Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Etouffee Base
One cup (254g) serving of Etouffee Base by Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. has 200 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 1530mg of sodium, as submitted by Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1903510, record updated Mar 23, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1903510, available Jul 29, 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 254g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 713456006587
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 7 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 5% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 96% of them.
Where the calories come from: 30% carbohydrate, 66% fat and 4% 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 | 0.4 g | 1.9 g | 5% |
| Sodium | 602 mg | 296 mg | 96% |
| Protein | 0.8 g | 6.5 g | 0% |
| Calories | 79 | 133 | 6% |
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; 106 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Pork Roast Stroganoff Roasted Pork with Mushrooms, Onions and Spaetzle Pasta in a Sour Cream and Dijon Mustard-based Sauce OPEN NATURE | 476 mg | 132 |
| Plant Based Sweet Chili Chicken Grain Free Tortilla Filled with Plant Based Chicken, Caramelized Onions, Jack & Cheddar Style Cheeses and a Sweet Mole Sauce Quesadilla TATTOOED CHEF | 461 mg | 250 |
| Creole Cream Base HERITAGE FAMILY FOODS | 457 mg | 106 |
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, ONIONS, BELL PEPPERS, CELERY, 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), SOYBEAN OIL, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SALTED BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), RED BELL PEPPER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GREEN ONIONS, SPICES, BROWNING SAUCE (CARAMEL COLOR, WATER, VEGETABLE BROTH [CARROTS, CELERY, ONION, PARSNIPS, TURNIPS], SPICES, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]), SALT.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Onions, Bell Peppers. 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 Mar 23, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1903510).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. Etouffee Base?
200 per 1 cup (254g) serving, and 79 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. Etouffee Base?
1530mg per serving (66% 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 Mar 23, 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