Heritage Family Foods · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Creole Cream Base
One cup (245g) serving of Creole Cream Base by Heritage Family Foods has 260 calories, 7g of sugars and 1120mg of sodium, as submitted by Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2067688, record updated Oct 5, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2067688, available Oct 28, 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 Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 245g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 713456294588
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 73% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 87% of them.
Where the calories come from: 34% carbohydrate, 52% fat and 14% 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 | 2.9 g | 1.9 g | 73% |
| Sodium | 457 mg | 296 mg | 87% |
| Protein | 3.7 g | 6.5 g | 9% |
| Calories | 106 | 133 | 21% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other base in this aisle
116 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named base. Per 100 g their median is 151 calories, 332 mg of sodium and 5.9 g of protein; 87 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Saus'ge & Pasta Made with Cavatappi Pasta and Plant-based Saus'ge in a Rich Marinara Sauce Bowl, Italian Saus'ge & Pasta GARDEIN | 361 mg | 154 |
| 100% Plant Protein Chik'n Plant-based Nuggets MORNINGSTAR FARMS | 360 mg | 209 |
| Chick'n Classic Plant-based Protein Chick'n and Veggies with a Cream Sauce in a Puff Pastry, Chick'n Classic BOOMERANG'S | 341 mg | 247 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "base", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), BACON BITS (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVORING), SEAFOOD BASE (COOKED LOBSTER, SHRIMP, CRAB AND CLAMS, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SOYBEAN OIL, DEHYDRATED POTATO, CLARIFIED BUTTER OIL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, NATURAL FLAVOR [EXTRACT OF SHRIMP, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTRIN, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE], DEHYDRATED BONITO [FISH], ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, PAPRIKA), GREEN ONION, SALTED BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE CONCENTRATE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, SULFITING AGENT), MUSTARD (WATER, VINEGAR, BROWN MUSTARD SEED, SALT, XANTHAN GUM), SEASONING (PAPRIKA. SPICES, TURMERIC, SOYBEAN OIL), PAPRIKA, SALT, SPICES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CHIVES, BOURBON, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE).
The statement lists 20 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk. 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 5, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2067688).
More Heritage Family Foods frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood Chowder Base | 98 | 1.63 g | 396 mg |
| Jambalaya Base Peeled Shrimp or Seafood | 47 | 2.36 g | 343 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Heritage Family Foods Creole Cream Base?
260 per 1 cup (245g) serving, and 106 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Heritage Family Foods Creole Cream Base?
1120mg per serving (49% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 5, 2018. 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