Kraft · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Original Cheddar Deluxe Pasta & Cheese Sauce
One package (340g) serving of Original Cheddar Deluxe Pasta & Cheese Sauce by Kraft has 630 calories, 4g of sugars and 1140mg of sodium, as submitted by Kraft Heinz Foods Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2572624, record updated May 2, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2572624, available Jun 29, 2023; 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 Kraft Heinz Foods Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 340g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 021000081585
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 2 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 23% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 63% of them.
Where the calories come from: 40% carbohydrate, 43% fat and 17% 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 | 1.2 g | 1.9 g | 23% |
| Sodium | 335 mg | 296 mg | 63% |
| Protein | 7.9 g | 6.5 g | 72% |
| Calories | 185 | 133 | 79% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
1,633 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 125 calories, 285 mg of sodium and 6.2 g of protein; 1,138 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Hatch Chili Mac & Cheese with Grilled Chicken Spiral Pasta with Seasoned Grilled White Meat Chicken in a Spicy Creamy Hatch Chili Cheese Sauce, Topped with Cheddar Cheese Tex-mex Bowl CRAV'N FLAVOR | 267 mg | 147 |
| Herb Breaded White Meat Chicken with Mushrooms & Onions in a Marsala Wine Sauce, Herb Crusted Chicken Marsala INDULGENCE | 267 mg | 118 |
| Coconut Chickpea Curry Chickpeas & Brown Rice in a Malaysian-style Coconut & Curry Sauce with Vegetables LEAN CUISINE | 267 mg | 99 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE [CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT], HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)], WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SOYBEAN OIL, TAPIOCA STARCH, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], MILK, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO EXTRACT [FOR COLOR], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ENZYMES, CULTURES), COOKED ENRICHED PASTA (ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, WHEAT GLUTEN, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES).
The statement lists 3 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cheese Sauce (water, Pasteurized Process White Cheddar Cheese [cheddar Cheese (cultured Milk, Salt. 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 2, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Kraft Heinz Foods Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2572624).
More Kraft frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Cheese Deluxe Pasta & Cheese Sauce | 182 | 1.18 g | 353 mg |
| Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | 152 | 4.04 g | 328 mg |
| Mac & Cheese with Chicken Nuggets and Broccoli | 141 | 2.07 g | 237 mg |
| Macaroni & Cheese with Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat and Broccoli | 137 | 2.07 g | 282 mg |
| Macaroni & Cheese Dinner with Beef Topped with Teriyaki Sauce and Broccoli | 129 | 2.9 g | 295 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Kraft Original Cheddar Deluxe Pasta & Cheese Sauce?
630 per 1 package (340g) serving, and 185 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Kraft Original Cheddar Deluxe Pasta & Cheese Sauce?
1140mg per serving (50% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Kraft Heinz Foods Company submitted to USDA, last updated May 2, 2023. 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