Essential Everyday · Pasta Dinners
Mac & Cheese Dinners
One pouch (61g) serving of Mac & Cheese Dinners by Essential Everyday has 230 calories, 5g of sugars and 460mg of sodium, as submitted by Supervalu, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2432490, record updated Mar 5, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2432490, available Dec 22, 2022; 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 Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 61g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041303016299
- 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 69% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 28% of them.
Where the calories come from: 75% carbohydrate, 12% fat and 13% 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 | 8.2 g | 5.6 g | 69% |
| Sodium | 754 mg | 824 mg | 28% |
| Protein | 11.5 g | 11.6 g | 48% |
| Calories | 377 | 356 | 83% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT: (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GLYCEROL MONOSTEARATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE: MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, GRANULAR AND CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NONFAT MILK, PALM OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM CASEINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, WITH BEET JUICE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, BETA CAROTENE, AND TURMERIC OLEORESIN ADDED FOR COLOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, GUAR GUM, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, ENZYMES.
The statement lists 27 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Macaroni Product: (wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron [ferrous Sulfate]. 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 5, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2432490).
More Essential Everyday pasta dinners
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microwavable Mac & Cheese Dinner | 379 | 10.34 g | 810 mg |
| Triple Cheese Microwavable Macaroni and Cheese Dinner | 379 | 10.34 g | 810 mg |
| Alfredo Fettuccine in a Creamy Parmesan & Romano Cheese Sauce Pasta Side Dish | 371 | 6.45 g | 1,048 mg |
| Parmesan Fettuccine Pasta in a Creamy Parmesan Sauce Side Dish | 383 | 6.67 g | 867 mg |
| Parmesan Pasta Side Dish, Wheat and Spinach Pasta in a Creamy Parmesan Sauce | 383 | 6.67 g | 850 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Essential Everyday Mac & Cheese Dinners?
230 per 1 pouch (61g) serving, and 377 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Essential Everyday Mac & Cheese Dinners?
460mg per serving (20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Mar 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