brand not named · Pasta Dinners
Original Macaroni & Cheese
A 2.5 oz (71g) serving of Original Macaroni & Cheese by brand not named has 240 calories, 7g of sugars and 430mg of sodium, as submitted by NOT A BRANDED ITEM to USDA (FoodData Central 1024629, record updated Apr 13, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1024629, available Jun 26, 2020; 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 NOT A BRANDED ITEM submitted to USDA, for the declared 71g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 000020740320
- 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 80% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 15% of them.
Where the calories come from: 83% carbohydrate, 4% 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 | 9.9 g | 5.6 g | 80% |
| Sodium | 606 mg | 824 mg | 15% |
| Protein | 11.3 g | 11.6 g | 38% |
| Calories | 338 | 356 | 35% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
1,028 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 814 mg of sodium and 11.7 g of protein; 105 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Roasted Pulled Chicken in a Mushroom Cream Sauce with Pasta, Topped with Parmesan Cheese, Bread Crumbs and Parsley Tetrazzini UKROP'S | 477 mg | 208 |
| Spicy Pepper Jack Macaroni & Cheese with Real Milk, Pepper Jack Cheese, Jalapenos, Red & Green Peppers RESER'S FINE FOODS | 471 mg | 117 |
| Macaroni & Cheese Dinner WEGMANS | 470 mg | 348 |
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): ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]; CHEESE SAUCE MIX: DAIRY SOLIDS, SALT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: COLOR ADDED (ANNATTO EXTRACT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT), MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE* (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVORS, SOYBEAN OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE, BUTTER OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Macaroni Product [wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate (iron). 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 Apr 13, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement NOT A BRANDED ITEM submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1024629).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in brand not named Original Macaroni & Cheese?
240 per 2.5 oz (71g) serving, and 338 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in brand not named Original Macaroni & Cheese?
430mg per serving (19% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record NOT A BRANDED ITEM submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 13, 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