Kraft · Pasta Dinners
Original Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix
A 70g serving of Original Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix by Kraft has 250 calories, 9g of sugars and 580mg of sodium, as submitted by Kraft Heinz Foods Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2658419, record updated Sep 8, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2658419, available Oct 26, 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 70g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 021000017218
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 4 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 95% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 52% of them.
Where the calories come from: 78% carbohydrate, 7% fat and 14% 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 | 12.9 g | 5.6 g | 95% |
| Sodium | 829 mg | 824 mg | 52% |
| Protein | 12.9 g | 11.6 g | 73% |
| Calories | 357 | 356 | 50% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
438 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 353 calories, 933 mg of sodium and 11.4 g of protein; 156 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Shells & Aged Cheddar Cheese Sauce FRESH & EASY | 657 mg | 333 |
| Deluxe Rice Shells & Cheese Sauce GIANT | 655 mg | 327 |
| Deluxe Gluten Free Rice Shells & Cheese Sauce GREAT VALUE | 655 mg | 327 |
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): PASTA (DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, MILKFAT, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TAPIOCA FLOUR, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE).
The statement lists 2 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Pasta (durum Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour), Cheese Sauce Mix (whey. 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 Sep 8, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Kraft Heinz Foods Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2658419).
More Kraft pasta dinners
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheesy Southwest Chipotle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | 357 | 10 g | 786 mg |
| Garlic & Herb Alfredo Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | 357 | 10 g | 771 mg |
| Three Cheese Jalapeno Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | 357 | 8.57 g | 814 mg |
| Halloween Shapes Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | 357 | 10 g | 686 mg |
| Macaroni & Cheese Dinner | 357 | 11.43 g | 800 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Kraft Original Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix?
250 per 70g serving, and 357 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Kraft Original Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix?
580mg per serving (25% 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 Sep 8, 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