Freedom's Choice · Pasta Dinners
Mac & Cheese Flavored Dinner
One package (58g) serving of Mac & Cheese Flavored Dinner by Freedom's Choice has 220 calories, 6g of sugars and 470mg of sodium, as submitted by Defense Commissary Agency to USDA (FoodData Central 2381888, record updated May 20, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2381888, 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 Defense Commissary Agency submitted to USDA, for the declared 58g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 84279810579
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 3 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 86% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 42% of them.
Where the calories come from: 74% carbohydrate, 13% 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 | 10.3 g | 5.6 g | 86% |
| Sodium | 810 mg | 824 mg | 42% |
| Protein | 12.1 g | 11.6 g | 57% |
| Calories | 379 | 356 | 84% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other dinner in this aisle
536 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named dinner. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 829 mg of sodium and 11.4 g of protein; 180 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Original Ahold USA, Inc. | 629 mg | 357 |
| Mac 'n' Cheese Dinner FOOD LION | 629 mg | 357 |
| Deluxe Mac & Cheese Dinner LORETTA | 619 mg | 345 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "dinner", 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), CHEESE SAUCE:[WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, SEMISOFT CHEESE (MILK CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), NONFAT MILK, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NATURAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, WITH BEET JUICE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, BETA CAROTENE AND TURMERIC OLEORESIN ADDED FOR COLOR, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE GUAR GUMI; MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MONOGLYCERIDES.
The statement lists 2 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 May 20, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Defense Commissary Agency submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2381888).
More Freedom's Choice pasta dinners
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac & Cheese Dinner | 357 | 12.86 g | 814 mg |
| Mac & Cheese Dinner Deluxe Shells | 324 | 2.94 g | 897 mg |
| Creamy Cheddar Deluxe Mac & Cheese Dinner | 323 | 3.03 g | 889 mg |
| Creamy Cheddar Deluxe Shells Mac & Cheese Dinner | 319 | 3.54 g | 770 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Freedom's Choice Mac & Cheese Flavored Dinner?
220 per 1 package (58g) serving, and 379 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Freedom's Choice Mac & Cheese Flavored Dinner?
470mg per serving (20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Defense Commissary Agency submitted to USDA, last updated May 20, 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