Panera Bread · Pasta Dinners
Mac & Cheese
One container (284g) serving of Mac & Cheese by Panera Bread has 600 calories, 10g of sugars and 1450mg of sodium, as submitted by Blount Seafood Corporation to USDA (FoodData Central 2097012, record updated Aug 11, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2097012, 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 Blount Seafood Corporation submitted to USDA, for the declared 284g serving. They agree with USDA's live record (FoodData Central API, read Sep 29, 2026). Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 077958794497
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 5 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other pasta dinners
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 25% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 11% of them.
Where the calories come from: 30% carbohydrate, 56% fat and 14% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
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 | 3.5 g | 5.6 g | 25% |
| Sodium | 511 mg | 824 mg | 11% |
| Protein | 8.1 g | 11.6 g | 10% |
| Calories | 211 | 356 | 7% |
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; 78 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Creamy Classic Mac & Cheese HOLIDAY | 406 mg | 176 |
| Italian Sausage & Onion Ravioli Cremini Mushroom & Cheese Sauce GIOVANNI RANA | 404 mg | 221 |
| Goat Cheese & Roasted Tomato Ravioli PUBLIX | 400 mg | 238 |
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 PASTA (SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, SKIM MILK, SODIUM CITRATE, LACTIC ACID, SALT), WATER, MILK, HEAVY CREAM, CHEESE SAUCE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, MILKFAT, SODIUM CITRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, ENZYMES), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), DRIED DAIRY CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK), SEA SALT, CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, ACACIA & XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE AND NISIN PREPARATION.
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cooked Pasta (semolina Wheat Flour, Egg Whites, 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 Aug 11, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Blount Seafood Corporation submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2097012).
More Panera Bread pasta dinners
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Mac & Cheese | 212 | 3.39 g | 487 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Panera Bread Mac & Cheese?
600 per 1 container (284g) serving, and 211 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Panera Bread Mac & Cheese?
1450mg per serving (63% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Blount Seafood Corporation submitted to USDA, last updated Aug 11, 2020. 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