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Original Cheese Flavored Snacks
One can (34g) serving of Original Cheese Flavored Snacks by Planters has 170 calories, 2g of sugars and 340mg of sodium, as submitted by Nabisco Food Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2393973, record updated Aug 5, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2393973, 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 Nabisco Food Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 34g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 029000026834
- Category
- Other Snacks
- Records
- 8 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other other snacks
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 50% of the 7,275 other snacks products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 52% of them.
Where the calories come from: 49% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 5% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among other snacks: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 5.9 g | 6.3 g | 50% |
| Sodium | 1,000 mg | 964 mg | 52% |
| Protein | 5.9 g | 16.7 g | 14% |
| Calories | 500 | 448 | 63% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 7,275 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
960 of the 7,275 other snacks products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 536 calories, 929 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 569 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese Flavored Baked Puffs SHURFINE | 786 mg | 571 |
| Valu Time, Cheese Puffs VALU TIME | 786 mg | 571 |
| Cheese Balls Snacks FOOD CLUB | 786 mg | 536 |
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): INGREDIENTS: DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORNMEAL, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL, DRIED CHEESE BLEND (WHEY [FROM MILK], SEMISOFT CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL, LACTOSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC AC YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR), ANNATTO (COLOR).
The statement lists 4 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Ingredients: Degerminated Yellow Cornmeal, Canola And/or Corn Oil, Dried Cheese Blend (whey [from Milk]. 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 5, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Nabisco Food Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2393973).
More Planters other snacks
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet & Salty Cinnamon Nutty Snack Mix | 500 | 13.64 g | 773 mg |
| Barbecue Chili Nutty Snack Mix | 500 | 9.09 g | 773 mg |
| Blazin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks | 500 | 3.57 g | 1,143 mg |
| Cheese Flavored Snacks Balls | 500 | 3.57 g | 1,000 mg |
| Planters Cheez Curls, 4 Oz, Cheese | 500 | 3.57 g | 893 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Planters Original Cheese Flavored Snacks?
170 per 1 can (34g) serving, and 500 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Planters Original Cheese Flavored Snacks?
340mg per serving (15% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Nabisco Food Company submitted to USDA, last updated Aug 5, 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