Velveeta · Seasoning Mixes, Salts, Marinades and Tenderizers
Original Cheese Sauce
A 67g serving of Original Cheese Sauce by Velveeta has 200 calories, 6g of sugars and 820mg of sodium, as submitted by Kraft Heinz Foods Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2594701, record updated Jun 23, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2594701, available Jul 13, 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 67g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 021000044429
- Category
- Seasoning Mixes, Salts, Marinades and Tenderizers
- Records
- 2 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other seasoning mixes, salts, marinades and tenderizers
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 58% of the 7,276 seasoning mixes, salts, marinades and tenderizers products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 16% of them.
Where the calories come from: 15% carbohydrate, 69% fat and 15% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among seasoning mixes, salts, marinades and tenderizers: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 9 g | 5.6 g | 58% |
| Sodium | 1,224 mg | 8,333 mg | 16% |
| Protein | 10.5 g | 0 g | 89% |
| Calories | 299 | 67 | 76% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 7,276 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
533 of the 7,276 seasoning mixes, salts, marinades and tenderizers products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 143 calories, 1,214 mg of sodium and 0.8 g of protein; 268 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Korean Bbq Sauce & Marinade, Spicy CHUNG JUNG ONE | 974 mg | 51 |
| Rich & Sassy Kansas City Style Bbq Sauce FAMOUS DAVE'S | 973 mg | 162 |
| All-purpose Sauce KRONFLI BROTHERS | 967 mg | 367 |
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): WHEY, MILK, CANOLA OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), MILKFAT, CHEESE CULTURE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ENZYMES
The statement lists 17 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Whey, Milk, Canola Oil. 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 Jun 23, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Kraft Heinz Foods Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2594701).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Velveeta Original Cheese Sauce?
200 per 67g serving, and 299 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Velveeta Original Cheese Sauce?
820mg per serving (36% 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 Jun 23, 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