).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1648422, available Mar 19, 2021; 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 Heinz Frozen Food Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 34g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 025155000316
- Category
- Frozen Prepared Sides
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other frozen prepared sides
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 78% of the 757 frozen prepared sides products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 94% of them.
Where the calories come from: 21% carbohydrate, 58% fat and 21% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among frozen prepared sides: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 2.9 g | 1.8 g | 78% |
| Sodium | 588 mg | 286 mg | 94% |
| Protein | 5.9 g | 3.5 g | 82% |
| Calories | 118 | 129 | 39% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 757 products, one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT), COOKED CHORIZO CRUMBLES (PORK, SEASONING [PAPRIKA, SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA], WATER), FIRE ROASTED TOMATOES, DICED TOMATOES (DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT (PASTEURIZED MILK, WHEY, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GELATIN, MILKFAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES, APOCAROTENAL [COLOR]), FIRE ROASTED GREEN CHILES (GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, ONIONS, GREEN ONIONS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE (SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATE), POWDERED YEAST EXTRACT (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL), GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, TURMERIC EXTRACTIVES (POLYSORBATE 80, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE), ANNATTO COLOR (ANNATTO EXTRACT, WATER, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE), OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (NATURAL EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, SOYBEAN OIL).
The statement lists 20 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Pasteurized Process White Cheddar Cheese (cheddar Cheese [cultured Milk, 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 May 8, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Heinz Frozen Food Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1648422).
More Velveeta frozen prepared sides
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shells & Cheese Bites | 294 | 4.71 g | 788 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Velveeta Creamy Velveeta Cheese Sauce with Salsa and Crumbled Chorizo?
40 per 2 Tbsp (34g) serving, and 118 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Velveeta Creamy Velveeta Cheese Sauce with Salsa and Crumbled Chorizo?
200mg per serving (9% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Heinz Frozen Food Company submitted to USDA, last updated May 8, 2019. 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